PARSIPPANY, NJ-The acquisition gives a team of three investment entities 26 supermarkets from British retailer Marks & Spencer.

PARSIPPANY, NJ-The acquisition gives a team of three investment entities 25 supermarkets in New Jersey and one on Long Island. The seller is British retailer Marks & Spencer.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-The $50-million deal will leave the supermarket chain with 538 stores in its core Southern states.

MINNEAPOLIS-The retailer is planning 90 new stores this year and executives are forecasting same-store sales growth from 3% to 5%.

NEW YORK CITY-The company plans prototypes for new and existing chains, but a financial turnaround will take some time a Lehman report says.

CHESAPEAKE, VA-The discounter buys the former Supervalu chain for $52.7 million, including store assets and inventory.

DOTHAN, AL-The retailer could close stores in addition to the 100 it plans to shut this year and is cutting its administrative staff by 17%

MUNSTER, IN-Urban Retail and Simborg are teaming up on the 650,000-sf Munster Town Center here, to open in 2008.