When did SuperValu take over Superquinn?

When did SuperValu take over Superquinn?

Superquinn

When did superquinn open?

29 April 1970
Superquinn/Founded

How many Superquinn stores are in Ireland?

Superquinn operates 11 supermarkets in Dublin and five others in Bray, Naas, Kilkenny, Carlow and Clonmel, employing some 3,500 people. The chain is expanding rapidly and recently announced plans to build new supermarkets in Bray, Limerick and Waterford and a replacement store in Finglas.

Who did superquinn sell to?

Mr Feargal Quinn and his family will retain just a tiny holding in the Superquinn supermarket chain after it is sold to a group of investors for €450 million, write Una McCaffrey and Martin Wall. The deal is the second-largest retail takeover since Tesco’s €800 million buyout of Quinnsworth in 1997.

Who owned quinnsworth?

Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn (businessman)

Who founded Superquinn?

Feargal Quinn
Superquinn/Founders
Feargal Quinn (27 November 1936 – 24 April 2019) was an Irish businessman, politician and television personality. He founded the Superquinn supermarket chain and served as a Senator for the National University of Ireland constituency from 1993 to 2016.

Who started Superquinn?

Superquinn founder and Senator Fergal Quinn has died. Born in Dublin in 1936, he set up Quinn’s Supermarket in Dundalk in 1960 at the age of just 23, changing the name to Superquinn in the early 1970s. By 1976, the Sutton, Dublin-headquartered chain had expanded to seven outlets.

What happened to Quinnsworth?

Maurice Pratt stayed on as chief executive of the Republic of Ireland operations. Over the next few years, the Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices chains were rebranded as Tesco Ireland, using a white-on-blue variation of the familiar Tesco logo.

When was the first supermarket in Ireland?

1939
The first supermarket was opened in Dublin in 1939. It was called the Big Bear and it was to be found on the lower end of Talbot Street.

Who owned Quinnsworth?

Who owns Tesco’s?

On 17 June 2016, Tesco sold the company on to a group of investors led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital for £217 million.

Did quinnsworth become Superquinn?

Quinn’s supermarket rivals were other Irish stores such as Dunnes Stores and Superquinn, the latter of which had to change its name to avoid confusion with Quinnsworth.

Who are the owners of Superquinn supermarket chain?

Superquinn was an Irish supermarket chain, founded in 1960 and entirely privately held by the Quinn family. In 2005, the family sold the profitable concern to Select Retail Holdings. A receiver was appointed to the company on 18 July 2011, and the following day the company was bought by Musgrave Group for an undisclosed sum.

When did Superquinn become part of Musgrave Group?

Select Retail Holdings, a property buying consortium, purchased the company from the Quinn family in 2005. A receiver was appointed to the company on 18 July 2011, and the following day the company was bought by Musgrave Group for an undisclosed sum. On 13 February 2014 all remaining stores were rebranded as SuperValu.

Who was the bidder for Superquinn in 2011?

Lithuanian VP Group was named as a possible bidder for the company. On 27 July 2011, RTÉ reported that the petition for examinership had been withdrawn, allowing the proposed buyout to proceed. Musgrave provided a €10 million fund to benefit suppliers owed money by Superquinn.

Why did Superquinn name change to SuperValu?

Musgrave provided a €10 million fund to benefit suppliers owed money by Superquinn. The Superquinn name disappeared from Ireland’s main streets on 13 February 2014 after owner, the Musgrave Group, announced its decision to rebrand all stores as SuperValu. ^ Carr, Aoife (18 July 2011). “Receivers appointed to Superquinn”. The Irish Times.