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In October 2017, Kroger disclosed that it was considering the potential sale of Turkey Hill Minit Markets as well as four other convenience store brands - Kwik Shop, Loaf 'N Jug, Quik Stop, and Tom Thumb. [2] Any potential sale would exclude Turkey Hill Dairy, which is operated separately from the convenience store chain. [2]
Kroger will retain just over 20 convenience stores. Kroger's supermarket fuel centers are not included in the sale. [78] [79] [80] The sale was closed on April 20, 2018. [81] On April 10, 2018, Kroger announced plans to hire an estimated 11,000 new employees. An estimated 2,000 managerial positions will be filled by the new hires.
JayC Food Stores is an American supermarket chain based in Seymour, Indiana. As of May 2021 [update] , the chain operates 64 stores in Southern Indiana . JayC has been a division of Kroger since 1999.
Town & Country Food Stores – bought by Stripes Convenience Stores in 2007; Ugo – bought by Poundstretcher in 2012; Uni-Mart – based in Pennsylvania, bought by Kwik Pik in 2009; UtoteM – operated until 1984 in the Southwestern United States; White Hen Pantry – based in Illinois, acquired by 7-Eleven in 2006
SupeRx – Kroger created the first SupeRx store in 1961 with most stores next door or very close to existing Kroger stores [75] [76] Thrift Drug – merged into Eckerd after J.C. Penney bought Eckerd; Thrifty PayLess – acquired by Rite Aid in 1996; Treasury Drug – acquired by J.C. Penney, then shuttered in 1980; Value Giant; Wellby Super Drug
Big Bear Stores was an American regional supermarket chain operating in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia between 1933 and 2004. The company was founded in Columbus, Ohio, and was headquartered there until its acquisition by Syracuse, New York–based Penn Traffic in 1989.
The Kroger Co., choosing to operate with one brand in the Arizona market, rebranded most Smith's Food & Drug Centers as Fry's Food & Drug Stores, [7] though Smith's Food and Drug Centers in Kingman, Bullhead City, and Lake Havasu City remained unchanged (perhaps because of their proximity to Nevada and the Las Vegas market, where Kroger ...
In 1967, Fred Higgins, and his father, Ralph, the latter of whom previously operated a now-out-of-business Stuckey's location just outside of Smiths Grove, Kentucky, and had owned locations in four other states, [5] founded a new convenience store, known as Minit Mart. [6] After having gained experience from working for his father, [5] by the time Fred graduated from law school at the ...