By George Anderson
The Spurs may not have succeeded in getting Jason Kidd to leave New Jersey and join their championship team in San Antonio, but another non-native is making the move to the home of the Alamo to compete.
St. Louis-based food retailer Save-A-Lot is coming to Texas after Ahrens Foods signed a licensing agreement to operate stores under its banner.
The new Save-A-Lot stores come into a market dominated by H.E. Butt. Six stores are currently planned for the San Antonio market.
The first, a 16,000 square foot store, will open in a former Handy Andy location.
Moderator's Comment: Are Save-A-Lot's prospects in San Antonio any better or worse than other grocery operators that have gone up against H-E-B in the past? Please explain.
Ahrens sees an opportunity for the Save-A-Lot format to fill a need not being served by H-E-B. Kroger, Albertsons and Handy Andy were all grocery operations who thought they had a place in San Antonio also.