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C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

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Grocery industry wholesale supplier and retailer C&S Wholesale Grocers will purchase the nearly 200 -store SpartanNash chain for $1.77 serving close to 10,000 independent retail locations as well as operating more than 200 corporate-run grocery stores. “C&S billion , including assumed net SpartanNash debt.

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Big Lots Bounces Back: 78 More Stores Reopen Under New Leadership

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Big Lots has opened upwards of 80 locations as the retailer moves forward under new leadership. According to a press release , the retailer reopened 78 of its previously shuttered locations on Thursday, June 5. This makes 219 reopened stores since coming under the ownership of Variety Wholesalers.

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Ollie’s Buys 40 Big Lots Locations, Supporting Plans for 75 New Stores in 2025

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Other low-price retailers have been buying stores from the now-bankrupt Big Lots; in December 2024 Variety Wholesalers announced plans to purchase 200 to 400 Big Lots stores in the wake of the retailers September 2024 voluntary Chapter 11 filing. 1, 2025.

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Advance Auto Parts to Shutter 523 Stores, Exit 204 Independent Locations

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compared to the same period the previous year, Advance Auto Parts (AAP) will close 523 corporate stores, exit 204 independent locations and shutter four distribution centers. APP is planning to open 60 of these market hub locations by mid-2027, as well as consolidating its distribution centers to 13 large facilities by 2026.

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Variety Wholesalers to Reopen 219 Big Lots Stores by June

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Variety Wholesalers , one of the purchasers of assets from the bankrupt Big Lots discount chain, will reopen a total of 219 stores under the Big Lots banner, beginning on April 10, 2025 with nine locations in six states: Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club to Power Up Shelf-Scanning Robots at All Locations

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BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all 237 stores. BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking.

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Toys ‘R’ Us to Make Latin America Debut with New Panama Flagship Stores

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Toys R Us continues to captivate customers around the world, and we are thrilled to partner with a strong wholesale and retail operator like Cotton Candy International to introduce this beloved brand of families to Latin America for the very first time, said Stanley Silverstein, Chief Commercial Officer at WHP Global in a statement.

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