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Southeastern Grocers Rebrands with Iconic Winn-Dixie Name, Focuses on Florida Stores

Southeastern Grocers, which has been through a series of ownership changes over the past few years, will rebrand in early 2026 with a name that carries a century of retailing history: The Winn-Dixie Company. The rechristened supermarket also will narrow its focus to its home state of Florida — it has reached agreements or is […]
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Kroger Reaches ‘Friendly’ Settlement with C&S Grocers Over Failed Albertsons Merger

Kroger has reached a settlement with C&S Wholesale Grocers, resolving the latter’s lawsuit following the collapse of Kroger’s $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons in December 2024. No financial details of the settlement were available. Had the merger gone through, Kroger and Albertsons planned to sell 579 stores to C&S to satisfy the antitrust concerns of […]
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Kroger Takes One Step Forward But Some Next Steps Are Unclear

Kroger announced that it has settled the lawsuit filed against it by C&S Wholesale Grocers in the wake of its unsuccessful $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons. Had the deal gone through, C&S was salted to take possession of close to 600 stores that would have been divested because of government antitrust concerns.  When the acquisition […]
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Two Pictures, Worth Thousands Of Words

Following up on the news this week that C&S Wholesale Grocers has made a $1.77 billion bid to acquire SpartanNash, a deal that, if approved by regulators, would bring together the third and sixth ranked supermarket grocery wholesalers in the country … I commented: I’ve been doing this a long time, and when I started […]
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C&S Bids To Acquire SpartanNash For $1.77 Billion

C&S Wholesale Grocers this morning announced that it will spend $1.77 billion to acquire SpartanNash, a deal that, if approved by regulators, would bring together the third and sixth ranked supermarket grocery wholesalers in the country. The boards of both companies have approved this “definitive merger agreement.”  The announcement maintains that the deal “will enable […]
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Kroger, Albertsons sound off on negative comments over pending merger

    [[“value”:” A recent listening session about the pending Kroger, Albertsons merger was filled with misleading information, according to an Albertsons spokesperson. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser hosted the hour-long meeting in Denver, where several store workers and community members spoke out against the merger, but no […]
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Kroger, Albertsons merger should be safe with divestiture: report

    [[“value”:” History says the $24.6 billion Kroger, Albertsons merger should survive any lawsuit, ultimately getting the stamp of approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to a new report. A white paper recently released by the International Center for Law & Economics, titled “Food-Retail Competition, Antitrust Law, and the Kroger/Albertsons merger,” says […]
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Piggly Wiggly could see big growth again in Texas

    [[“value”:” Piggly Wiggly is showing signs of a comeback in the state of Texas — and the growth is being attributed to both the recent C&S acquisition deal, as well as the efforts of one independent grocer, reports the Dallas Morning News. Local Texan Fernando Soto owns three Save A Lot stores. He […]
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SN Top 10: Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger top the week's headlines

    [[“value”:” In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Former FTC policy director: Kroger, Albertsons merger is facing ‘a hurricane storm’. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could be leaning towards challenging the Kroger, Albertsons merger in court, and representatives on both sides are scheduled […]
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SN Top 10: Hy-Vee, Stop &amp; Shop, Kroger top the week's headlines

    [[“value”:”UFCW cites ‘echoes of Haggen’ in proposed C&S deal. The United Food and Commercial Workers union on Wednesday expressed deep concerns about the proposed acquisition of 413 Kroger- and Albertsons-owned stores by C&S Wholesale Grocers.”It”]] 
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Kroger breaks ground on first Marketplace store

    [[“value”:” Kroger has started construction on its first Marketplace store in Plano, Texas, which will replace a smaller Kroger store nearby, reports local news outlet The Dallas Morning News. Kroger’s first Marketplace store is the largest format at 124,000 square — 55,000 square feet bigger than the existing store. The store location is […]
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UFCW cites ‘echoes of Haggen’ in proposed C&S deal

The United Food and Commercial Workers union on Wednesday expressed deep concerns about the proposed acquisition of 413 Kroger- and Albertsons-owned stores by C&S Wholesale Grocers. “It looks like Haggen 2.0,” said Kim Cordova, president of UFCW Local 7 in Colorado and Wyoming, referring to Haggen’s 2015 implosion after acquiring 146 Safeway and Albertsons stores […]
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Kroger, Albertsons make deal with C&amp;S Wholesale Grocers — officially selling off 413 stores

    [[“value”:” In a deal which could end up being the foundation for their $24.6 billion merger deal, Kroger and Albertsons Cos. have sold 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers. The sale also includes eight distribution centers and five private label brands. Related: Will the Kroger, Albertsons merger create pharmacy deserts? The two […]
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SN Top 10: Kroger, Aldi, Sprouts top the week's headlines

    [[“value”:” In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Kroger, Albertsons may sell off stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in anticipation of merger deal. Kroger and Albertsons could be close to selling an undisclosed number to C&S Wholesale Grocers, as a means towards cinching regulatory approval for the […]
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Kroger, Albertsons may sell off stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in anticipation of merger deal

Acquisition could happen in the coming days as part of plan to divest stores. Kroger and Albertsons could be close to selling an undisclosed number to C&S Wholesale Grocers, as a means towards cinching regulatory approval for the two companies’  $24.6 billion merger deal, according to reporting by Bloomberg.  It has been speculated that both Kroger and […]
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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