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05.18.05
Albertons supermarkets to sell seven Jacksonville area stores
Albertsons supermarkets will sell all seven Jacksonville-area stores to a local businessman, the company announced Wednesday.

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11.04.04
Food Lion to Acquire 10 Winn-Dixie Stores in North Carolina and Virginia
Food Lion LLC announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 10 Winn-Dixie stores in North Carolina and Virginia.

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10.26.04
Tennessee chain buying 10 Winn-Dixie stores in Kentucky
E.W. James & Sons Supermarkets of Union City, Tenn., has purchased 10 Winn-Dixie stores in Kentucky, stretching from Lexington to Princeton.

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10.13.04
Buehler Foods buying Winn Dixie stores in Louisville area
Buehler Foods Inc., a grocery store chain based in Jasper, Ind., has plans to take over Winn Dixie Stores Inc.'s 16 stores in the Louisville area that were expected to be closed as Winn Dixie pulls out of the Louisville market.

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04.17.04
Albertsons closing New Orleans stores
Albertsons Inc. will close or sell seven grocery stores in New Orleans, surrendering the market there to competitors.

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08.04.03
C&S Only Bidder for Fleming Assets; Some Resale Expected
Fleming Cos. said last week the proposed $400 million acquisition of its supermarket wholesale operations by C&S Wholesale Grocers will go before the bankruptcy court for approval today after no other qualified bidders emerged.

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03.28.03
Associated Grocers Chief Ready For Wal-Mart
CEO Hermanns aims to help regional retailers stay more nimble than the industry's Goliath.

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03.10.03
Salmon Fishers Try To Stay Afloat
The Seattle fishing-boat owners and processing companies that depend on the Alaska salmon catch are bracing for another turbulent shakeout.

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03.05.03
Sale of All or Part of Groceries Expected. Spartan Stores Studying Options
Spartan Stores, Inc., which has said the fate of its Food Town grocery chain would be decided this month, seems to be focusing on two options: break up the chain and sell it in chunks to competitors, or sell it mostly intact to a buyer who would agree to have the stores stocked long-term with Spartan products.

Click here to read the complete Toledo Blade News article.

02.28.03
New Washington Venture Brings Together Winemakers From Around the World
California vintners Randy Dunn and Agustin Huneeus, along with Bordeaux château owner Michel Rolland, will all be making wine in Washington this year. The three are part of Long Shadows Vintners, a new venture announced today by Allen Shoup, the former CEO of Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Crest wineries.

Click here to read the complete Wine Spectator News article.

02.20.03
Slump Causes Retooling at Flow; Layoffs Expected Soon
Flow International announced yesterday that it will reduce its head count as part of a two-year restructuring program to deal with slumping sales, and that it is mulling the future of Avure, its money-losing food-technology business unit.

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02.18.03
Fleming Completes Sale of 17 Stores to Save Mart
Deal Provides Approximately $82 Million in Cash Proceeds for Debt Reduction And Reduces Capital Lease Obligations By Approximately $20 Million

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02.04.03
Spartan Stores Explores Alternatives for its Food Town Retail Grocery Stores
As part of a strategic review process, Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) announced today that it is working with The Food Partners, an investment banking firm specializing in the food industry, to explore alternative strategies related to its Food Town retail grocery stores.

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10.15.02
Retailer/Supplier Commitment Defining Category Growth
The produce category will experience the strongest growth potential if retommit to key suppliers, and vendors offer more than lowest price…

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06.07.02
Apple growers feel bite of grocers' buying power
Battered by years of soft prices, Washington's struggling apple growers are facing another challenge that could drive still more of them out of business.

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02.15.02
Wal-Mart will get bigger here
Retail juggernaut Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will "supersize" a quarter of its stores in Washington state this year...

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02.08.02
Food focus works for advisory firm
The Food Partners LLC, which describes itself as the nation’s only investment bank working exclusively with the food industry, has found plenty to do in the Northwest.

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02.08.02
Associated Grocers gets big stake in big grocer
Deal with Brown & Cole will strengthen two key players independent grocery sector.

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10.26.01
Associated Grocers Making A Comeback
Eighteen months ago, the financial situation at Associated Grocers could best be described as dire.

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10.15.01
Retail Overstock
The real estate market's flooded with used supermarkets. Good locations are still in demand, but the rest look like slow movers.

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09.01.01
Apple industry needs to be less fragmented
In a stable industry, producers are price makers, not price takers.

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07.31.01
Growers Meet to Discuss Market Strategy
Arguments that apple growers need to consolidate their marketing efforts got a boost from an outside industry authority on Monday.

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