April 16, 2020 Eric J. Lindberg, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. 5650 Hollis Street Emeryville, California 94608 Re: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted April 14, 2020 CIK No. 0001771515 Dear Mr. Lindberg, Jr.: This is to advise you that we do not intend to review your registration statement. We request that you publicly file your registration statement no later than 48 hours prior to the requested effective date and time. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Scott Anderegg at 202-551-3342 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services