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Mergers and acquisitions

Retailers

Fairway Denies Chapter 7 Report, Says Deal Is Coming

The iconic New York retailer says it is at work on a "value-maximizing transaction" that will save stores amid speculation that ShopRite could be a buyer.

Wholesalers & Distributors

Bunzl Acquires Joshen Paper & Packaging

Deal enables companies to eye new growth avenues and improved services.

Industry Partners

Nielsen Acquires Precima to Enhance Retail Analytics

By WGB Staff on Jan. 13, 2020

The strategic acquisition of the Toronto-based retail analytics company will deepen the global market research firm’s portfolio of personalized pricing, promotion and assortment capabilities.

Retailers

Fairway Could Face Liquidation in Chapter 11: Report

By Jon Springer on Jan. 06, 2020

The iconic New York grocer finds no takers in sale process.

Retailers

Will Earth Fare Get Lucky in Florida?

By Jennifer Strailey on Jan. 02, 2020

With 15 new stores planned for Florida, Earth Fare might be an unexpected beneficiary of Kroger quitting Lucky's Market.

Retailers

10 Stories That Mattered in the Grocery Business in 2019

By Jon Springer on Dec. 18, 2019

Food retailing got little more sophisticated—and a lot more personal.

Stores

Best Buy Market Sells Locations to SaveCo

By Kat Martin on Dec. 17, 2019

Best Buy Market, with three locations in California, has been sold to SaveCo, which operates 16 State Foods Supermarkets in the Central Valley of California.

Topics

LaBonne’s Market Buys Oliver’s Supermarket

By WGB Staff on Dec. 17, 2019

Three-store independent LaBonne’s purchased the Prospect, Conn., Oliver’s location from Bozzuto’s, which had acquired the store earlier this year.

Retailers

Military Vets Accuse Save A Lot Owner of Fraud, Racketeering

By Jon Springer on Dec. 17, 2019

A group of U.S. Navy and Marine veterans who invested in Save A Lot stores on a "mission" to combat food deserts say the chain's private owners deliberately misled and underserved them.

Retailers

West Coast Rollup Continues as New Seasons, New Leaf Merge With Bristol Farms Parent

By Jennifer Strailey on Dec. 10, 2019

New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets have entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Good Food Holdings, a subsidiary of South Korea's Emart, which controls Bristol Farms, Metropolitan Market and Lazy Acres.

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