Dollar Tree has reached an agreement to sell its Family Dollar business for $1 billion to Brigade Capital Management LP and Macellum Capital Management LLC. After a review of potential alternatives, the Dollar Tree leadership team and board of directors determined that a sale of Family Dollar to Brigade and Macellum offered the best value […]
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Kroger Files Legal Response, Levels Counterclaims Against Albertsons
The Kroger Co. has filed an answer and counterclaims to the complaint brought by Albertsons in the Delaware Court of Chancery, in connection with the previous merger agreement between the two companies, which was terminated in December. The court filing that Kroger issued stated that while “[it] was working diligently to seek regulatory approval and […]
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The Fresh Market Celebrates 8th Chicago-Area Store Opening
The Fresh Market recently held a grand opening for a new store in Algonquin, Illinois, marking the grocer’s eighth location in the greater Chicago area and its fourth opening in the last five months. Officials from the local chamber of commerce, village government and Northern Illinois Food Bank representatives were on hand to celebrate the […]
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Giant Food Opens New Supermarket In Bowie, MD
The store Giant Food will open March 28 at 810 Fairmont Drive in Bowie, Maryland, replaces a nearby location at 3500 NW Crain Highway, which will close March 27. All staff members were offered the opportunity to transfer to the nearby store, and customers will not experience an interruption in service, according to the company. […]
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Vallarta Supermarkets Prepares For Grand Opening In Hemet, CA
View Photos from the March 26th Grand Opening here! The grand opening for Vallarta Supermarkets’ first new store of 2025 is set for March 26 at 2825 W. Florida Ave. in Hemet, California. The 53,140-square-foot location will offer fresh produce, everyday goods and several additional departments. It also will be the grocer’s second location to […]
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Topco Honors Members With Awards, Recognizes Anniversaries
Topco Associates LLC recently held its Annual Membership Conference, where the cooperative honored several members that achieved significant sales and volume growth across its programs during 2024, while also introducing a new award. “The membership experienced a record year in growth, not only through the performance of Topco and member own brands but in key […]
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Dollar General Adds SNAP/EBT Payments To DoorDash Platform
DoorDash and Dollar General have created a new offering to bring SNAP/EBT payment capabilities to more than 16,000 of the retailer’s stores on the DoorDash Marketplace. With the addition of Dollar General, DoorDash’s network of stores that accept SNAP/EBT online payments nearly doubles to more than 35,000 stores. “Dollar General’s mission of ‘Serving Others’ includes […]
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Whole Foods Market Opens New Location In Doylestown, PA
Whole Foods Market opened a 43,617-square-foot store March 13 at 1745 South Easton Road in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The store’s product assortment includes more than 500 locally sourced items from the Mid-Atlantic region, each meeting Whole Foods Market’s quality standards. “My family and I have called Doylestown home for almost 20 years, and I am excited […]