C&K to Sell Pharmacies

C&K to Sell Pharmacies Supermarket News Oct. 21, 2013 Elliot Zwiebach BROOKINGS, Ore. — C&K Market here said Monday it plans to sell its 15 pharmacies as part of an effort to focus on its core supermarket business. The company said it has buyers tentatively lined up for all 15 stores and expects to have […]

AWG to Take Control of Belle Foods

AWG to Take Control of Belle Foods Supermarket News Sep. 30, 2013 Elliot Zwiebach DECATUR, Ala. — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge here on Friday approved the sale of the remaining 43 Belle Foods stores to Associated Wholesale Grocers and several of its member companies, according to local sources. The sources also said the court […]

Publix and Bi-Lo Holdings Announce Sale of Seven BI-LO Stores in the Carolinas

Publix and Bi-Lo Holdings Announce Sale of Seven BI-LO Stores in the Carolinas LAKELAND and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 13, 2013—Publix Super Markets, Inc. and Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, parent company of the BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery store chains, today announced they have entered into an agreement under which Publix is expected to purchase seven BI-LO-branded stores […]

Piggly Wiggly Carolina Selling 28 Stores

Piggly Wiggly Carolina Selling 28 Stores Supermarket News Sep. 12, 2013 CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a continuation of rapid consolidation in the Southeast, Piggly Wiggly Carolina said Thursday that it would sell 28 stores — 22 to Bi-Lo Holdings and another 6 to Harris Teeter. Financial terms were not disclosed. Harris Teeter, based in Matthews, […]

Belle Foods Gets OK to Sell 7 Stores

Belle Foods Gets OK to Sell 7 Stores Progressive Grocer Aug 09, 2013 Financially troubled grocery chain Belle Foods LLC has received court approval to sell seven grocery stores, and the Birmingham, Ala.-based company will auction off its remaining 44 stores on Sept. 24. Belle Foods, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, […]

Gerland’s Acquired by Grocers Supply Co.

Gerland’s Acquired by Grocers Supply Co. Jun 7, 2013 Shaina Zucker Reporter- Houston Business Journal Gerland’s bought by another major Houston grocer Houston-based Gerland Corp., parent company of Food Fair, Food Town and Grand Market, is being purchased this month by Houston-based Grocers Supply Co., a wholesale grocery distributor to chains such as Fiesta Mart […]

Remke bigg’s Transfers In-Store Prescription Business to Walgreens

Remke bigg’s Transfers In-Store Prescription Business to Concentrate on Fresh Food and Quality Service Customer prescriptions to transfer to Walgreens Remke bigg’s today announced it is transferring all of its prescription business to Walgreens effective May 21, 2013, to more fully concentrate on its core business – fresh food and quality service. Since 1897 Remke […]

WiseWay Supermarkets Selling Seven Grocery Stores to Strack & Van Til

WiseWay Supermarkets Selling Seven Grocery Stores to Strack & Van Til WiseWay Supermarkets, headquartered in Merrillville, IN announced plans today to sell seven grocery stores to Strack & Van Til which has its corporate offices in Highland, IN. WiseWay Supermarkets currently operates eight stores under the names of WiseWay and PayLow in Northwest Indiana. It will […]