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Jan 14, 2012 | huffingtonpost.com

Food Lion Store Closings: Supermarket Chain To Close More Than 100 Stores, Slash Thousands Of Jobs

BRUSSELS -- A Belgian supermarket chain that owns Food Lion said Thursday it will close more than 100 struggling stores, mostly in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company will also shutter the Bloom brand, a... Read more...

Jan 14, 2012 | heraldonline.com

Food Lion closing to leave void at Crossroads Plaza near Tega Cay

By Jenny Overman - joverman@fortmilltimes.com The planned closing of the Food Lion in Crossroads Plaza will leave that shopping center near Tega Cay without its anchor. The store, at the intersection of S.C. 160 and Gold Hill... Read more...

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Jan 14, 2012 | heraldonline.com

Food Lion closing to leave void at Crossroads Plaza

By Jenny Overman - joverman@fortmilltimes.com The planned closing of the Food Lion in Crossroads Plaza will leave that shopping center near Tega Cay without its anchor. The store, at the intersection of S.C. 160 and Gold Hill... Read more...

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Jan 14, 2012 | examiner.com

Food Lion stores are closing

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Food Lion has made a decision to close more than a 100 stores, including two in Henrico County, and eliminate the Bloom brand given the highly competitive nature of the grocery store... Read more...

Jan 14, 2012 | dailymotion.com

Delhaize Closes Stores, Plans 5,000 Job Cuts

Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Delhaize Group SA, the owner of Food Lion supermarkets, plans to cut about 5,000 positions and expects a 2.4 percent drop in revenue as it closes stores in the U.S. and Europe. Linzie Janis and Elliott... Read more...

Jan 14, 2012 | examiner.com

Bottom Dollar Bottoms Out

Delhaize America the owner of Bloom, Bottom Dollar and Food Lion announced it is going to close 126 stores nationwide within the next 30 days. 4,900 employees will be offered either a severance package or a job... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | wsbtv.com

WSBTV: 700 Georgians to lose jobs in Food Lion closures

Food Lion announced that it is closing 29 grocery stores across the state of Georgia, most located in the Metro Atlanta area. The closings will put more than 700 Georgia employees out of work. Twenty-seven Food Lions will... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | tmcnet.com

Kendall Road Food Lion to close with 126 others

Jan 13, 2012 (The Newberry Observer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Some 113 Food Lion stores including the one on Kendall Road will close along with 64 other Bloom and Bottom Dollar Food stores. The... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | firstcoastnews.com

Food Lion's Green Cove Springs Distribution Center Safe

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the wake of Food Lion closing more than 20 stores on ... Food Lion's Green Cove Springs Distribution Center Safe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the wake of Food Lion closing more than 20 stores on the First... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | newstalk1160.com

Food Lion closing 113 U.S. stores

ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) - Delhaize Group said Thursday it will close 113 Food Lion stores as it struggles with increased competition. Twenty-nine Lion Food stores are on the chopping block in Georgia. Approximately 4,900... Read more...

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Jan 13, 2012 | consumeraffairs.com

Food Lion Kills Off Its Bloom Brand, Closes 126 Stores

Latest sign of hard times in the supermarket business 01/13/2012 | ConsumerAffairs.com Delhaize America is closing 126 supermarkets and retiring its Bloom brand. The company said it will focus on strengthening its Food Lion and... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | firstcoastnews.com

Food Lion's Green Cove Springs Operation Safe

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the wake of Food Lion closing more than 20 stores on ... Food Lion's Green Cove Springs Distribution Center Safe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the wake of Food Lion closing more than 20 stores on the First... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | cbsatlanta.com

Food Lion grocery stores to close

Atlanta News.Net Friday 13th January, 2012 (Source: Follow this company grocery stores throughout Georgia will close, and 1,000 workers in the state will lose their jobs, as part of Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize Group's... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | wxii12.com

Food Lion To Close 18 Stores In Carolinas

SALISBURY, N.C. -- The parent company of Food Lion and other supermarket chains announced that it will close 18 stores in North and South Carolina as part of a company-wide restructuring. Delhaize America, a Belgian company... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | todayszaman.com

Belgian Delhaize to cut almost 5,000 jobs in United States

13 January 2012 / AP, BRUSSELS A Belgian supermarket chain that owns Food Lion said Thursday it will close more than 100 struggling stores, mostly in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company will also shutter... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | fins.com

Delhaize Closing Stores, Cutting 4,900 U.S. Jobs

Every lion has its day. The Belgian-based supermarket operator Delhaize Group is shutting 113 of its Food Lion stores and cutting 4,900 U.S. jobs as part of a broader restructuring plan, The Wall Street Journal reported.... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | wsls.com

Food Lion to close stores in Lynchburg, Appomattox

WSLS Published: January 12, 2012 Two area Food Lion stores, in Lynchburg and Appomattox, will close by Feb. 10. Right now, 70 to 80 people are expected to lose their jobs, according to Food Lion. The Lynchburg store is located... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | drugpolicycentral.com

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Jan 13, 2012 | huffingtonpost.com

Major Grocery Chain To Close More Than 100 Stores, Slash Thousands Of Jobs

BRUSSELS -- A Belgian supermarket chain that owns Food Lion said Thursday it will close more than 100 struggling stores, mostly in Florida, Georgia, S... Read more: Layoffs , Shareholders , Food Lion , Delhaize , Job Cuts ,... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | newsadvance.com

Food Lion closings not unexpected

Food Lion market share in the Richmond area, with $582.9 million in sales for the 12 months that ended March 31. Martin's was No. 2, with 15.16 percent of market share, followed by Walmart, with 13.52... Food Lion market share... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | heraldtribune.com

113 Food Lion stores closed, thousands laid off

Tiffany Prater checks out customers at the Sweetbay store at South Tamiami Trail and Bahia Vista in Sarasota. Buy Photo HERALD-TRIBUNE ARCHIVE / 2009 Published: Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday,... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | todayszaman.com

Delhaize to cut almost 5,000 jobs in US

13 January 2012 / AP, BRUSSELS A Belgian supermarket chain that owns Food Lion said Thursday it will close more than 100 struggling stores, mostly in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company will also shutter... Read more...

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Jan 13, 2012 | jacksonville.com

Food Lion closings a setback for shopping centers, too

But some commercial real estate analysts say new tenants could step in. Reader comments Work or shop at a Food Lion? Tell us how these closures will affect you. Comment on this story or on our Facebook wall . You can also email... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | kentucky.com

Seven Food Lion stores in Kentucky to close

be shuttered, Food Lion said on its Web site. The stores will be closed within 30 days, Food Lion said. The company also is closing a distribution center in Clinton, Tenn. Costs related... In this article: Food Lion , Bloom ,... Read more...

Jan 13, 2012 | roanoke.com

Food Lions in Roanoke, Fairlawn closing as part of parent company's broader belt-tightening -...

Food Lion stores in Roanoke and Fairlawn will close as part of a move by the grocer's parent company to shutter underperforming locations. The stores at 4350 Franklin Road S.W. in Roanoke, near the new Kohl's, and at 7327... Read more...