Did Publix Buy Food City?

30Jun2009 Filed under: Business, Randomocity Author: CP

There’s lot of talk over at Topix about Publix. No, we’re not trying to be cute by spitting a quick rhyme. Rumor has it, Publix Super Markets, Inc. has acquired Food City, KVAT Food Stores. Feel free to go incognito in our comment section if you’ve got the low-down.

Tags: Business, Food City, Knoxville Grocery Stores, Publix

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8 Responses to “Did Publix Buy Food City?”

knoxify
June 30th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

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ed wood
July 1st, 2009 at 7:53 am

I work for food city in BRISTOL, Va. Every higher up we ask will neither confirm or deny which speaks volumes I think. The scuttle here is an announcement will be comeing sometime around our august night race. Vendors who serve us insist its a done deal. I have been through a similar buy out in the past and the patterns are strikingly familiar. In that case we were the very LAST to know. A press release was issued first. If its true i hope FOOD CITY has the decency to tell us first
CP
July 1st, 2009 at 7:56 am

@ed wood: Thanks for the info Ed. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out over the coming months. From what I understand Publix is a good company with a good reputation.
Michael Silence
July 1st, 2009 at 9:42 am

Not true.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jul/01/food-city-not-sale/
Lindsay
July 1st, 2009 at 11:17 am

@Michael Silence: Boo hiss. Publix is an awesome grocery store. Delicious cupcakes.
Kevin
July 1st, 2009 at 2:39 pm

I’m hoping to move to Knoxville in the next two years from the Birmingham, AL area. We have Publix and Jim ‘N Nicks BBQ here — I hope they open up some Publix stores before we move. The difference between Publix and other stores is night and day.
ReserveApts
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:57 am

@knoxify That would be awesome. We need Publix in Knoxville.
Bill
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:39 pm

well I got a publix card in the mail the other day that states I get $5 off a $20 purchase in there store. Mighty interesting since the closest one is Nashville.