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Schnucks Markets Begins Drive To Help Food Banks, Pantries

Through Nov. 11, Schnuck Markets Inc. is holding a food drive at all 113 stores to support food banks and pantries as demand grows due to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits being paused because of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Customers will be able to donate food items by purchasing them and putting them in […]

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Schnucks Supports United Way With Round Up Donation

From Sept. 17-30, Schnuck Markets Inc. held its annual United Way Round Up at the Register campaign, raising $108,264 for the nonprofit. One hundred percent of customer round ups will benefit the United Way chapters in the communities in which they were donated and will contribute to the organization’s mission to build a more resilient […]

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Schnucks, Festival Foods, Hometown Grocers Form 1939 Inc.

Todd Schnuck, chairman and CEO of St. Louis-based 1939 Group Inc., has closed the purchase of Festival Foods and Hometown Grocers, bringing the family of companies’ footprint to 164 stores. In Wisconsin, Festival Foods operates 42 stores and Hometown Grocers operates nine under the following banners: Dave’s County Market, Denny’s Supervalu, Don’s Quality Market, Lake […]

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Schnuck Family To Purchase Skogen’s Festival Foods, Hometown Grocers

The 1939 Group Inc., owned by the Schnuck family, will purchase 100 percent of the shares of the Wisconsin-based parent company of Skogen’s Festival Foods and Hometown Grocers Inc., according to an announcement by Todd Schnuck, chairman and CEO of Schnuck Markets Inc. The purchase includes shares held by Mark Skogen, CEO of Festival Foods […]

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Schnucks Markets To Close Location In Janesville, WI

Citing a change in market conditions, Schnucks Markets plans to shutter its store at 1501 Creston Park Drive in Janesville, Wisconsin, at 6 p.m. Sept. 21. “We salute our teammates’ valiant efforts while serving the Janesville community and thank our loyal customers for their more than two decades of patronage,” said Schnucks Chairman and CEO […]

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Schnucks Exec Calls Partnership With Upside ‘A Win-Win For Everyone’

Upside launched in early 2016 to help retailers offer their customers another incentive to shop. Gas stations were the first retailers to join the platform, followed by restaurants in summer 2017 and then grocery stores the following summer. The Upside app allows shoppers to earn cash back at participating retailers. The customer just follows a […]

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Schnucks To Build Replacement Store In Creve Coeur, MO

Schnuck Markets Inc. is finalizing plans to replace its store at 10650 Olive Blvd. at North Spoede Road in Creve Coeur, Missouri, with a new 68,0000-square-foot location in the adjacent Olia Village mixed-use master development. The current 36,500-square-foot store, which opened in 1967, is one of the oldest and smallest locations that Schnucks operates. An […]