Real Estate

Dollar General to Open 8,000th Store
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- The dollar store movement keeps on moving. Dollar General Corp. here said it is opening its 8,000th store, in Mission, Texas, on March 3. With this milestone, Dollar General claims to be the retailer with the largest number of company-owned and company-operated stores in the United States.
Latino Chain Acquires Albertsons Locations in San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Super Mercado Mexico, a supermarket chain based here that caters to the Latino community, has acquired a second Albertson's supermarket in the area, according to a report in the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

Sears Essentials to Turn Grand

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Sears Holdings Corp. here is retooling and renaming its midsize Sears Essentials stores to become more like its larger Sears Grand format.
Family Dollar Store Count Hits 6,000

MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Family Dollar Stores, Inc. said yesterday that it has opened its 6,000th store, located in Joliet, IL.
Overcrowding Prompts Kroger To Move Jobs to New Location

CINCINNATI -- Citing overcrowding at its downtown headquarters here, The Kroger Co. said it will move several hundred employees to a building it has purchased in Blue Ash, Ohio.
Winn-Dixie Sees Spike in Q2 Comps; Operating Losses Continue

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. here saw a 4.1 percent increase in its second-quarter sales, thanks in part to a 7.3 percent spike in same-store sales. But the positive sales results weren't enough to make up for a net operating loss of $46.4 million.
Marsh Posts Q3 Loss of $9.6M; Revenues Rise $3.9M

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets here posted a third-quarter net loss of $9.6 million, or $1.22 a share, compared with a year-earlier net profit of $2.7 million, or 34 cents a share.
Judy Spires Returns to Acme Markets As New President

MALVERN, Pa. -- Judy Spires has been named president of Albertsons Inc.'s 134-store Acme Markets eastern division here.
12 Tops Market Stores Change to Grand Union Banner -- Again

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. -- Twelve Tops Markets repurchased by Keene, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. have been reopened as GU Family Markets, reflecting their switchover to the Grand Union trade name.
Chicago Offers Tax Breaks To Lure Grocers

CHICAGO -- In an effort to entice grocers to build stores in inner-city neighborhoods, city officials here said they are willing to offer tax incentives and job-training to grease the skids.

Dollar General to Open 8,000th Store

Latino Chain Acquires Albertsons Locations in San Jose

Sears Essentials to Turn Grand

Family Dollar Store Count Hits 6,000

Overcrowding Prompts Kroger To Move Jobs to New Location

Winn-Dixie Sees Spike in Q2 Comps; Operating Losses Continue

Marsh Posts Q3 Loss of $9.6M; Revenues Rise $3.9M

Judy Spires Returns to Acme Markets As New President

12 Tops Market Stores Change to Grand Union Banner -- Again

Chicago Offers Tax Breaks To Lure Grocers