New Leaf, Peet’s finalize deals
Wednesday, August 08, 2007 By Lewis Rutherfurd [ lewis@hmbreview.com ] New Leaf Community Markets and Peet’s Coffee and Tea have both signed contracts to open stores in a Half Moon Bay strip center. The Santa Cruz-based grocery chain will move into the old Albertsons location at the intersection of highways 1 and 92 and will […]
Independent grocers step in; Kroger purchases 20 sites
Farmer Jack exit spares both stores in Detroit. July 6, 2007 BY MARGARITA BAUZA FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Editor’s note: This story incorrectly reported the areas Farmer Jack’s owner, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., is leaving. In fact, it is not leaving the Maryland and Washington, D.C., markets. Farmer Jack will cease to […]
Williams Grocery buys Albertsons stores
The Albertsons grocery store at Bryant and Danforth in Edmond is one of six purchased last week by Williams Discount Foods. BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN By Tricia Pemberton Staff Writer Williams Discount Foods bought six of the 23 Albertsons stores that were sold statewide last week. Two of the stores are in Oklahoma […]
McNamara Florist goes independent again
Star report FISHERS, Ind. — McNamara Florist is again an independent, locally owned business. President Toomie Farris announced today the acquisition of the 54-year Indiana florist in an undisclosed deal with Marsh Supermarkets and its parent company, Florida-based Sun Capital Partners. Farris said he is the principal shareholder. “We’d better be sticking around for a […]
Spartan Stores Completes the Acquisition of 20 Supermarkets from G&R Felpausch
Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of 20 retail grocery stores, two fuel centers and three convenience stores from G&R Felpausch Company, a privately held Hastings, Michigan based retail grocery operator and current distribution customer. The transaction is expected to increase the Company’s annual retail segment […]
Unified Western Grocers Signs Letter of Understanding with Associated Grocers
(LOS ANGELES) — Unified Western Grocers, Inc. (Unified) announced today it has signed a letter of understanding to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Associated Grocers, Inc. (AG), Seattle, Wash. Terms of the potential transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to completion of due diligence, the execution of a definitive purchase […]
Spartan Stores, Inc. Enters Into Purchase Agreement To Acquire 20 Supermarkets From G&R Felpausch Company
Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) today announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 20 retail grocery stores, two fuel centers and three convenience stores, from G&R Felpausch Company, a privately held Hastings, Michigan-based retail grocery operator and current distribution customer. The retail stores include the operations of nine in-store pharmacies. Completion of […]
Lakewood Minyard to be Whole Foods
Location reflects Dallas-area strategies of both grocery chains. Thursday, January 4, 2007 By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News Whole Foods is moving into Lakewood, and Minyard is moving out. Whole Foods Market Inc. will announce today that it has bought the Lakewood Minyard Food Store and will tear it down to make way […]
Ralphs Reaches Agreement To Sell 8 Cala Foods And Bell Markets Stores In San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles, Calif., December 13, 2006 – Ralphs Grocery Co. today said it has reached a tentative agreement to sell eight Cala Foods and Bell Markets stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. DeLano Retail Partners has agreed to purchase the eight locations. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The sale of these stores is a […]
Curtains for Cub Foods here
Most stores to be taken over by other grocers October 3, 2006 By Sandra Guy, Business Reporter Cub Foods will exit the Chicago area market by early December, and the stores will be sold to Central Grocers Cooperative and Grand Mart International Market, a Korean family-owned grocer. Among Central Grocers Cooperative’s members are Ultra, Garden […]