{"id":10519,"date":"2014-12-23T02:36:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T07:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=10519"},"modified":"2014-12-23T02:36:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T07:36:10","slug":"piggly-wiggly-3818-devine-street-8-november-2014-ownership-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=10519","title":{"rendered":"Piggly Wiggly, 3818 Devine Street: 8 November 2014 (Ownership Change)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Devine Street Piggly Wiggly<\/i> recently changed ownership as noted in a story in The Columbia Star<\/i>, which you may or may not be able to read here<\/a>. With all the churn engulfing The Pig recently, it's good to see one store hang on.<\/p>\n

In this case, the managers of the former Garners Ferry store<\/a> have bought Devine Street outright:<\/p>\n

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The 35,000-squarefoot store closed late last Sunday for an inventory, reopening Monday under the new owners. Miller says customers are unlikely to notice many changes early on. He said the store has been well maintained, but he expects some refurbishing and painting ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cPiggly Wiggly has gone back to its roots as a group of independently owned Piggly Wiggly stores joined by a common brand, collaborative marketing, and the flexibility of individual ownership,\u201d said David Schools, president and CEO of Greenbax Enterprises, Piggly Wiggly Carolina\u2019s parent.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Put that way, it sounds a bit like IGA<\/i>.<\/p>\n