Dyna Sluter wrote: Every once in the while it's necessary to give the NIMBYs of this list a reality check and sort of put things in perspective. Cub is not the wolf that WalMart, A.K.A. the Beast of Bentonville, is. They're not the (paper) tiger Target is either. Cub is a subsidiary of Super Valu, a medium sized grocery wholesaler and to a smaller degree retailer. Super Valu was founded and is still located in Minnesota and employes thousands of well paid union members.
David Piehl writes: And, in this case Dyna needs a reality check. SuperValu really does not qualify as a "medium sized grocery wholesaler and to a smaller degree retailer". SuperValue is a fortune 100 company, the 11th largest grocery company in the country, 58,000 employees, 1250 stores in 40 states, annual sales of over $20 billion! Roundys, the Wisconsin based retailer that bought Rainbow from Fleming is much smaller, with annual sales of about $2 billion. Roundy's is very regional, whereas SuperValu is national. I'm happy that the twin cities now has the presence of a major regional grocery retail grocery operation. Another locally based (Edina) fortune 500 company, Nash Finch, is reportedly planning to open local retail outlets as well, bringing much needed choice to the local market. David Piehl Central __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
