For the second time in five years, A&P has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and has sold 120 of its stores to three parties - Acme, Stop & Shop and Key Food stores - and will shutter an additional 35 units.

Pledging to maintain its strategy of driving sales first, Weis Markets COO Kurt Schertle told more than 300 vendors that the Sunbury, PA based regional chain will continue to invest in its stores and seek further supply chain efficiencies. Schertle made his remarks at a vendor meeting at Susquehanna University…

For the second time in five years, A&P has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After filing early Sunday July 19, the company announced plans to sell 120 stores and shutter 25 others.

On July 8, Albertsons Companies filed a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering of share of its common stock.

The culmination of 43 days of negotiations ended on June 24 when international supermarket retailers Delhaize and Ahold agree to merge in a $29 billion deal.

The Food Trade News 2015 market study shows that StopRite remains the leading operator in the marketing area.

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International supermarket retailers Ahold and Delhaize announced that they have agreed to combine their businesses as Ahold Delhaize in a merger valued at $29 billion.

Wegmans will open its first Metro New York unit at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2017.

Weis Markets chairman Jonathan Weis announced his company's plans to invest $92 million in the growth and upgrade of its store base.

European supermarket giants Ahold and Delhaize have confirmed they have begun preliminary talks regarding a possible merger, which was first reported May 12 by two Dutch newspapers.

Aldi recently announced that it will reopen 30 of the 66 former Bottom Dollar Foods that Delhaize shut last year.

Albertsons has realigned its executive management team with Bob Miller assuming the role of CEO.

C&S Wholesale Grocers recently announced organization changes to its sales, merchandising and category management team.

Lidl, the large European limited assortment retailer is reportedly aggressively seeking new sites in the Mid-Atlantic, and has purchased office space in Arlington, VA.

Kim Gray has been named VP-merchandising and marketing at Acme Markets.

Ahold USA earlier this month announced an internal restructuring and that Joe Kelley has left the Stop & Shop New England division as president.

Ahold USA reported modest sales gains in its recently released fourth quarter and full-year 2014. Additionally, the retailer announced several personnel changes.

Jim Perkins recently held a meeting for vendors in the Safeway Eastern Division marketplace to unveil the company's new decentralized go-to-market model.

Joe Kelley has resigned as president of the 220 store New England division of Stop & Shop, effective March 2, to pursue other career opportunies. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Don Sussman, Ahold USA’s current president of its Stop & Shop New York Metro division. This…

Three food industry pioneers passed away last month - Allen I. Bildner of Kings Food Markets, Raymond Bartolacci Sr. of Laneco and Frank O. Genuardi of Genuardi's Family Markets.

Tonya Herring has joined Ahold USA as senior VP on non-perishable merchandising, joining company veteran Jeff Dichele in that role.

Facing increased competition for shoppers' dollars, Mars Super Markets has said it closed its Bel Air, MD stoer and will close three others y May 1.

Following FTC clearance, AB Acquisition LLC and its parent company Cerberus officially completed the purchase of Safeway.

Just before presstime, the newly merged Albertsons and Safeway organization announced that Jim Perkins, president of Acme Markets, has been named chief operating officer of the company’s east region, part of the company’s New Albertsons Inc. (NAI) unit. Perkins will succeed Justin Dye, who has been given additional responsibility for…

Ahold announced consolidated net sales of $9.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 7.9 percent compared to last year.

Jack Murphy, Fairway Market's new CEO, said plans are under way that will re-establish the Manhattan based grocer as a stronger retail entity.

Rite Aid reported significant earnings and sales gains in its fiscal third quarter ended November 29, 2014.

With the Albertsons acquisition of Safeway store imminent, the chain announced that it will sell 168 stores to four separate buyers.

The National Labor Relations Board has adopted a new rule to alter and accelerate union representation elections.

Arthur T. Demoulas and members of his family completed the deal to acquire the 50.5 percent stake in the company that was owned by the Arthur S. Demoulas family.

Kroger posted its 44th consecutive quarter of positive identical store revenue.

The Albertsons’ (AB Acquisition LLC, a unit of Cerberus Capital Management) purchase of Safeway is imminent and final Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approval is expected to be granted by year’s end, according to several sources.

Aldi will acquire the retail estate and certain assets of 70-store Bottom Dollar Foods.

Meg Ham has replaced Beth Newlands Campbell as president of the Food Lion division of Delhaize America.

C&S Wholesale Grocers emerged the winner in the contest to acquire bankrupt wholesaler AWI.

The C&S bid to acquire AWI was approved in bankruptcy court in Wilmington, DE on October 29. Closing is expected in early November.

Sources tell Food World and Food Trade News that C&S was the winner in last week's auction for the assets of AWI and White Rose.

Acme president Jim Perkins will remain the leader of the 100 store Malvern, PA based chain as the new leadership team at Albertsons has been named.

The auction to acquire AWI and sister company White Rose will take place on October 24 followed by a sale hearing on October 29 at which the winning bidder will likely be announced.