Homeland (supermarket)
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Homeland is a supermarket chain in the United States. Homeland is currently headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma. As of 2007, it operates around 50 supermarkets in Oklahoma and Kansas. Many Homeland supermarkets also include a pharmacy.
[edit] History
The company was formerly the Oklahoma division of Safeway, and it was spun off from Safeway in 1987.[1] The "Homeland" name was adopted in 1990.[2]
In 1995, Homeland to to sell Muskogee store and 28 others. Muskogee's Homeland (supermarket) is on of 29 in the chain, as well as a company warehouse complex to be sold. Homeland Stores Inc. plans to sell the stores and warehouse to Associated Wholesale Grocers of Kansas City, Kansas. AWG will pay Homland $45 million plus the value of its inventory in the warehouse and store. The deal will close the second quarter of 1995.
Homeland filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2002, at which point it was bought by and became a subsidiary of Associated Wholesale Grocers. The supermarkets still operate under the "Homeland" name.
In June 2007, Homeland purchased seven stores from the Albertsons grocery chain.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Homeland files for bankruptcy | Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Homeland to sell 10 stores, close 16 | Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Final Albertsons signs taken down, The Oklahoman, August 4, 2007.
Many Homeland stores, Owned and operated by AWG bought out United Supermarkets in mid 2007- early 2008. Presently the Homeland in Guymon, Oklahoma is in the process of shutting down and moving to the United located in the same community.
