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Article: A CROWDED LANDSCAPE; The pending sale of Rainbow Foods would reshape the Twin Cities grocery market - a market already shaken up by the arrival of discount stores that sell food and a rare home-delivery operation. Other competitors are on the horizon.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 7, 2003
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Byline: Melissa Levy; Staff Writer
Need groceries? There are plenty of shopping options in the Twin Cities.
Just consider all those suburban strip centers where a Cub Foods, Rainbow Foods, SuperTarget or Byerly's share the same traffic-congested intersection.
Warehouse membership clubs Costco and Sam's Club also sell items on your grocery list, as do niche players such as natural foods purveyor Whole Foods, convenience stores, independent grocers and Internet retailer Simon Delivers.
It is this highly competitive marketplace that Roundy's Inc. would enter if the Wisconsin-based food wholesaler and retailer is successful in its $120 million bid to acquire 31 ...