Source: progressivegrocer.comUS: Salad and Go to exit Texas and Oklahoma as it closes 32 restaurantsSalad and Go is closing its restaurants in Texas and Oklahoma, according to local reports in Texas and the drive-thru salad-chain's home state of Arizona. Source: spar-international.comGreece: Masoutis signs deal to acquire rival supermarket chain KritikosNorthern Greece supermarket chain Masoutis announced that it has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 100% of rival grocery chain Kritikos. Ethan Vickery and his father Shane opened Kai Co to give shoppers an alternative to the Woolworths and Foodstuffs supermarket duopoly. SPAR Slovenia's management team also includes Chief Executive Officer David Kovačič and Executive Director for Operations Jure Petkovšek. Source: spar-international.comNew Zealand: Asian retail chain goes into liquidation owing millionsA chain of Asian supermarkets and retail stores has been placed into liquidation owing millions of dollars.

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