Transaction furthers discount grocer’s transition to wholesale model
As part of a shift to a wholesale business model, discount grocer Save A Lot has sold five Washington, D.C.-area stores to an independent retailer.
St. Louis-based Save A Lot said Friday that the corporate-owned stores, all in Maryland, are being purchased by AQS Foods LLC, an operator of gas stations and convenience stores. The locations sold, now operating under AQS and owner Qasim Warraich of Port Deposit, Md., are in Temple Hills (2346 Iverson St.), Forestville (7782 Marlboro Pike), Bladensburg (5416 Annapolis Rd.), Oxon Hill (6309 Livingston Rd.) and Seat Pleasant (5933 Martin Luther King Hwy.), Md.
PORT DEPOSIT - An investigation is continuing after a blaze destroyed a shed on a residential property near Port Deposit and caused heat damage to two nearby mobile homes, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.
A neighbor called 911 at 11:36 a.m. on Wednesday, after discovering the burning outbuilding in the unit block of York Drive, prompting several area volunteer fire companies to respond to the scene, fire officials reported.
Approximately 30 volunteer firefighters battled the blaze for about 30 minutes, before bringing it under control, fire officials said. The Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company of Port Deposit served as the on-scene command unit, fire officials added.
PORT DEPOSIT — With the help of nearly 60 volunteers of all ages 3,560 pounds of trash and debris was removed and the way was cleared for female Northern Map