ABOUT US | CONTACT US | ADVERTISE | RSS
 
Progressive Grocer
Web
Subscribe
Newsletters  Magazine  Digital Edition
BREAKING NEWS: Eric Claus Leaves A&P; Company Posts Wider Q2 Loss
features - nonfoods


34 Utah Supervalu-owned Albertsons Stores now Fresh Markets

Nov 4, 2009

Thirty-four Supervalu-owned Albertsons stores that were purchased by Associated Foods have re-opened yesterday following a weekend rebranding to Fresh Market and a restocking of the stores with the new owner’s branded products.

According to the Salt Lake City Tribune, the new stores will offer bargains via large-volume and local buying, but unlike the Albertsons stores, they won’t offer loyalty cards or double-coupon days.

Most of Albertsons 2,700 Utah employees have been hired by Associated Foods, and additional job openings will be available as the stores grow sales. Minneapolis-based Supervalu will keep three Albertsons stores open in the St. George area, and four stores in West Jordan and Orem are up for sale, the report said.

Associated Foods, headquartered in Salt Lake City, supplies more than 500 independent grocery stores throughout seven Intermountain states.


recent nonfoods
> Back to nonfoods Homepage
news
Advertisement
products
Mann PackagingFresh Trio Offers Savings
Mann Packing is offering retailers three new budget-friendly items to capitalize on fresh seasonal produce sales.

GodivaBrew Up Some Godiva
Break time can be a decadent experience with the new collection of specialty coffees from Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

Advertisement
research & analysis
Produce OpsProgressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.

CES Front PagePG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.

Advertisement
 
Convenience Store News Gourmet Retailer