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Mergers and acquisitions

Retailers

Save A Lot Deals 51 Stores to Fresh Encounter

 By Jon Springer on Dec. 28, 2020

The sale supports the discounter's pivot to wholesale, while the family run independent nearly doubles its store count with licensed units.

Retailers

C&S Secures 2 Bi-Lo Sites for Piggly Wiggly Independents

 By Jon Springer on Dec. 21, 2020

The wholesaler said the stores in Lexington, S.C., and Pooler, Ga., would open under the Piggly Wiggly banner.

CPG

Blacksmith Applications Acquires TABS Analytics

By WGB Staff on Dec. 18, 2020

The CPG trade promotion software company installs TABS’ founder, Kurt Jetta, as chief analytics officer.

Retailers

Struggling NYC Stores Drive Higher Sales and Margins for Village in Q1

By Jon Springer on Dec. 03, 2020

Fairway and Gourmet Garage were "significantly" impacted by residential migration and reduction in tourist and worker population in Manhattan, but their sales help margin profiles for the Wakefern co-op retailer.

Retailers

Save A Lot Operator Madison Foods Joins Wakefern Co-Op

By Jon Springer on Nov. 30, 2020

The Boston-area family-run independent known for high-volume stores will flip its three locations—and open a fourth early next year—under the Price Rite Marketplace banner.

Retailers

HelloFresh to Acquire Prepared-Meal Rival Factor75 for $277M

By Jon Springer on Nov. 23, 2020

The deal provides the meal-kit retailer with a complementary rival specializing in healthy prepared meals as e-commerce solutions soar in the pandemic.

Retailers

Why Ahold Delhaize Put FreshDirect in Its Basket

By Jon Springer on Nov. 19, 2020

The venerable e-commerce player fits the U.S. portfolio as a “great local brand,” officials say, while providing one another a second shot on ambitions to expand.

Retailers

Ahold Delhaize to Acquire FreshDirect

By Jon Springer on Nov. 18, 2020

The deal will propel e-commerce expansion and an attractive customer base for Ahold Delhaize while bringing purchasing scale to the much-loved New York e-commerce pioneer.

Retailers

FTC Green Lights Food Lion’s Purchase of 62 Bi-Lo, Harveys Stores

By Kristina Hurtig on Nov. 11, 2020

With the go-ahead from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Food Lion moves forward with recruitment efforts to fill nearly 5,000 jobs.

Retailers

Walmart to Divest Argentina Operations

By Jon Springer on Nov. 06, 2020

The retailer said the sale to Grupo de Navarro would result in a $1 billion noncash Q3 loss as its international portfolio reset continues.

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