Supervalu to sell Save-A-Lot chain for $1.37 billion

Supervalu said Monday that it is selling its Save-A-Lot supermarket chain for $1.37 billion to Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp.

The deal is expected to close before the end of January.

Supervalu, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, distributes grocery items to supermarkets and provides other services to them. The company also owns the Shop 'N Save and Cub Foods chains. There are more than 1,300 Save-A-Lot grocery stores.. . . more