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New Albertson's appoints president of Jewel-Osco
New Albertson’s has acquired five Dominick’s locations and appointed Shane Sampson, currently president of the company’s Boston-based Shaw’s division, as president of the Jewel-Osco division based in Chicago.
Sampson fills the role that had been held by interim division president Jim Rice since January 2014.
Sampson’s first project highlights the company’s commitment to investing in Chicago: Remodeling and reopening five additional former Dominick’s locations.
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Bi-Lo mixes it up in Ga.
Bi-Lo Holdings, parent company of the Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie supermarket chains, plans to convert seven existing Harveys stores to Winn-Dixie stores and three existing Winn-Dixie stores to Harveys stores.
The stores are part of the pending acquisition of 134 operating stores from Delhaize Group.