Price Chopper Announces Plans to Build a Replacement Store in Wilkes-Barre Township

SCHENECTADY, NY (08/01/2008)(readMedia)-- Price Chopper Supermarkets, a ‘family in business', parented by the Golub Corporation since 1932, announced today a new store location in the Township of Wilkes-Barre, PA. The new 64,000 sq. ft. Food & Pharmacy will replace the 49,700 sq. ft. store located at East End Center, Rte. 115 which opened April 1988. The site of the replacement store is 245 Wilkes-Barre Township Blvd.

"We are excited about our new store in Wilkes-Barre Township. I am confident that consumers will appreciate the larger store which will continue to offer superior quality and value. We are truly committed to the best in fresh...and low prices," stated Neil Golub, President & CEO for the company.

In addition to offering value on groceries, general merchandise and health and beauty care items, the store will feature perishable departments that have become the chain's signature. The produce department will stock superior quality fresh fruits and vegetables from around the world while the meat department will feature the freshest Certified Angus Beef, USDA choice beef, Grade A poultry and western grain fed pork available, personalized custom cut service and cooking tips topped by a 200% guarantee. The bakery department will draw shoppers with the aroma of fresh-baked crusty European-style artisan breads, muffins, cakes, and Sweet Decadence desserts. Price Chopper's award-winning seafood department will display the widest variety of the world's freshest seafood along with fresh in-store sushi and the added convenience of frying or steaming any purchase free of charge.

The new store will feature a Pharmacy that will be open seven days a week. It will be staffed by professional pharmacists to fill prescriptions and offer advice on family health needs.

Price Chopper's "Central Market Florist" is a major player in the FTD market, and will offer consumers excellent quality and value for everyday purchases, holidays and special events like weddings.

"The Wilkes-Barre Township Price Chopper in the East End Center has been one of the business leaders of our community since it originally opened in 1088. In the twenty years the market has been open, it has been an excellent business partner with Wilkes-Barre Township. We appreciate the fact that The Golub Corporation has chosen Wilkes-Barre Township, again, as the site of their new, larger and service enhanced Price Chopper market. On behalf of the residents of Wilkes-Barre Township, I would like to extend our best wishes for continued success at the store's new more centralized location," said Mayor Carl Kuren.

The developer of the project, William Feinstein of Ventura Development, stated that "It is always a pleasure to work with a first class company like Price Chopper. This supermarket will be a state of the art facility that will be a tremendous amenity for the residents of Wilke-Barre Township."

The projected opening is for late fall of this year. The store will create approximately 75 full and part-time jobs for the community and will be open 24 hours. All Price Chopper associates from the existing Wilkes-Barre Township store will be offered jobs at the new store.

Based in Schenectady, New York, the Golub Corporation owns and operates 115 Price Chopper grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The family-owned company prides itself on longstanding traditions of innovative food merchandising, leadership in community service, and cooperative employee relations. Golub's approximately 24,000 associates collectively own 51% of the company's privately held stock.