Shop 'n Save Supermarkets (stylized as SHOP 'N SAVE) is a discount

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headquartered in

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. The brand has around 70 different stores in the

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, each locally owned and operated.

History

Shop 'n Save was established in 1968 as one of the nation's first discount grocery stores, Shop 'n Save offers name-brand and private label products. The stores are supplied by the distributor UNFI, which licenses the name. SuperValu entered the Pittsburgh market in 1977 by acquiring wholesaler Charley Brothers. The Charley family continue to be Shop 'n Save licensees. Shop 'n Save offers customers a loyalty card program. Using the Perks Card to make purchases at Shop 'n Save enables customers to earn discounts on fuel at participating

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and SHOP 'n SAVE Express fuel stations, take advantage of special deals on groceries at Shop 'n Save, and download selected manufacturer’s coupons directly to their Perks Card. Shop 'n Save also offers a mobile program that allows customers to receive alerts, offers, and promotions on their mobile phone. In March 2010, Shop 'n Save launched an online cookbook called Our Kitchen Stories. The cookbook is geared at recording the recipes and culinary traditions of people of the Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia region. In 2017, as part of the required divestitures for the merger of

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and

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, a number of Delhaize-owned

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locations in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland that were located in close proximity to Ahold-owned Martin's stores were sold to Supervalu and rebranded as Shop 'n Save. These stores operate independently from the legacy stores based in the Pittsburgh area.

References

External links

* https://www.shopnsavefood.com Pittsburgh-area stores * https://www.shopnsavestores.com Former Food Lion stores * http://www.ourkitchenstories.com {{DEFAULTSORT:SHOP 'n SAVE (Pittsburgh) Supermarkets of the United States American companies established in 1968 Retail companies established in 1968