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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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