ECON, if you assume they are lying...

Pioneer Press (Karen Shoffer) wrote an article on how being acquired by Supervalu will affect Jewel.

This quote made me think, "If they are denying it, it's probably true."

"There are no plans at this point to close facilities. It's very early in the game to address this. We are just beginning to assess staffing and operations needs."

Heinsch added that Supervalu will know more once the transaction is completed in the summer.