Piggly Wiggly was founded in Memphis, Tenn. It holds the distinction as America’s first true self-service grocery store. The demise of the Piggly Wiggly brand means the loss of a historic icon in the grocery business in America., The Starkville prescriptions have been transferred to the CVS location on Highway 12 while the Columbus store’s prescriptions have been transferred to the Rite Aid pharmacy on Alabama St. The purchase price was not disclosed.Īlthough Belle Food officials said no regular employees are likely to be laid off, the company has closed 16 pharmacies in the stores, including those at the Starkville Piggly Wiggly and the Columbus Southern Family Market. Belle Foods, which operates out of Birmingham, Ala., began the process of buying the 57 stores from C&S Distributors and Southern Family Markets in February. All 57 of the stores will undergo a complete make-over and will operate under the Belle Foods name. The purchase will include the Piggly Wiggly store in Starkville and the Southern Family Market store in Columbus. "It's crazy to see how much it's caught fire, and we've just enjoyed talking to everyone about it so much.Belle Foods, which recently purchased 57 grocery stores across the Southeast – including the remaining Piggy Wiggly franchises – will mean an end to the historic brand that ushered in the modern supermarket concept 96 years ago. "It's been a really fun process," Salisbury said. The Magnolia store will hold a grand opening on June 1. He said the stores also have been successful in selling Piggly Wiggly merchandise, including shirts and hats emblazoned with the pig logo. "Slowly but surely over the past couple of years, we've brought it back, and there's just been a wow factor to it." I can't believe you're bringing it back.' And when we tell them, it's, 'Oh my goodness, I remember 30 years ago coming in here with my grandma or whoever. "Everywhere we go when we turn one of these, the customers ask what's going on. "The nostalgia factor is off the charts," he said. However, it's not just a broader selection of food that attracts people to Piggly Wiggly.
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Salisbury said the Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores will have more variety in produce, more lunch meat items, more fresh meat items and a range of frozen dairy and ice cream products. "In order to give customers what they want, what we've done is transition eight Save a Lot's into Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores. "Over the last few years, most of our customers, clientele-wise, have voiced opinions about wanting more variety to choose from," he said.
He said Save a Lot carries a limited assortment of the national brands that customers want.
Salisbury said Kenyan has partnered with Save a Lot for about 20 years. Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus is operated by Kenyan Enterprises, which has 15 locations from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Natchitoches, Louisiana. We just have to get through (the Magnolia store) first."ĬAN'T SEE THE POLL QUESTION? Read the story at /news/polls
"That is our goal, but I don't have a specific date. "It could happen within this year," said Salisbury, who has helped to oversee the transition of eight Save a Lot stores in the region. The openings are part of a rebranding for Save a Lot stores on New Boston Road on the Texas side and East Street on the Arkansas side. Two Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores are expected to open within the next several months, said Geoff Salisbury, a regional supervisor for Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus in Magnolia, Arkansas. TEXARKANA – A familiar name in grocery is making its way back to Texarkana.
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