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David Goodman | Jan 25, 2013 |

Cerberus to invest in Supervalu, install new leadership

Only a couple weeks after a group led by Cerberus Capital Management agreed to buy five Supervalu grocery chains for $3.3 billion, an investment group led by Cerberus is scheduled to take control of 20-30% of Supervalu and install a new executive leadership group. According to Neil Stern, a senior partner at McMillanDoolittle, it’s a […]

David Goodman | Jan 25, 2013 |

National chain expansion hits five-year high

According to a report issued by RBC Capital Markets, demand for retail space in the U.S. hit a five-year peak at the end of 2012, with nearly 82,000 stores scheduled to open within two years. According to Analyst Rich Moore, many of the chains with expansion plans are national retailers looking to fill small shop […]

David Goodman | Jan 18, 2013 |

Wegmans and Whole Foods among best companies to work for

Four food retailers, including Wegmans and Whole Foods, made Fortune magazine’s annual list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Wegmans ranked 5th (as compared to 4th last year), Whole Foods ranked 71st (32nd last year), Nugget Market (California) ranked 34th (no change), and Publix ranked 77th (78th last year). Two-thirds of a company’s score […]

David Goodman | Jan 18, 2013 |

Performance during hurricane boosts Ahold sales

Giant Food parent Ahold reported last week that their 4.3% fourth quarter sales growth was helped by their ability to keep stores open during Hurricane Sandy. Sales in the U.S. for the full year were up 3.1% to $25.8 billion, with comparable sales up 1.9%. Ahold also said that the 15 Genuardi’s stores it acquired […]

David Goodman | Jan 18, 2013 |

Fresh Direct expanding online grocery service to suburbs

Online grocer Fresh Direct, which introduced its service to a limited area in Philadelphia last October, said earlier this week it has expanded into parts of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, and will soon provide grocery delivery for portions of Chester, Bucks, Camden, Burlington and Mercer Counties. According to the company, the demand for its service […]

David Goodman | Jan 18, 2013 |

Three Bottom Dollar stores to close in PA

Delhaize America announced yesterday it would close Bottom Dollar food stores in North Wales, Chalfont and Reading, PA. The company is also closing 33 Sweetbay stores in Florida and eight Food Lion locations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. All the stores are expected to close by mid-February. Bottom Dollar entered the Philadelphia market […]

David Goodman | Jan 16, 2013 |

Property worth $4.4 billion in Supervalu deal

In a Wall Street Journal story published earlier this week, Karen Short of BMO Capital Markets estimates the property value of the real estate bought by Cerberus Capital Management and its partners from Supervalu to be worth $4.4 billion. The partnership group agreed to pay $3.3 billion for Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Star Market and Shaw’s […]

David Goodman | Jan 16, 2013 |

Bottom Dollar parent ousts 15 execs in restructuring effort

Delhaize America CEO Roland Smith sent a memo to employees last week detailing a high-level restructuring that resulted in the ouster of 15 executives. According to reports about the memo, the company failed to realize cost-saving targets that were established last year. The move follows the appointment of new presidents at Food Lion and Hannaford […]

David Goodman | Jan 10, 2013 |

Supervalu sells Acme and four other brands; Kimco in on the deal

Supervalu announced this morning it has a deal in place to sell Acme and four other supermarket chains for $3.3 billion to a group led by Cerberus Capital. The Cerberus group includes Kimco, the largest shopping center owner in the U.S., and Lubert-Adler Partners of Philadelphia, among others. Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Market stores will […]

David Goodman | Jan 03, 2013 |

A&P close to a sale of its Food Emporium chain

According to a story in Crain’s New York Business, the sale of A&P’s 16-store Food Emporium chain in Manhattan is imminent. As of late last month, the investment banking firm Duff & Phelps was soliciting final bids from buyers, including Kings Food Markets, a 24-store chain that operates in New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut, that […]

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