Traditional supermarkets lost stores in 2011, high-end grocers added stores
Supermarket powers Safeway, Kroger and Supervalu closed more traditional stores than they opened last year, while higher- and lower-end stores continued to add stores. Safeway, which includes Genuardi’s in the Greater Philadelphia region, ended 2011 with 1,678 stores, a net decrease of 16 locations (22 closures and 6 openings). Kroger, the only chain of […]
