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Weis Completes Purchase of 3 Genuardi’s

SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets here said that it expected to complete its purchase of three Pennsylvania Genuardi’s stores Monday, and that the locations would reopen under the Weis banner later this week.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

June 11, 2012

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SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets here said that it expected to complete its purchase of three Pennsylvania Genuardi’s stores Monday, and that the locations would reopen under the Weis banner later this week.

The stores, located in Conshohocken, Doylestown and East Norristown, closed over the weekend and will reopen Saturday, Weis said. To staff these stores, Weis Markets has hired 218 former Genuardi employees and has added 150 positions, which will allow each store to double the number of cashiers it employs and increase front-end service.

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About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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