Kroger to sell some Harris Teeters stores ahead of new merger

Harris Teeter’s parent company, the Kroger Co., announced they will be selling 10 of its stores in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. to C&S Wholesale Grocers, parent company of Piggly Wiggly and Grand Union, ahead of its planned merger with the Idaho-based Albertsons Companies Inc. Kroger has not identified which Harris Teeters located in Maryland are slated to be sold to C&S.