Rouses Acquires Two More Locations
The purchase of the two Mississippi sites brings the number of the Louisianabased grocer’s stores to 34. Aug 8, 2008 Rouses Markets has expanded further into Mississippi by acquiring Choice Supermarket locations in Diamondhead and Long Beach. Donald Rouse, managing partner of Rouses Markets, said the chain was committed to the Gulf Coast rebuilding process […]
Grocers Supply to Acquire 37 Stores, Carnival Brand from Minyard Food Stores
Houston-Based Wholesaler, Owner of Fiesta Mart, Will Buy 23 Carnivals, Five Minyard and Nine Sack’n Save Stores – Minyard to Focus on One Brand Last update: 7:00 p.m. EDT July 23, 2008 COPPELL, Texas, Jul 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Minyard Food Stores, Inc. today announced the agreement to sell its Carnival Super Market brand […]
Central Grocers, Certified Foods Midwest Merge; New Depot On Deck for Joliet
May 29, 2008 Confronted with higher operating costs and declining customer bases, Certified Grocers Midwest, Inc. and Central Grocers, Inc. have agreed to consolidate the volume of both retailer-owned cooperatives into a new 920,000-square-foot distribution center, to be opened in Joliet, Ill., during the first quarter of 2009. Download PDF of Press Release
No Frills Management to Buy Company from CEO
May 2, 2008 Rich Juro, c.e.o. and chairman of Omaha, Neb.-based independent No Frills, plans to sell thecompany to its current seven-member management team. The retailer began the process with a letter of understanding between Juro and the managers: Fred Witecy, president and c.o.o.; Steve Moskovits, controller; Lonnie Eggers, v.p., marketing; Kevin Hennessy, v.p. of […]
Spartan Stores Announces Intent to Sell Assets of Pharm Retail Stores
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN- April 3, 2008-Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell certain assets of 12 of its 14 Pharm retail stores to Rite Aid Corporation. The Company is in negotiations to sell certain assets of its remaining two Pharm stores in independent transactions. Completion of […]
Unified Grocers Completes Acquisition of Associated Grocers, Inc.
Monday October 1, 11:27 am ET SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Unified Western Grocers, Inc.(1) (“Unified”), Los Angeles, Calif., announced today that it has completed the purchase of certain assets and liabilities of Associated Grocers, Inc. (“AG”), Seattle, Wash. The transaction, which was initiated by both companies in May, 2007, closed here effective […]
Rouses to buy out area Sav-A-Centers
Posted by Ronette King September 15, 2007 12:08PM Rouses Markets has struck a deal to acquire all 18 of the Sav-A-Center and A&P stores in the area, plus two more in Mississippi, from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. The deal, which will be announced today, turns a Thibodaux chain best known for stocking […]
Spartan Stores Announces The Closing Of Five Pharm Retail Stores
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spartan Stores, Inc., (NASDAQ:SPTN) today announced it is closing five Pharm retail stores and one convenience store, which was acquired through the recent Felpausch acquisition, by the end of September, 2007. The decision to close the stores was based on a comprehensive evaluation of the stores’ performance trends, longterm growth prospects, on-going […]
HEB buys Albertson’s stores
Austin Business Journal – 11:49 AM CDT Wednesday, September 12, 2007 The H.E. Butt Grocery Co. will acquire five Albertson’s store locations. HEB is buying stores in Austin and Round Rock, on Gattis School Road in Round Rock, Research Boulevard, South Pleasant Valley Road and Highway 290 West in Austin and Capital of Texas Highway […]
Former Albertsons acquired
Argonaut owners, Illinois group buy 17 empty buildings By John Rebchook, Rocky Mountain News September 5, 2007 A private real estate investment company headed by the owners of the storied Argonaut Liquors store in Denver have teamed up with a Chicago-area company to buy 17 former Albertsons grocery stores along the Front Range. Although best […]