Big Y To Buy 7 A&P Stores
Sep 8, 2010 4:45 PM, By MARK HAMSTRA SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y Foods here said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire seven A&P supermarkets in northern Connecticut. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “The acquisition of these stores provides an opportunity for Big Y to move into some key locations that make it […]
Grocery chain sells its stores to competitors
By Bowdeya Tweh bowdeya.tweh@nwi.com, (219) 933-3316 WiseWay Foods and Strack & Van Til are purchasing all four Wilco grocery store locations in a deal that’s expected to close at the end of August. Strack & Van Til will take over operations at Wilco County Markets in Lowell, Rensselaer and Cedar Lake. WiseWay will take over […]
Whole Foods’ Asset Sales Cleared for Wild Oats
By JOHN KELL The Federal Trade Commission cleared the sale of some Whole Foods Market Inc. assets the company had agreed to sell after its 2007 acquisition of Wild Oats. Download PDF of Press Release
Lone Star’s BI-Lo expects bankruptcy exit in May
By Megan Davies LOS ANGELES, April 29 (Reuters) – Supermarket chain BI-Lo LLC [LONESB.UL] said on Thursday it expects to exit bankruptcy in May, backed by its private equity owner Lone Star Funds, after it received court confirmation for a reorganization plan. Download PDF of Press Release
Topco Seeks to Buy Wild Oats Brand
WASHINGTON — Retailer-owned private-label cooperative Topco Associates, based in Skokie, Ill., is seeking to buy the Wild Oats brand name and other intellectual property from Whole Foods, according to a filing with the Federal Trade Commission here. The filing also lists Fullerton, Calif.-based food-product supplier Luberski Inc. as a potential buyer for the Wild Oats […]
Whole Foods Divests Another Wild Oats
PORTLAND, Maine — Whole Foods Market has agreed to sell a Wild Oats location here to Trader Joe’s East, according to a filing by the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday seeking comment on the proposed divestiture. Download PDF of Press Release
Whole Foods to Sell Two Wild Oats Stores
WASHINGTON — Whole Foods Market has found buyers for two of the former Wild Oats stores it must divest by order of the Federal Trade Commission, according to a filing by the FTC here. Download PDF of Press Release
Brookshire’s to pull out
Closing 2, selling 2 metro-area stores Jeff Ayres • jeff.ayres@jackson.gannett.com • January 14, 2010 The Brookshire’s grocery store at Ridgewood Road and Adkins Boulevard is one of two company groceries being closed in the Jackson market. Two metro-area stores will be sold to Kroger. (Rick Guy/The Clarion-Ledger). Download PDF of Press Release
Sedano’s Supermarkets Expands To Orlando
Nation’s Number One Hispanic Retailer Acquires Three Central Florida Locations MIAMI — November 6, 2009 — Sedano’s Supermarkets, the number one Hispanic retailer in the United States, announced today that it will acquire three Albertsons supermarket locations in Central Florida. This acquisition marks Sedano’s Supermarkets’ first expansion beyond its South Florida headquarters and brings the […]
Food Lion aims for Bi-Lo
Jobs likely to be offered to grocer’s workers By David Dykes ‐ The Greenville News Bi-Lo said Monday it has tentatively agreed to sell a substantial majority of the food retailer’s assets to the Belgian operator of the Food Lion supermarket chain. Officials of Mauldin-based Bi-Lo and the Delhaize Group of Brussels said they had signed a […]