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  • Kroger Buys 20 Farmer Jack Stores

    CINCINNATI - So the speculation was true, after all--making good on its stated goal to grow via strategic, affordable acquisitions, The Kroger Co. here said yesterday it will acquire 20 of the 66 Farmer Jack stores in the Detroit metropolitan area from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.

  • Marsh Parent Pares McNamara Florist Unit

    INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets here and its parent company, Florida-based Sun Capital Partners, pruned its McNamara Florist division for an undisclosed sum, leaving Toomie Farris as the principal shareholder of the 54-year-old florist, which is once again independently owned.

  • Ahold's Shareholders OK Sale of U.S. Foodservice

    AMSTERDAM -- Ahold's shareholders yesterday approved the sale of U.S. Foodservice for $7.1 billion, in addition to the retail conglomerate's proposal to return 3 billion euros to shareholders through a capital repayment and reverse stock split.

  • Whole Foods Extends Wild Oats Tender Offer Expiration Date

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. said yesterday it had extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. to 5 p.m. on July 20, 2007.

  • Whole Foods Extends Wild Oats Tender Offer Expiration Date

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. said yesterday it had extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. to 5 p.m. on July 20, 2007.

  • Empire Gets Court OK to Take Sobeys Private

    STELLARTON, N.S. -- Empire Co., Ltd. has received the go-ahead from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to take its Sobeys, Inc. supermarket chain subsidiary private.

  • Whole Foods and Wild Oats Schedule Injunction Hearing with FTC

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Natural and organic foods retailers Whole Foods Market, Inc. here and Boulder, Colo.-based Wild Oats Markets, Inc. have scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to decide whether to approve the application for an injunction to block the proposed merger between the two companies. Hearings will begin on July 31 and conclude on Aug. 1, 2007.

  • Albertson's, LLC to Buy 10 Raley's New Mexico Stores

    BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's, LLC said yesterday that it intends to acquire Raley's 10 stores in New Mexico, a transaction that would double Albertsons' store base in the Albuquerque region.
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