Whole Foods Said to Eye Dominick's Stores


Wed. December 4th, 2013 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>While Roundy’s is paying $36 million in cash to Safeway Inc. to take over 11 local Dominick's grocery stores, it appears other retailers are looking to get their piece of the pie.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">According to Crain’s Chicago Business, Austin-based Whole Foods Market Inc. is eyeing seven Dominick's stores in the Chicago market. The report sited unnamed sources, who caution that the deals still could fall through as negotiations finish up.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Whole Foods has pursued the following seven Dominick's, sources believe:<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Chicago: 255 E. Grand Ave.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Chicago: 1 N. Halsted St.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Chicago: 6009 N. Broadway St.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Chicago: 959 W. Fullerton Ave.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Evanston: 2748 Green Bay Road<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Elmhurst: 215 S. Route 83<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Willowbrook: 6300 S. Robert Kingery Hwy. Whole Foods would close its existing Willowbrook store and move it into this Dominick's.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Kroger Inc. is also said to be considering some locations as well as Jewel-Osco and New Albertsons Inc. who has already snagged a few of their own.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Roundy's currently has plans to convert the 11 Dominick’s locations to its growing Mariano’s banner. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow as we keep an eye on the remaining Dominick's locations and who is zeroing in on the Chicago retailer.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=”http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20131202/NEWS07/131119779/marianos-buys-11-dominicks-whole-foods-said-to-be-buying-7#" target="_new">Whole Foods</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">