Supervalu (Acme, Save-A-Lot in Greater Philly) announced yesterday it is cutting 39 marketing positions. The company did not specify whether the employees losing their jobs are based at the Eden Prairie, MN headquarters, located elsewhere or a combination of the two.
Supervalu has been in the news lately due to the speculation that it’s a takeover target. Here’s my blog post on that topic from June 21: Supervalu can be bought at a big discount, analysts say.