Dillons Purchases Pair of Price Chopper Stores
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Updated: 1:19 PM Jan 29, 2008
Dillons Purchases Pair of Price Chopper Stores
Dillons invites current Price Chopper employees to apply at current locations for positions at the two new stores; WIBW investigates what will happen with the other two stores.
Posted: 1:19 PM Jan 29, 2008
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Two new Dillons grocery stores will open in Topeka next month, replacing the Price Chopper stores at 22nd & Fairlawn and 10th and Gage. Terms of the agreement were not yet disclosed.

The company announced Tuesday that it reached a deal with HAC, Inc., a subsidiary of Associated Wholesale Grocers, to buy the two Price Choppers. Neither company has said anything regarding the fate of the remaining two locations. WIBW continues to follow up on those stores and will provides updates as soon as they become available.

Price Chopper employees will be considered for the available positions at the new Dillons and the stores will host interviewing and hiring sessions at two of their locations.

    Dillons - 5720 SW 21st Street on Feb 9th from 10 a.m. -7 p.m.

    Dillons - 300 SW 29th Street on Feb. 11th from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

    Dillons - 5720 SW 21st Street on Feb. 12th from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A citywide job fair will be held on Feb. 15th from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.at all Topeka Dillon stores that will be open to the public.


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Posted by: terri Location: topeka on Jan 31, 2008 at 02:23 PM

john to answer your ? albertson's is already been purchased i had heard is was going to be something to do with determing disability if one is disabeled or not but thats just what i had heard
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Posted by: John Location: Topeka on Jan 31, 2008 at 09:35 AM

One should ask why NO ONE has purchased the old Albertson's store near 29 and Farlawn. Dillon's is upgrading there store near 29 and Urish also. HyVee is building on 29 and Wanamaker. Very interesting isn't it?
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Posted by: jpgreen Location: out of town on Jan 30, 2008 at 09:07 PM

did you know ag warehouseing diliver the fraight and had a say in this funny situation.to all this mess they are the real masters in this plane
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