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Bag 'N Save company history timeline

1981

Albertsons entered Omaha in 1981 with a 60,000 square foot combination food and drug store, and grew from there.

1982

One of the most dramatic closures in Omaha’s grocery history affected North Omaha adversely when it happened in 1982.

1983

After having several businesses located in it, in 1983 it reopened as the Omaha Small Business Network home that’s today called the Business Technology Center.

1985

According to the Omaha World-Herald, Ron Meredith bought the former Hinky Dinky store at 16th and Locust Streets in 1985, and it had been Chubb Foods for 30 years.

1986

1986 - The Walkerʼs opened their first Pick nʼ Save store in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

1988

Shortly before Doyle came on board, Furr's paid $400,000 in civil penalties to the FTC for violation--when it purchased a store it had formerly leased--of a 1988 order that required it to seek FTC approval prior to making any new acquisitions.

1990

When new opportunities opened up in Europe after the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, Rewe-Leibbrand decided to move its investments back home.

Having sold two stores and purchased three since the 1990 buyout, Furr's' typical store began to see more customers.

1991

In March 1991 Furr's managers, led by Friederich and Rosenthal--and backed by Lubbock-based Fleming Cos., Inc., wholesalers--purchased about 75 stores, including the 13 former Safeways, and split off from Furr's, Inc. to become the new Furr's Supermarkets.

1991 - Kim and Rick opened their second Pick nʼ Save store in Chippewa Falls, WI. They closed the Red Owl to allow their customers a much superior shopping experience in their cutting-edge Big Box Grocery Store.

1992

In 1992 Furr's Supermarkets opened So:Lo Fresh Mart, a new warehouse-type banner positioned against club stores, such as Wal-Mart's Sam's Clubs.

Estimates for 1992 revenue were in the $900 million range.

1993

In fact, sales of Furr's' own cough and cold products and analgesics increased during the 1993 nationwide slowdown in such items.

The chain also deepened its assault against the service sector with its 1993 introduction of 49-cent rentals on videos and the development of its in-store bakeries.

1994

W.R. Buz Doyle, who assumed the position of president and chief operating officer eight months later in March 1994, immediately undertook the job of searching out new sources of revenue and new routes to expand the chain that was then enjoying annual sales of more than $1 billion.

Thus in April 1994 Furr's sought and was granted FTC approval for the purchase of four new stores and the retroactive purchase of one additional property.

1995

In April 1995 Furr's asked and was granted FTC approval to release it from restrictions requiring that it seek agency approval before buying any of the 57 stores it leased.

1999

1999 - The family business was purchased by a major wholesaler and the family briefly retired from the grocery business.

As Furr's headed into 1999, it launched an aggressive growth plan that included both continued remodels and new store development.

2004

Their parent company sold 11 stores in the city in 2004, and now the brand is gone from the city.

2005

The Long School Marketplace on North 24th and Hamilton Streets was built in 2005, and today includes a Family Dollar store.

2011

2011 - The next generation of grocerʼs in the “Walker Family” decided to open a hard-discount grocery store in Southern Florida.

2012

2012 - The Family purchased an existing Save-a-Lot in Clewiston, Florida.

2015

In 2015, the Omaha locations became Family Fare Supermarkets, and today there are no No Frills left in the city.

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