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David Goodman | Jul 21, 2020 |

Amazon reportedly planning to open supermarkets in Greater Philly

According to a report in the Philadelphia Business Journal last week, Amazon is considering sites in Bucks County and Center City for its new chain of grocery stores. I have also heard about a Montgomery County site that Amazon may be considering. Amazon is already a major player in the food retail business, with Whole […]

David Goodman | Jul 13, 2020 |

Malvern, PA to become home to Albertsons' Mid-Atlantic division

Albertsons announced that its Safeway/Eastern and Acme Markets divisions will merge to form Albertsons’ Mid-Atlantic division, effective September 13. The Mid-Atlantic division will be located in Malvern, PA, which is Acme’s current headquarters. The Safeway/Eastern office is currently in Lanham, MD. The merger will make the Mid-Atlantic division Albertsons’ third largest in terms of store […]

David Goodman | Jul 13, 2020 |

Albertsons becomes public company, trades on NYSE as "ACI"

Albertsons Companies Inc. became a public company late last month, as their initial public offering sold out at $16 per share, which was $2 to $4 under the target price. Albertsons owns and operates food and drug stores under its own name, as well as Acme, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others. Shares now trade on […]

David Goodman | Jul 09, 2020 |

Acme to close Wynnewood, PA store

Acme announced last week that it plans to close its supermarket at 250 East Lancaster Ave. in Wynnewood. Three other stores within five miles of the Wynnewood store will remain open, according to an Acme spokesperson. Acme closed its nearby Gladwyne store in February 2019. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 Union President Wendell […]

David Goodman | Jul 09, 2020 |

Wegmans to close in-store pubs permanently

Wegmans announced that it is permanently closing its in-store pubs that had been located in 12 stores across New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The pubs had been closed temporarily in March due to the coronavirus. Burger Bar and Next Door (sushi) locations remain open with virus-related restrictions, and Amore, the company’s Italian restaurant concept, is […]

David Goodman | Jul 09, 2020 |

ShopRite operator David Zallie buys out brothers, now operates 11 stores

Earlier this week it was reported that David Zallie purchased the eight ShopRite stores that had been jointly owned by he and his brothers, George and Bruce, since the death of their father in 2011. George and Bruce plan to retire, and now all 11 Zallie-owned ShopRite stores will operate under the Medford, NJ-based Zallie-Somerset, […]

David Goodman | Jun 15, 2020 |

Instacart raises $225 million in new funding

Instacart announced last week that it raised $225 million in new financing as consumer demand for online grocery delivery and pickup services has experienced an “unprecedented surge” since the COVID-19 outbreak. The investment, led by DST Global and General Catalyst, along with existing investor D1 Capital Partners, raised the company’s valuation to $13.7 billion. According […]

David Goodman | Jun 15, 2020 |

Kimco sells part of its stake in Albertsons

Kimco Realty reported last week that it received $156 million as part of Apollo Global Management’s $1.75 billion purchase of Albertsons convertible preferred stock, a transaction that took place in May. As a result, Kimco’s interest in Albertsons decreased from 9.29% to 7.5%. Kimco also reported that Albertsons used $1.68 billion in net proceeds from […]

David Goodman | Jun 03, 2020 |

Aldi to launch Curbside Pickup Service

Aldi announced that it plans to launch Curbside Grocery Pickup service at nearly 600 stores in 35 states by the end of July. The service will enable customers to order via Aldi’s Instacart page or mobile app, and Aldi employees will pack the groceries and bring them out to customers’ vehicles. The decision came after […]

David Goodman | Jun 02, 2020 |

Giant to open new store in Richboro, Bucks County, PA

The Philadelphia Business Journal reported that Giant plans to open a new 50,000 square foot store at Richboro Plaza in Bucks County. The shopping center was formerly anchored by Murray’s Richboro Market, which closed two years ago and was about 25,000 square feet. Before Murray’s, Shop n Bag occupied the space for several years. A […]

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