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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acquisition Expands Times’ Reach to Neighbor Islands HONOLULU – Hawaii-based QSI Inc., the parent company of Times Supermarkets, today announced with Star Markets that they have signed a definitive agreement for QSI to purchase Star’s seven supermarket locations. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close in

FMS Empowers its Clients Through Services and now Empowers its Employees for the Company’s Future Success Baltimore, MD May 29, 2009 – FMS, Inc (www.FMSSolutions.com) announced today the transition from a partial Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) company to a 100% employee-owned company effective Wednesday, May 27, 2009. FMS was founded by John Schock in