Sale of Victory
After a long and successful 81 years of family-run business, Victory Super Markets' owners decided to sell the company. It was bought in September 2004 by Hannaford Brothers Company, a subsidiary of the Belgian Delhaize Group, for $175 million. The sale gave Hannaford 19 of Victory's 20 stores. These stores were converted into Hannaford grocery stores while the last remaining store, located in Athol, was shut down because Hannaford already had a larger, more modern store there.
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