Deals

COPPELL, Tex. -- Minyard Food Stores Inc. said it has sold its 800,000-square-foot corporate campus, which includes a major distribution center, headquarters offices, storage, and maintenance facilities, and 30 acres of undeveloped land to KTR Capital Partners, a New York City private equity firm.

LOS ANGELES -- Smart & Final Inc. last week completed its merger with an affiliate of private investment company Apollo Management, L.P.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. here said yesterday it is actively seeking an exit from Louisiana via "advanced negotiations" with a number of buyers for its 21 Sav-A-Center stores based in the state.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - In the weeks leading up to Kroger completing its acquisition of 18 Supervalu-owned Scott's Food & Pharmacy stores here, local speculation is that the store count might come down once the deal is done.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here could sell 47 of its 66 Detroit-area Farmer Jack stores as soon as next week in a multipart deal, according to a local press report.

ST. LOUIS -- Schnuck Markets Inc. here plans to open a 20,000-square-foot concept grocery store on the ground floor of the Ninth Street garage at 9th and Olive early next year. The family-held chain has hired a professional design firm to develop the urban concept store, which is reported to cost in excess of $6 million

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Cost-U-Less, Inc. yesterday signed a long-term lease agreement to open a new warehouse club-style store on the island of Aruba in 2008.

SMITHFIELD, Va. -- Smithfield Foods Inc. completed its $674 million acquisition of Premium Standard Farms Inc., after the deal met with the approval of federal regulators late last week.