Schnuck Markets will acquire19 St. Louis-area Shop ‘n Save stores – 14 in Missouri, five in Illinois – in a staggered close process starting on October 7 and lasting through most of that month, the St. Louis-based grocer announced on Monday, September 17.
Fifteen of the 19 stores include pharmacies, which are included in the sale and will remain open in the Schnucks locations.
“We want longtime customers at each store to know that we are eager to earn your business,” Todd Schnuck, chairman and CEO of Schnuck Markets, said in a statement.
The Shop ‘n Save locations at 2183 Charbonier Rd. in Florissant and 9070 St. Charles Rock Rd. in St. Ann are among those being purchased.
Schnucks also is acquiring the pharmacy files for 10 additional Shop ‘n Save pharmacies and transferring those prescriptions to nearby Schnucks pharmacies. These include a number of North County locations – at 175 Flower Valley Shopping Center and 196 Mayfair Plaza in Florissant, 10805 Old Halls Ferry Rd. in Ferguson and 9521 Lewis & Clark Blvd. in Moline Acres – as well as one in St. Louis at 4660 Chippewa St.
The union that represents Shop ‘n Save workers applauded the sale.
“I am happy to hear that a good family-owned employer here in St. Louis will be adding to their union family by acquiring many Shop ‘n Save locations,” David Cook, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655, said in a statement.
“I look forward to working with leaders at Shop ‘n Save and Schnucks to ensure a smooth transition and the best possible deal for the men and women that these businesses are built on.”
In a statement, Schnucks said all Shop ‘n Save employees who pass a background check will “be offered a position at the same wage rate, working a comparable numbers of hours and doing comparable work” at Schnucks.
Schnucks also said it will interview all store directors, assistant directors, pharmacy managers at pharmacists at the Shop ‘n Save locations.
“They know their stores and their communities and will be an integral part of the conversion process,” Schnuck stated.
Schnucks also is acquiring four Shop ‘n Save fuel centers.
