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Cabela's to Continue Expansion

14 new stores in 2014…with more to come. Omaha.com Article

The Fresh Market to limit expansion to existing markets

The Fresh Market announced earlier this month that they plan to increase penetration in existing markets while slowing the pace of expansion in new markets. The company also announced the upcoming closures of four stores, three in Sacramento, CA and one in Houston, TX. The Fresh Market, which operates more than 150 stores nationwide, entered […]

Cerberus to merge Albertsons with Safeway in $9 billion deal

AB Acquisition, an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management, agreed to purchase Safeway yesterday for $9 billion, or $40 per share. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. Cerberus plans to fund the acquisition, which is being called an Albertsons – Safeway merger, with debt financing of about $7.6 […]

Report says Kroger may be disrupting Safeway-Cerberus deal

3/7/14 Update: Cerberus to merge Albertsons with Safeway in $9 billion deal In contrast to my post on Tuesday that said Kroger may work with Cerberus to take some Safeway stores the private equity firm might not want if they were to buy Safeway (Kroger could be a player in Safeway sale), a story in […]

Major supermarket chain rumored to be looking in Center City Philly

Philadelphia Inquirer Reporter Joe DiStefano reported last week that “real estate people say a major supermarket chain has lately been scouting sites for new Center City stores.” DiStefano lists possible locations as the Gallery at Market East, the Girard Block redevelopment proposed for 11th-12th Streets, Market-Chestnut, and Bart Blatstein’s Broad and Washington retail site.

Bozzuto's deal with Baltimore supermarket may lead to more Mid-Atlantic distribution

Bozzuto’s officials believe their new relationship with Baltimore-based retailer Mars Super Markets can help the distributor expand in the Mid-Atlantic states, according to a story last week in Supermarket News.  Mars operates 17 stores in the Baltimore area, and the new deal may allow Bozzuto’s to compete more directly with the Associated Wholesalers Inc. (AWI) cooperative. According to […]

Flanders store is Weis Markets fifth in New Jersey

Weis Markets announced yesterday that its new store in Flanders is the fifth New Jersey store operated by the PA-based food retailer. Grand opening ceremonies were held for the company’s 58,500 square foot supermarket in Sutton Plaza Shopping Center in a space that used to be occupied by A&P. Weis operates 166 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, […]

Kroger could be a player in Safeway sale

According to published reports, Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the U.S., recently approached Safeway about buying part of its operations. The reports also said that Kroger contacted Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that is considered the favorite to purchase Safeway, about buying some stores that Cerberus may not want. Cerberus led the investor […]

Walmart, Kroger, Costco boast top sales volumes for U.S. food retailers

Last month Supermarket News released its annual ranking of the Top 75 Food Retailers and Wholesalers in the United States. The top 10 remained the same from last year, with the exception of Supervalu, which dropped from six to 16 as a result of the sale of 877 Albertsons stores in 2013. The top 10 retailers are […]

Redner's Markets ranked 4th on national list of small grocery chains

Supermarket News released its annual list of the Top 50 Small Chains & Independents a couple weeks ago. Topping the list is PAQ, a California-based retailer that operates stores in Northern California and Hawaii. Lowe’s Markets, based in Texas, was second, and California-based Northgate Gonzalez Market was third. Redner’s Markets was the top Philadelphia area company […]