Cub Foods at the Glen Hollow shopping center will officially become a Shop ‘n Save this weekend. The store will close Saturday night for the last time as Cub Foods, then reopen Sunday morning as Shop ‘n Save.
Cub Foods opened in January 1994 as one of the original tenants of Glen Hollow. The grocery store replaced Randall’s in Westlake Shopping Center as both stores were owned by Randall Stores of Mitchell, South Dakota, at the time. Randall’s Cub Foods stores were acquired by Minnesota-based SuperValu, Inc., in 1998. SuperValu also owns Shop ‘n Save, Save-a-Lot, Jewel-Osco, and several other chains. Cub Foods in Midtown Plaza closed in March 2009, and the space is still vacant. Save-a-Lot in Campustown closed in January of this year, and the space is currently being used by Bradley University. Glen Hollow, Midtown, and Campustown were all developed by David Joseph.
The Glen Hollow store is changing brands in order to be more competitive on prices with discount grocers such as Wal-Mart. Shop ‘n Save will offer lower prices, while still offering a mix of brand-name and private-label products.
How will the new store be different from Cub? Anybody know?
Cheaper? Less brand name products?
I know the butcher’s are union at Cub Foods. Will they be replaced with non-union butchers?
Should name it; “Try N Save”
All cub people are union.
From two Peoria-area locations to zero: Will anyone miss Cub Foods?
I would be much happier to see a Trader Joe’s open in Peoria.
The Cub Food sign is down and the Shop and Save sign is up on the store. Let the grocery store wars begin.
We don’t shop at Cub (aka Shop N Save) anymore–We heart Hy-Vee!
I will miss Cub Foods if Shop N Save isnt as good…
I hope that the Barnato Pharmacy survives the transition. Bill and his staff are second to none! They are a testament for the great family pharmacy that is unfortunately being squeezed out by the corporate drug store giants.
We quit Cubs when they left Midtown Plaza. Take our shopping to Kroger EP.
If the butchers at Cub were union I have to gasp. Why are they getting such a wage if they know so little? The same gasp if the butchers are union at Kroger. When I asked those guys if certain meats were enhanced or natural, due to the packaging being confusing, for example, the response was, “what do you mean enhanced?”. Or, “can you get a 109 rib roast in?” the response would be “what is a 109 rib roast” or, “do you mean spareribs?”. No, I don’t mean spareribs.
Some butchers.