Unified Grocers

US retail and wholesale firm Supervalu has completed the acquisition of wholesale grocery cooperative Unified Grocers for $390 million. The deal is comprised of $114 million in cash and $276 million for outstanding net debt. Supervalu has annual sales of about $13 billion, while Unified Grocers annual sales are approximately $3.8 billion. Mark Gross, president and chief executive officer of Supervalu commented: “The completion of this transaction is a significant step forward …