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The company's name was officially changed to Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc., in 1963. In 1969, Hy-Vee expanded into Minnesota after acquiring the Swanson Stores chain based in Cherokee, Iowa. In 1969, Hy-Vee opened its first Drug Town, a pharmacy separate from a regular store, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At the end of 1969, Hy-Vee had 66 stores.
Founded in 1983, it operated more than 40 stores across the state at its peak [2] and was the second-largest grocery store chain in the Twin Cities, behind Cub Foods. However, the arrival of other grocery stores in the market, such as Aldi and Hy-Vee in the 2000s and 2010s caused the grocery store chain to shrink to 27 locations by May 2014.
Originally planned to be similar in size to other Twin Cities Hy-Vee locations, which range from 91,000 to 101,000 square feet, the Robbinsdale store is slightly smaller at 86,500 feet. Hy-Vee CEO Randy Edeker had stated in November 2017 that the Iowa-based company was reevaluating this size of its stores, expecting to focus on buildings ...
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The Terrace closed in 1999 and its owner did not take care of the property. In May 2016 the City of Robbinsdale and State of Minnesota passed resolutions commemorating the Terrace as an important historic landmark. Nevertheless, after some debate and a lawsuit, the Terrace was torn down in 2016 to be replaced by a 96,000 sq. ft. Hy-Vee grocery ...
Cub brought elements to the remodeled stores that customers liked — more grab-and-go foods, a larger produce section, and a drive-up pharmacy — but those were reactions to Hy-Vee. Stillwater is an exception. The new 88,500-square-foot store includes ideas that Cub executives are trying out before adding to other stores. [13]
[25] [26] The vacant Herberger's and Toys "R" Us stores were torn down in January 2024. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The city of Bloomington was considering using tax-increment financing in 2023 to encourage denser, mixed used development in the area as opposed to the big-box stores with large parking lots development pattern that currently exists.
In 2015 it was the largest grocery store chain in the Kansas City metropolitan area in terms of both sales and number of stores. Its biggest competitor in both Kansas City and Des Moines is Hy-Vee. [1] [2] On March 28, 2015, Price Chopper moved into the Des Moines, Iowa, area after acquiring five former Dahl's stores. [3] [4]