"throughout Asia, Africa and Oceania. In fiscal year 2017, SPAR achieved €34.5 billion ($40.1 billion) in global sales, which represented a 5.3 percent increase over 2016. The SPAR motto is ""under the tree"" The name was originally DE SPAR, an acronym of the Dutch phrase (). The acronym was chosen in order to resonate with the verb ""sparen"", which (related to English ""spare"") means ""save [money]"" in Dutch and some other languages, among them German and Scandinavian languages (with variants such as ""spara"" or ""spare""). The acronym ended up meaning ""the fir"", after which the logo was chosen. As the"
"Green Tree Mall Green Tree Mall is an American shopping mall located in Clarksville, Indiana. The mall is located off of I-65 about four miles (6 km) north of downtown Louisville. It has a total area of . It was named for a large boundary tree of considerable age that once stood at the location. Currently, there are more than 80 inline stores and 2 major anchor stores (Dillard's and JCPenney). The third anchor was Sears which closed on October 1, 2017. The mall is managed by CBL & Associates Properties, who bought it from Macerich in 2013. The first"
"also participate in cooking at the Ronald McDonald House in Louisville as well as working with other organizations such as the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries. Green Tree Mall Green Tree Mall is an American shopping mall located in Clarksville, Indiana. The mall is located off of I-65 about four miles (6 km) north of downtown Louisville. It has a total area of . It was named for a large boundary tree of considerable age that once stood at the location. Currently, there are more than 80 inline stores and 2 major anchor stores (Dillard's and JCPenney). The third anchor"
"with the black writing on the item. Friendly Grocer Friendly Grocer (formerly known as Four Square) is a small supermarket chain operating in Australia. The chain was founded in New Zealand in 1923 and expanded to Australia in 1956. Since the success of Four Square the 'Friendly Grocer' brand was introduced in 2006. The Friendly Grocer brand reflects a strong, clear direction in retail, along with a trusted name. There are over 450 stores in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. Its current slogan is ""Just around the corner"". Its main competitors are IGA,"
"Circle K Circle K Stores Inc. is a Canadian-owned American multinational chain of convenience stores. Founded in 1951 in El Paso, Texas, the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 1990 and went through several owners, before being acquired by its current owner, Alimentation Couche-Tard, in 2003. It is present in most of the 50 U.S. states, and is franchised in Asia and Latin America. In 2015, Circle K unveiled a new logo and brand identity, and Couche-Tard announced that it would deploy the brand in English-speaking Canada (in parallel with, and in some cases rebranded from the Mac's chain), and"
"cases of paper goods. What the massive, 20,000-square-foot-plus stores lack in charm, they deliver in sheer volume and savvy neighborhood demographics; store-brand, mass-market and some imported groceries are on hand, along with specialty items like yucca and yampi, appio and ajicito."" The supermarket has recently started its grocery home delivery service, Western Beef Direct, providing customers the ability to order their groceries online. Its motto is ""We know the neighborhood"". Its logo is the words ""Western Beef"" with a cactus wearing a cowboy hat in place of the ""t"" in ""Western"". The CEO of Western Beef is Peter Castellana III."
"the same logo featuring the distinctive F can be found throughout the US and Canada in various regions. These stores were once affiliated with FoodLand International Corporation, Inc. along with many stores in the chain now based in New Stanton, PA. Foodland International was a group of independent grocers and wholesalers similar to IGA, who unified their efforts in an attempt to compete with the larger chain stores at the time. It was incorporated in 1958 by Davis Wholesale Grocery Company. However the FoodLand name was first used by the Foodland Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio in 1938. Davis acquired the"
"is the EPA’s Design for the Environment program, are used in part at the stores and its facilities, and they’re purchased in concentrated form to avoid excess packaging. Fairway’s Stamford store is in a LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building. Fairway Market Fairway Market is an American grocery chain. Founded in 1933, it expanded in the New York area in the 21st century, with 15 grocery stores plus 4 liquor stores in the tri-state area as of August 2018. The flagship store remains at Broadway and West 74th Street, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Sterling Investment"
"eating habits on a global scale. Currently, the company operates over 165 stores in the US and in the United Kingdom. The principal ""Genji"" logo is used within Whole Foods Market. The circle is a variant of a letter ""G"" and represents bringing people together, well-being, and commitment to health. At the center of the circle, the dot or ""head"" represents a precious jewel while the ""legs"" and ""arms"" symbolize water and purity. Combined, the logo conveys the companies focus on organic, all-natural, and sustainable qualities. The CEO and president of Genji, LLC. is Josh Onishi. The chairman is Masaki"
"Friendly Grocer Friendly Grocer (formerly known as Four Square) is a small supermarket chain operating in Australia. The chain was founded in New Zealand in 1923 and expanded to Australia in 1956. Since the success of Four Square the 'Friendly Grocer' brand was introduced in 2006. The Friendly Grocer brand reflects a strong, clear direction in retail, along with a trusted name. There are over 450 stores in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. Its current slogan is ""Just around the corner"". Its main competitors are IGA, Foodworks, Food For Less and many other"
"Westfield Citrus Park Westfield Citrus Park, formerly Citrus Park Town Center, is a shopping mall in Citrus Park, Florida, that opened in March 1999. Its four anchor stores are Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Dick's Sporting Goods, and it also includes a Regal Cinemas multiplex theater. There is one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears Westfield Group acquired the shopping center in 2002, and renamed it ""Westfield Citrus Park"", dropping the ""Shoppingtown"" name in June 2005. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 63 stores nationwide. The store closed"
"Cinnabon Cinnabon is an American chain of baked goods stores and kiosks, normally found in areas with high pedestrian traffic such as malls, airports and rest stops. The company's signature item is a cinnamon roll. As of December 2017, over 1,200 Cinnabon bakeries were operating in 48 countries. Its headquarters are in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. The company is co-owned — with Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli, and Auntie Anne's brands — by Focus Brands, an affiliate of private equity firm Roark Capital Group, based in Sandy Springs, Georgia, operating over 5,000 stores. The first Cinnabon opened"
"Liberty Tree Mall The Liberty Tree Mall is a shopping mall in Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S., managed by the Simon Property Group. Simon Property Group owns one third of the common area of the mall, between Kohl's and Best Buy; the right-hand area of the property from Best Buy to Staples is owned by Target; and the property from Kohl's to Dick's Sporting Goods is owned by New England Development, the mall's original developer. Construction began in 1969, and the mall opened with a dedication ceremony on February 21, 1972. The mall was renovated and expanded first in 1980 and again"
"Yoplait Yoplait ( , ) is the largest franchise brand of yogurt, jointly owned by United States–based food conglomerate General Mills and French dairy cooperative Sodiaal. In 1964, 100,000 French farmers merged their regional dairy cooperatives to sell nationally. In 1965, two co-operatives, ""Yola"" and ""Coplait"", merged, becoming ""Yoplait"". The company's logo is a six-petaled flower designed by Philippe Morlighem, each petal representing one of the six main cooperatives' founders. A redesigned logo, which has been slowly rolled out since the late 2000s, uses a flower with only five petals. On May 18, 2011, General Mills announced it had agreed"
"out of 20,000 FTD florists throughout the United States. Dierbergs Markets Dierbergs is a supermarket chain based in Chesterfield, Missouri that, along with Schnucks, dominates the St. Louis County grocery marketplace. Operating 25 stores in both Missouri and Illinois, the company can trace its history back to 1854, when a general merchant exchange opened on Olive Street Road, slightly east of where Interstate 270 crosses Olive today. It has more than 5,000 employees, making it one of the top 25 largest employers in the St. Louis area. Dierberg's Florist & Gifts ranks as the number one FTD florist in St."
"As of Q2 2018, Kroger operated 1,523 supermarket fuel centers. In 2006, Kroger introduced a new common logo for all of its convenience store chains that is now also used at the fuel centers of all of its supermarket chains—a rhombus with a white, stylized image of the continental United States in the center bordered by four colored areas: dark blue representing the Pacific Ocean, red representing Canada, green representing the Atlantic Ocean, and yellow representing the Gulf of Mexico. Most Kroger locations feature Redbox movie rental kiosks. Previously, some Kroger locations featured kiosks from The New Release (aka Moviecube);"
"The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, was an American chain of grocery stores that ceased supermarket operations in November 2015, after 156 years in business. From 1915 through 1975, A&P was the largest grocery retailer in the United States (and until 1965, the largest U.S. retailer of any kind). A&P was considered an American icon that, according to ""The Wall Street Journal"", ""was as well known as McDonald's or Google is today"", and was ""the Walmart before Walmart"". Known for innovation, A&P and the supermarkets that followed its"
"Dierbergs Markets Dierbergs is a supermarket chain based in Chesterfield, Missouri that, along with Schnucks, dominates the St. Louis County grocery marketplace. Operating 25 stores in both Missouri and Illinois, the company can trace its history back to 1854, when a general merchant exchange opened on Olive Street Road, slightly east of where Interstate 270 crosses Olive today. It has more than 5,000 employees, making it one of the top 25 largest employers in the St. Louis area. Dierberg's Florist & Gifts ranks as the number one FTD florist in St. Louis County, number one in Missouri, and number nine"
"Forest Fair Village Forest Fair Village (formerly Cincinnati Mall, Cincinnati Mills, and Forest Fair Mall) is a shopping mall in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is situated on the border between Forest Park and Fairfield, at the junction of Interstate 275 and Winton Road (Exit 39). The mall, built in phases between 1988 and 1989 as Forest Fair Mall, has become noted for its troubled history; despite being the second-biggest mall in the state and bringing many new retailers to the market, it lost three anchor stores (B. Altman and Company, Bonwit Teller, and Sakowitz) and"
"Papyrus sells a selection of gifts, jewelry, and other fashion accessories. Other brands that can be found in Papyrus stores include American Greetings and Carlton Cards. The Papyrus logo is a distinct pink hummingbird and can be found on a variety of Papyrus products. Papyrus (company) Papyrus (stylized as PAPYRUS) is an American stationery and greeting card retailer that operates over 450 stores throughout the United States and Canada. It is headquartered in Fairfield, California and is the flagship brand of the Schurman Retail Group. The company sells a variety of products, including greeting cards, stationery, gift wrap, specialty gifts,"
"FoodLand ""FoodLand"" is the name of a regional American supermarket chain based in New Stanton, Pennsylvania. The stores' ""F"" logo are a registered trademark of Minnesota-based SuperValu stores, which serves as the chain's main wholesale distributor. The Foodland store chain consists of just 26 conventional supermarkets (down from 68 in the late 2000s) in the Eastern United States, including 11 throughout West Virginia, 10 in Alabama, 6 in the Pittsburgh area of western Pennsylvania, and 1 in eastern Kentucky. The company exited the Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland markets in the 2010s. Many of the former stores were converted to the"
"Meyer decor (with Smith's logos over the old Fred Meyer logos) but only contained a grocery department, with none of the other departments or product offerings. In May 1999 Fred Meyer, Inc. merged with Kroger of Cincinnati, Ohio. Before the company's merger, it traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FMY. In 2000, the Arizona Fred Meyer stores, all of which were formerly Smith's stores that Fred Meyer acquired in the Smith's merger, were re-branded as Fry's Marketplace. In 2004, Smith's Food and Drug assumed the operations of the Utah Fred Meyer stores, which were re-branded"
"slots parlor could generate for the community. Liberty Tree Mall The Liberty Tree Mall is a shopping mall in Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S., managed by the Simon Property Group. Simon Property Group owns one third of the common area of the mall, between Kohl's and Best Buy; the right-hand area of the property from Best Buy to Staples is owned by Target; and the property from Kohl's to Dick's Sporting Goods is owned by New England Development, the mall's original developer. Construction began in 1969, and the mall opened with a dedication ceremony on February 21, 1972. The mall was renovated"
"and then suffocate or die from dehydration. Yoplait Yoplait ( , ) is the largest franchise brand of yogurt, jointly owned by United States–based food conglomerate General Mills and French dairy cooperative Sodiaal. In 1964, 100,000 French farmers merged their regional dairy cooperatives to sell nationally. In 1965, two co-operatives, ""Yola"" and ""Coplait"", merged, becoming ""Yoplait"". The company's logo is a six-petaled flower designed by Philippe Morlighem, each petal representing one of the six main cooperatives' founders. A redesigned logo, which has been slowly rolled out since the late 2000s, uses a flower with only five petals. On May 18,"
"Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy was a supermarket chain with 38 stores, primarily in Virginia. At its peak, Farm Fresh called itself ""Virginias Grocery Store"" because it had stores spanning the state. Its headquarters were located in Virginia Beach and its largest presence was in the surrounding Norfolk/Virginia Beach (Hampton Roads) metropolitan area. The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu. On March 14th 2018, it was revealed that parent company, SuperValu, would be selling 21 stores to Kroger (under Kroger Mid-Atlantic and Harris Teeter) and Ahold Delhaize (under Food Lion)."
"Circle Commerce Circle Commerce is an American order management software company located in Windsor, Connecticut, United States. Circle Commerce was founded in 1991 under the name Avexxis Corporation by former consultants from a major accounting firm. In 2011, the company re-branded itself as Circle Commerce and in 2012, received financing the state of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), who awarded the company a $250,000 loan and $100,000 grant as part of the state’s Business Express Program. Circle Commerce has customers such as Vermont Teddy Bear, C.C. Filson, and Herrington Catalog. Circle Commerce's flagship product is Circle Commerce"
"Florence, New Jersey, the latter opening in 2008. Prior to being moved to Middleboro, distribution was done from the former Cape Cod Coliseum, in South Yarmouth. Middleboro also serves as the chain's new headquarters. Christmas Tree Shops are bargain stores, selling food, toys, household furnishings, and Christmas decorations. Most stores typically resemble older buildings (Colonial, Victorian, or even Old English barn styles (such as in Sagamore and Pembroke, Massachusetts; and Warwick, Rhode Island). Some, such as the Lynnfield, Massachusetts store, are even more conceptualized; it is known for its lighthouse and fishing village motif. Christmas Tree Shops also has several"
"The Food Emporium The Food Emporium is a chain of grocery stores in New York and New Jersey. The supermarket banner was created by Shopwell Inc., whose roots can be traced to Daitch Crystal Dairies (established 1919). Shopwell Inc. was acquired by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) in 1986 and at the time, the company operated the upscale, gourmet banner stores in New York City, Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Food Emporium grew throughout the 1990s, converting many of its New York-area A&P stores to The Food Emporium and expanding the chain to New"
"routine to engage the children, while moms are led through a series of exercises. It is the only program that allows moms to work out with their babies. Westfield Citrus Park Westfield Citrus Park, formerly Citrus Park Town Center, is a shopping mall in Citrus Park, Florida, that opened in March 1999. Its four anchor stores are Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Dick's Sporting Goods, and it also includes a Regal Cinemas multiplex theater. There is one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears Westfield Group acquired the shopping center in 2002, and renamed it ""Westfield Citrus Park"", dropping the ""Shoppingtown"" name"
"Forest Mall Forest Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Opened in 1973, it is anchored by Kohl's, and Staples with three vacant anchors last occupied by J. C. Penney, Younkers, and Sears. Melvin Simon & Associates, now known as Simon Property Group, first announced plans for Forest Mall in 1964. The mall opened in 1973, featuring Montgomery Ward, J. C. Penney, H. C. Prange Co., Prange Way, and G. C. Murphy. Of these stores, Montgomery Ward, J. C. Penney, and Prange had relocated from downtown Fond du Lac. The Montgomery Ward space was later taken"
"all shapes and sizes, both male and female, while increasing traffic to the mall and allowing merchants to showcase their wares. In 2004, the Belfry was the first shopping centre to be presented with the ISO 14001 certificate for environmental management. 48% of their waste is recycled, and a full 100% of their electricity comes from renewable sources. They hold the ParkMark certificate, an award given for providing safe parking to their visitors. Unofficially, it boasts the largest fake Christmas tree seen in any shopping centre across the nation, made especially for their big seasonal event, which includes a free"
"Macy's Great Tree The Rich's Great Tree, now the Macy's Great Tree (and briefly the Great Tree at Macy's), was a large tall cut pine Christmas tree that had been an Atlanta tradition since 1948. As of 2013, the tree has been replaced by a much smaller artificial one in the parking lot, which was then moved back to the roof for 2014. Beginning in 1948, the Rich's department store put a large pine tree atop its flagship downtown Atlanta store, lighting it on Thanksgiving night. The idea was conceived by head of advertising Frank Pallotta. Later, the tree was"
"its headquarters in Phoenix. Tosco was purchased in 2001 by Phillips Petroleum, which in 2002 merged with Conoco to form ConocoPhillips. In 2003, Circle K was purchased by Alimentation Couche-Tard (a large convenience store operator based in the Montreal area) for US$804 million. In 2005, Taiwan's OK Convenience Store chain terminated its franchise agreement with Circle K. In mid-2006, Alimentation Couche-Tard entered into a franchising agreement with ConocoPhillips to brand some of its company-owned stores as Circle K, in the western portion of the US. ConocoPhillips remodeled the stores into the Circle K scheme but continued to operate them. The"