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Ukrop’s allure eludes Martin’s
A decades-old formula for developing successful new retail centers in Richmond has become much more complex.
For some wine sellers, the glass is half empty
In the two years since Martin’s took over from Ukrop’s, some Richmond wine sellers have found new meaning in an age-old mandate: Evolve or die.
Union First wants options on its shelf
Richmond’s biggest bank might soon try to raise a big pile of cash.
With new branches, Union closes in on 100
Richmond’s biggest bank officially opened seven new branches in the western part of Virginia Monday – all inside Martin’s grocery stores.
Union expands west with more Martin’s branches
Richmond’s biggest bank today announced further expansion into the western part of Virginia.
Make way for Martin’s
Four reincarnated Ukrop’s supermarkets opened Monday as Martin’s Food and Drug stores, a division of the Dutch supermarket company that also owns the Giant chain. BizSense has a breakdown of what’s new and what not, plus some of the challenges the company faces in stemming declining market share and a slideshow of new layout.
Local firms hired to help Ukrop’s morph into Martin’s
The 25 Ukrop’s stores purchased by Dutch grocer Ahold will be closed for a week as they get a facelift and a spring cleaning before becoming Martin’s grocery stores. Local firms are doing most of the work.