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Lowes Foods
Lowes Foods is an American supermarket chain based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The chain initially grew in the mountains of North Carolina and rural areas of Virginia, but, starting in the late 1990s, it expanded in metropolitan areas of North Carolina and South Carolina. History Beginnings Lowes Foods started in 1954 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, with a single store opened by Jim Lowe (former co-owner of what became Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, and son of its founder). Lowe sold that store to J. C. Faw. Expansion in Wilkesboro and the mountain regions of North Carolina shortly followed."Carolinas FYI: About Lowe's and Lowes," ''The Charlotte Observer'', March 16, 2003. 1980s to 2000s; Company shifts In 1984, Merchants Distributors, Inc. (MDI), a wholesale distributor of food and non-food items to grocery stores headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, bought Lowes Foods. Lowes added 19 more stores between 1986 and 1990. In 1997, MDI parent company Alex Lee Inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group SA (, ) was a Belgian multinational retail company headquartered in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium, and operated in seven countries and on three continents. The principal activity of Delhaize Group was the operation of food supermarkets. On 24 June 2015, Delhaize reached an agreement with Ahold to merge and form a new parent/holding company headquartered in the Netherlands: Ahold Delhaize. History Delhaize was founded near Charleroi, Belgium, in 1867 by Jules Delhaize and his brothers Auguste, Edouard and Adolphe. He was helped in this endeavor by his future brother-in-law, Jules Vieujant. For their new company, they chose the lion, the symbol of strength, as their logo. They also chose a motto: unity is strength. In 2005, Delhaize Group completed the acquisition of the Belgian supermarket chain Cash Fresh for 118.6 million euros. Delhaize paid an additional 51 million euros to acquire real estate assets of Cash Fresh. As of 31 December 2014, Delhaize G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Teeter
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc., also known as Harris Teeter Neighborhood Food & Pharmacy, is an American supermarket chain based in Matthews, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte. , the chain operates 261 stores in seven South Atlantic states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Maryland) and the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia. ''Supermarket News'' ranked Harris Teeter No. 34 in the 2012 "Top 75 Retailers & Wholesalers" based on 2011 fiscal year sales of $4.3 billion. On July 9, 2013, Harris Teeter Supermarkets announced that it was being acquired by Kroger, The Kroger Company for $2.5 billion. The merger closed on January 28, 2014, though the company retained its name, brand, and headquarters in Matthews.Portilo, ElyKroger closes acquisition of Harris Teeter. The Charlotte Observer, January 30, 2014. On February 1, 2022, Harris Teeter named Tammy DeBoer as the company's president. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
