WESTERN MARKET PRESS RELEASE 1/4/2019 After 70 years, Western Supermarkets is discontinuing operations. “When I became involved in ownership in 1987”, owner Ken Hubbard said, “our goal was to maintain Western as Birmingham’s leading independent grocer. With the help of the loyal and talented people on the Western team, we’ve achieved that goal. We’ve taken […]
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86 stores to be sold in Ahold-Delhaize merger Supermarket News Jul 13, 2016 Jon Springer Ahold and Delhaize Wednesday evening announced agreements to sell 86 stores to meet antitrust approval in their forthcoming merger, with Publix as expected taking some — but not all — of Ahold’s Martin’s chain in Richmond, Va., and Weis Markets […]
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