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Schnucks winds down Shop ‘n Save conversions

Rest of acquired stores set to open doors this week

Russell Redman

October 16, 2018

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Schnuck Markets Inc. tomorrow plans to begin reopening the remaining 11 of the 20 Shop ‘n Save stores in the St. Louis area that it purchased from Supervalu Inc.

All of the stores, located in Missouri and Illinois, are being converted to the Schnucks banner. Nine supermarkets were reopened last week.

Plans call for supermarkets to open on Oct. 17 in O’Fallon (Mexico Loop Road East) and St. Louis (Lemany Ferry Road), Mo., and Wood River, Ill.; on Oct. 19 in O’Fallon (Monticello Plaza) and St. Louis (South Lindbergh Boulevard), Mo., and East Alton and Belleville, Ill.; and on Oct. 21 in Festus, Mo., and Alton and Edwardsville, Ill., on Oct. 21. A stand-alone pharmacy in Union, Mo., will reopen under the Schnucks banner on Oct. 19.

“We’ve seen with our first round of openings that customers are eager to return to their neighborhood stores as quickly as possible, and we’re just as eager to welcome them to Schnucks,” Dave Peacock, president and chief operating officer of St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets, said in a statement. “We want to thank the local leaders in each of the municipalities for working with us to make these quick turnarounds possible.”

In the Shop ‘n Save store conversions, Schnucks is changing out point-of-sale systems, rebranding signage and restocking merchandise. The retailer said more extensive remodels of the stores are upcoming.

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Schnucks plans to hold a ribbon-cutting event to mark the reopening of all 20 stores at the newly acquired Fenton, Mo., store on Oct. 22.

The new locations will boost Schnucks’ store count to 118 supermarkets (including 110 in-store pharmacies) and one freestanding pharmacy in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa. Currently with 99 stores, the chain is slated to open a new supermarket in Warrenton, Mo., later this fall.

The transaction with Supervalu also includes four Shop ‘n Save fuel stations. Schnucks said that an opening date for the Wood River fuel center hasn’t been set yet as it continues to evaluate operating requirements.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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