Save-A-Lot

Supervalu also operates the discount chain Save-A-Lot.

Supervalu Loss Widens, Cuts Sales View Annie Gasparro 2012

SuperValu said this is part of its plan to double the number of Save-A-Lot stores over the next five years.

Wal-Mart, SuperValu to Open More Stores in 'Food Deserts' Karen Talley 2011

•SuperValu will build 250 Save-A-Lot stores over the next five years in areas that have little to no access to fresh produce.

First lady teams up with grocers nationwide 2011

But Supervalu on Wednesday also reduced its expansion plans again for Save-A-Lot.

Supervalu Loss Widens, Cuts Sales View Annie Gasparro 2012

Supervalu, whose brands include Albertsons, Save-A-Lot and Shaw's, is struggling to reconcile rising food costs with its ongoing effort to reduce prices to levels more competitive with rivals like Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc.

Supervalu Says Transformation Takes Time Annie Gasparro 2011

•SuperValu will build 250 Save-A-Lot stores over the next five years in areas that have little to no access to fresh produce.

First lady teams up with grocers nationwide 2011

SUPERVALU, which is the 5th largest food retailer in the nation and operates 10 traditional retail banners including Acme, Albertsons, Jewel and Jewel-Osco and its discount format, Save-A-Lot, is one of the leading retailers working to eliminate 'food deserts'.

Linda Novick O'Keefe: The SUPERVALU of Giving Back Linda Novick O'Keefe 2011

The Eden Prairie, Minn., operator of Albertsons, Acme Markets and Jewel-Osco stores uses more than 1.5 billion plastic and paper bags a year at about 1,100 stores, not counting its Save-A-Lot discount stores, where customers bring or pay for their own bags.

At Supervalu, Cost Cuts Are in the Bag Ilan Brat 2011

SUPERVALU, which is the 5th largest food retailer in the nation and operates 10 traditional retail banners including Acme, Albertsons, Jewel and Jewel-Osco and its discount format, Save-A-Lot, is one of the leading retailers working to eliminate 'food deserts'.

Linda Novick O'Keefe: The SUPERVALU of Giving Back Linda Novick O'Keefe 2011

The company also expects same-store sales to fall 2% to 2.5% this fiscal year, compared to the prior 1.5% to 2.5% prediction, and it now plans to open 80 to 90 new Save-A-Lot stores, rather than 210, in fiscal 2012.

Supervalu Says Transformation Takes Time Annie Gasparro 2011