Major US Grocery Retailers
A comprehensive list of major US Retailers which includes both national and regional grocery outlets. What makes a retailer major is not only the size, but also the impact it has on the industry and [...]
Fitch Confirms SuperValu Risky Rating
Fitch Ratings has confirmed the default ratings given for SuperValu as ‘CCC’ even with some divestitures announced last week that seemed to reduce the retailer’s exposure to many competitive pressures. [...]
Associated Food Stores
Supplying about 500 independently owned retail supermarkets, Associated Food Stores is a cooperative of American retailers. Associated Food Stores was founded in 1940 by then Utah Retail Grocers Association President [...]
Cerberus-Supervalu Deal Near
According to the Wall Street Journal, Cerberus Capital Management in New York is reported to be close to making an agreement to acquire parts of retailer Supervalu. Under a tentative [...]
Shaw’s Planning 700 Job Cuts
Supervalu Inc., Shaw’s Supermarkets parent company has announced that it has plans to lay off at least 700 store workers. The chain of supermarkets said that this would help it [...]
Shaw’s Supermarkets
Shaw’s Supermarkets is a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota based Supervalu owns a wide range of banners, and Shaw’s together with its companion store Star Market [...]
ACME
ACME was founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by two Irish immigrants, Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford in South Philadelphia. Etymology: The root of the word Acme is thought to [...]
Albertsons and Ralphs Stores Closure
Southern California is set to see the closure of grocery stores in some of its neighborhoods. Supervalu Inc., which owns Albertsons, will be closing some of its stores by the [...]