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Future uncertain for Acme markets

January 11, 2013

By Shai Ben-Yaacov

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Acme changes hands, keeps name

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The parent company of local supermarket chain Acme has announced it plans to sell its stores to a private equity firm. Supervalu is selling the chain, along with four others to offload substantial debt. It's unclear what the sale will mean for the stores or the employees in them.

NewsWorks Tonight guest host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Philadelphia Business Journal Staff Writer Peter Van Allen about what shoppers might expect.

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