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Press Release – Save-A-Lot Opens in Jackson

27 01 2009

From a Save-A-Lot press release….

SAVE-A-LOT CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF JACKSON STORE

Edited Assortment Grocery Store Will Save Consumers Up to 40 Percent

St. Louis, Missouri – December 22, 2008 – Save-A-Lot, the nation’s largest edited assortment grocery chain, celebrated the grand opening of its store in Jackson, Michigan, located at 3525 O’Neil Drive on September 17. The company is committed to offering local shoppers high quality groceries at savings of up to 40 percent.

“Save-A-Lot’s edited-assortment retailing model and nationwide buying power allows us to offer the best quality groceries at a significant savings,” said Jaime Powers, company spokesperson. “We’ve had a tremendous success at our other stores in Michigan, and look forward to bringing another Save-A-Lot to the area.”

Save-A-Lot stores deliver savings of up to 40 percent over conventional grocery stores. The new stores will carry about 1,250 of the most frequently purchased grocery items, including fresh meat, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, canned goods and packaged items, frozen foods and more, plus non-food products like health and beauty care items. Save-A-Lot stores are open seven days a week and employ approximately 15 – 20 employees. Read the rest of this entry »

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Another Grocery Store Coming to Jackson

2 09 2008

You’d think two Meijer’s would be enough in a town like Jackson, but Save-A-Lot is opening it’s second store at 3525 O’Neill Drive.

The new store is going in a building formerly occupied by Staples, which closed in 2001. Rabban said he liked the building’s location off I-94 and the building itself, which is 20,000 square feet and in relatively good condition.

“It’s easy for you to get to, very visible,” Rabban said. “The building was ideal. It almost looks like it was designed for a Save-A-Lot.”

Renovations are ongoing. The Save-A-Lot sign is now up, the checkout counters are in, and the aisles are going in.

“It’s really coming along. Wow! Beautiful,” Rabban said during a recent walk-through.

The first Jackson-area Save-A-Lot opened in 1994 in a former Polly’s building at 3152 E. Michigan Ave. It was called SAL Food Store to distinguish it from Sav-A-Lot Drugs, which closed in 2000.

Save-A-Lot isn’t my favorite store, but discount options are a good thing in this economy.

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18 08 2008

3222 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 394-0396
Website

The Save-A-Lot store on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Lansing.

We moved to Lansing about five months ago and in that time, I’ve never really gone down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Today, I needed to run to the Walgreens out that way, so I decided to drive around a little and check it out. Usually, I go to the Walgreens on the corner of Jolly and Cedar, but they were having problems with their photo equipment. I also needed to make a quick grocery store run to get a few things for dinner. As I was leaving the parking lot of the Walgreens on MLK, I noticed the Save-A-Lot across the street.

I’ve never really been in a Save-A-Lot, so I didn’t know what to expect. The only store in my old town was near a college, so I avoided it. Today’s adventure is the first time I went in to shop. The store is set up a lot like Aldi’s. All the products are shipped in custom cartons that allow them to be product displays. There’s not a whole lot of people stocking shelves. They stores are also much smaller than most grocery stores. The selection isn’t quite as big either. There’s pretty much only one option for each product and there’s not a whole lot of sizes. This is how they claim they can save you up to 40% on your grocery bill. Read the rest of this entry »