Supervalu to Provide Distribution and Transition Services to Haggen After Safeway/Albertsons Store Purchase
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Supervalu has reached a new supply agreement with Haggen in the wake of the retailer's 146 store purchase from Safeway and Albertsons. Going forward, Supervalu will be providing distribution and transition services for Haggen in addition to acting as one of the growing retailer's primary suppliers.
“Haggen is an impressive grocer with great stores in Washington and Oregon,” said Sam Duncan, Supervalu's President and CEO. “We are thrilled at this opportunity to help an independent grocer significantly expand their business and we look forward to providing Haggen with transition services and working with them as one of their primary grocery suppliers.”
”We’re excited to be growing the Haggen brand and pleased to have both the knowledge and tremendous support of Supervalu as we expand our business,” agreed John Clougher, Haggen CEO, Pacific Northwest.
According to a press release, Supervalu will be supplying products and providing wholesale services to 64 Haggen stores in Oregon and Washington. It will also be providing transition services to all 164 Haggen locations, including IT support and certain back-office support functions.
As noted in a previous article, Supervalu was also directly involved in the Safeway/Albertsons store sale, purchasing two Washington locations.
Stay tuned to ANUK for more updates on the ramifications of the Safeway store sale as it continues to impact the decisions of our industry's leading companies.
