Giant-Carlisle agrees to acquire Ukrop's stores...Ukrop’s future: Open Sundays, alcohol sales after name changes 
-AP/CBS | BizSense | CBS6 | Downtown Short Pump | Free Lance Star | Henrico Citizen | Reuters | RVANews | Virginia Business | Virginia Gazette | Washington Post
-Ahold's purchase does not include Spotsylvania Ukrop's  
-The Best Story You'll Ever Read About Ukrop's 
-What's social media got to do with Ukrops your neighborhood grocery store ? 
  
Dutch Media Goes Crazy!?!
-Ahold-divisie Giant-Carlisle koopt Ukrop?s supermarkten 
-Ahold neemt 25 winkels over in VS voor $140 mln
  
Source: Ukrop's managers called to Thursday meeting  
-Ukrop’s Sale Speculation Grows
-Twitter Feed 
 
Ukrop brothers say name a blessing and a burden 
-family bios | timeline | foundation donations

Harris Teeter gets another extension on King George distribution project
  

Beset by self-imposed obstacles and stronger competition, Richmond’s greatest retailer slowly backed itself into a corner...Even Weekly, Style Delivers the Groceries
 
Who Is The Ukrop’s Private Equity Bidder? Not the Likely Suspects
  
Ukrop’s Super Markets donates $200,000 to nonprofits 
 
Doswell Woman’s Ukrops Valued Customer Card Again a Disappointment 

Harris Teeter Outbid on Ukrop’s
-Harris Teeter can't cut Ukrop's mustard?...Could news of a private equity firm eyeing Ukrop's change the face of the grocery chain?...Private equity firm could buy Ukrop’s...Ukrop’s in Negotiations With Potential Buyer...Ukrop's Tale Takes Another Twist 
-Times Dispatch (Hottest "Discussion") | Downtown Short Pump | Free Lance Star | NBC12 | Richmond.com | Roanoke Times | RVANews | Va. Gazette |  WRIC8
 

Who’s leaking news about Ukrop’s? 

Official Ukrop's Response: People sure do like to talk. | Twitter Feed
 
Ukrop’s future is uncertain, but what about the tenants next door?
 
River City Hall 37  

Bowing to the Highest Bidder 

#Ukropalypse...Harris Teeter may delay distribution center
   
Harris Teeter's plans for King George County distribution center delayed
 
Ukrop Park open for soccer; swimming to follow  

Day 6...
-NO ARTICLES! cept this funny tweet: The first sign of the #Ukropalypse: crop circles at the CCV.
 
Day 5...
-Communication at Work: Trouble on Aisle 1 
-NBC12: Ukrop’s, Ukrop’s, Ukrop’s 
-News from Doswell: Doswell Stop N’ Go Acquires Ukrops Supermarkets 
-Times Dispatch: Could Ukrop’s find buyer? 
 
Unrelated related: Unlikely Places to Find Love in Richmond: #1 Kroger  
 
Day 4...
-The Checkout Girl: Left Behind News: Kirk Cameron Cast As Cart Boy 
-Richmond.com: Top 10 Things we Like About Ukrop's
  
Unrelated related:
C-Ville Cover: The corporate co-opting of "local"
Trying to get a piece of the buy-local action, chains like Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble roll out their own version of the idea
-On (Not) Redefining “Shop Local”
 
Day 3...
-Buttermilk and Molasses: The Coming Ukropalypse Will Change Richmond's Psychic Landscape good dialogue happening
-Café Darkness: who do I think I am?
-CBS6: Ukrop's Sale Could Hurt Some Small Businesses
-Richmond.com: The Ukropalypse
   
Unrelated related: Rob Ukrop Talks Soccer | WELCOME TO UKROP PARK, HOME OF RKYSC
 
Day 2...
-Richmond Magazine's Harry Kollatz: Whither Ukrop's?
-TD: Ukrops CEO dismisses rumors of selling chain (First Edition)...FULL MEMO TO EMPLOYEES Please know that if anything changes with our company's direction, you and our customers will hear it from me and not fromt he rumor mill, blogs, or anonymouse sources...Ukrop’s Love/Hate
-CBS6: Ukrop's For Sale, But no buyer's yet!...Bad Economy or Not, Ukrop's Could Find Buyer's Market...VCU Business School Professor Dr. David Urban on the possible sale of Ukrop's...History of Ukrop's...Ukrop's in Pictures...Discussion 
-NBC12: Ukrop’s: Rumor, Myth, Reality...Rumors of Ukrop's future flood internet referencing @Mr_Sterling's #Ukropalypse meme
-BizSense: Richmond reacts to possible sale of Ukrop’s
-Free Lance Star: Ukrop's CEO sends letter denying sale
-Richmond.com: Ukrop's-Free Richmond?
-Roanoke Times: Ukrop's appears on hunt for buyer 
 
Unrelated related: Suspects caught in Ukrop's holdup
 
Ukrop's Super Markets Reportedly Exploring Sale Options For Its 28 Virginia Stores...Ukrops Supermarkets Selling Company?...CONFIRMED
-Twitter Feed (First Tweets: @matthewgfreeman | @edwardbbaldwin)
-BizSense | The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area | CBS6 | Downtown Short Pump | Free Lance Star | NBC12 | Richmond Magazine | RVANews | Style Weekly...Facebook | Roanoke Times | Times Dispatch | WRIC8  | WRVA
-Blogger Reaction: Brandon Eats | City-Data | Good Times, Good Times | Haiku Venue | If it Tkes a Whole Life | James River News | Mr. Williamsburg | One Way Richmond | Richmond Food Collective | Rockin N Richmond | The Steve Cook Report | SWAC Girl | The World To Muse While Waiting For Roanoke 
 
The problem with too many media outlets...Internet Sources: Ukrop’s To Be Sold For $350 Katrillion, Begin Manufacturing Speedbikes
 
Ukrops to Sell Out - You Heard it Here First
-Rewind: A Peek Under the Ukrops Dress...When Not Really Risky = Extremely Hazardous to Your Financial Health...If You¹re Healthy And You Know It, Pay Back TARP
  
The Good Fight: Given the lead Ukrop’s once held in the market — and its considerable effort to defeat the competition, is their loss a canary in the coal mine?
 
The Suitors:
-Ahold (aka Giant) | Wikipedia
-SuperValu (aka Albertson's/Shaw's) | Wikipedia
-Harris Teeter | Wikipedia
-Wegman's | Wikipedia
 
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