United Supermarkets to Purchase Two Brookshire’s Stores, Reopen Them Under Hispanic Banner in Lubbock, Texas

“Regional independently owned chain United Supermarkets, Ltd., here is growing its Hispanic banner one store at a time, thanks to its recent purchase of two stores that formerly belonged to Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. United Supermarkets signed an agreement late last week to purchase the two stores in Wichita Falls, Texas, with plans to reopen them on June 23 under the Super Mercado banner.

The stores, located at 3801 Jacksboro Highway and 3164 Fifth Street, will be the second and third of United’s Hispanic banner, which is still a work in progress, spokesman Eddie Owens told Progressive Grocer. “These stores will provide us an opportunity to refine our Hispanic format — to test the concept and see what works,” he noted. “We are especially interested in offering more prepared foods that our Hispanic guests will be attracted to. We’ve already developed some new recipes.”"

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