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• Gristede's makes another move for kings.(Kings Super Markets acquisition)(Brief Article)

  - 2003-07-21

  Late last week, New York-based Gristede's Foods, Inc. announced it will pay $120 million for the upscale Parsippany, NJ-based Kings Super Markets chain. This deal is contingent upon Gristede's selling $150 million in senior notes on the bond market. The current offer is $35...

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• Sale of Parsippany, N.J.-Based Kings Super Markets Is Still Not Final.

  - 2002-10-31

  By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 31--The sale of Kings Super Markets Inc. remains on hold, with no end to the three years of on-again, off-again negotiations in sight. Nearly 4 1/2 months after...

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• Parsippany, N.J.-Based Supermarket Chain Is Purchased for $160 Million.

  - 2002-07-23

  By Teresa M. McAleavy, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 23--Kings ended its 21 months on the selling block Monday when D'Agostino's signed a deal to purchase the upscale food chain for $160 million in cash. ...

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• Kings Super Markets may finally have a buyer.

  - 2002-06-10

  Just days after announcing an "exclusivity agreement," It New York-based Gristede's Foods, Inc. has reached "an agreement in principle" to acquire Kings Super Markets, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, from Marks & Spencer PLC, its British owner since 1988, revealed The Bergen Record (June 6). The deal, which...

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• New York-Based Grocery Chain May Buy Kings Super Markets.

  - 2002-06-06

  By Kevin G. Demarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 6--The Kings sweepstakes winner is Gristede's. Again. Maybe. After apparently losing out to another upscale chain, New York-based Gristede's Foods Inc. has reached "an agreement in...

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• Parsippany, N.J.-Based Kings Super Markets Inc. Still Seeks a Buyer.

  - 2002-05-03

  By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3--A month after its owner's self-imposed deadline and 13 months after it was put on the selling block, Kings Super Markets Inc. remains unsold and its British owner seems...

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• New York-Based Supermarket Company Moves to Fore in Bid on British-Owned Chain.

  - 2002-03-16

  By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 16--D'Agostino is trying to move closer to you. Gristede's, the well-known New York-based chain that was the apparent front-runner to take over Kings Super Markets two months ago, ...

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• Deal May Be in Works for British-Owned Kings Super Markets.

  - 2002-01-08

  By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Gristede's, the upscale New York City-based chain, has emerged as the front-runner in the bidding to purchase Kings Super Markets Inc. from its British owners. A deal could...

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• New Prospective Buyers For Kings Super Markets Emerge.(Brief Article)

  - 2001-10-15

  D'Agostino Supermarkets, Larchmont, NY, has been added to the list of potential buyers for the Kings Super Markets chain, which is being sold by London-based retailer Marks & Spencer, reported Supermarket News (Oct. 8). In August, Red Apple Food Group expressed interest in bidding for the...

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• Parsippany, N.J.-Based Supermarket Chain for Sale Again by British Parent Firm.

  - 2001-03-30

  By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 30--For the second time in 18 months, the Kings supermarket chain is on the selling block, and a management team led by chief executive Alan Levitan is again expected...

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