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SUPERVALU sale completed on March 21 |
03.22.2013
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SUPERVALU Inc. has completed the sale of five banners - Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores, and related Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies - to AB Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of a Cerberus Capital Management L.P.-led investor consortium, in a stock deal valued at $3.3 billion, including $100 million in cash and $3.2 billion in debt assumption. Operations for these banners will transfer overnight, and the new SUPERVALU will open for business on Friday as a more efficient wholesale and retail company with annual sales of approximately $17 billion.
"The successful completion of this transaction marks a significant milestone for SUPERVALU and our shareholders, customers and employees," said Sam Duncan, SUPERVALU's president and chief executive officer. "As we move forward, SUPERVALU will continue as one of the largest wholesale grocery providers in America serving nearly 2,000 independent retailers in 43 states; we plan to continue growing our hard discount Save-A-Lot format that includes over 1,300 stores nationwide; and we will operate five, strong regional retail banners. I am pleased to be leading SUPERVALU during this time of change and strongly believe there is an exciting future ahead for us."
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SUPERVALU now consists of three business units made up of Independent Business, a leading food wholesaler which serves nearly 2,000 stores across the country; Save-A-Lot, the largest hard discount grocery chain in the United States with more than 1,300 stores; and SUPERVALU's five, strong regional retail banners: Cub, Farm Fresh, Shoppers, Shop 'n Save and Hornbacher's.
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