WESTBROOK — The low-priced grocer will be the anchor tenant of a yet-to-be-built retail plaza at the former Pike Industries quarry on Main Street, the developer confirmed Thursday. A Walmart store, which was previously announced for that spot, is no longer part of the project. “I was able to negotiate to replace the Walmart Supercenter […]
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Where’s Market Basket? And one more WWII parachute
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you tell us where or what towns “Market Basket” stores are in Maine? Their ads come in our newspaper and no one knows where there is one. — No name, no town ANSWER: There’s one Market Basket in Maine — in Biddeford. It’s on Mariner Way, and very visible from the […]
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Market Basket deal completed, ending family feud
TEWKSBURY, Mass. — A New England supermarket chain chief executive who was ousted earlier this year but returned after a worker revolt has completed an ownership deal that ends a family feud over control of the company. Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and his family announced Friday that they completed the purchase of the […]
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Governors: Deal may come soon in supermarket feud
BOSTON — The governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire said Friday they were optimistic the long-running family dispute that has hobbled the Market Basket supermarket chain will be resolved, perhaps as soon as this weekend, with an agreement to sell it to its ousted CEO. In a statement issued late Friday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick […]
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Troubled supermarket says workers fear for safety
BOSTON — Executives at the troubled Market Basket supermarket chain in New England stepped up their efforts Monday to fight back against a workers’ revolt and customer boycott that have paralyzed the company and drawn attention for their unusual demand to reinstate the previous CEO. The company had set up a job fair for its […]
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Market Basket pleased with Biddeford store, considering more Maine locations
BIDDEFORD (AP) — An official with a Massachusetts-based supermarket chain says its first store in Maine has been so well received that it would consider opening more stores in the state. David McLean, operations manager at Demoulas Supermarkets Inc. in Tewksbury, Mass., which owns the Market Basket chain, say the company is always looking at […]