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E&H Family Group Announces Sale of Buehler Supermarkets to its Employees

E&H Family Group Announces Sale of Buehler Supermarkets to its Employees Thirteen Supermarkets Sold to Employee Stock Ownership Program WOOSTER, OHIO, October 17, 2017 – E&H Family Group, parent company of Buehler’s, today announced the sale of its 13 supermarkets to employees in the form of an employee stock ownership program (ESOP). All 2,100 employees […]

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Delhaize, BI-LO Complete Deal

Delhaize, BI-LO complete deal Progressive Grocer Jun 2, 2014 Delhaize Group said Monday that it had completed the divestment of its Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s stores to Bi-Lo Holdings for $246 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. That deal was first announced a year ago and has been closing in a series of transactions […]

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C&K expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in summer

C&K expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in summer Progressive Grocer Jun 3, 2014 C&K Market, Brookings, Ore., said Tuesday it expects to emerge from bankruptcy sometime this summer following a hearing scheduled for June 25 to confirm its exit plan. C&K also said it has promoted Karl V. Wissman to president and hired David […]

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Bi-Lo divests 12 stores in Sweetbay deal

Bi-Lo divests 12 stores in Sweetbay deal Supermarket News Feb. 25, 2014 Jon Springer Bi-Lo Holdings has agreed to sell 12 supermarkets in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to settle Federal Trade Commission charges related to its acquisition of the Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s chains from Delhaize America. In addition, Delhaize has agreed to retain […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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