Weis Markets Will Purchase 38 Food Lion Stores, 21 in Md.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Weis Markets announced Thursday morning that it has reached an agreement to purchase 38 Food Lion supermarkets, including 21 in Maryland.

Weis expects to complete the conversion process for the majority of the stores in September and October and is interested in hiring current Food Lion store teams for the purchased locations.

"This transaction provides us the opportunity to expand into markets that are contiguous to our current trade area, particularly in Maryland where we are adding 21 stores— essentially doubling our store count in a state where we have steadily grown in recent years," said Weis Markets Chairman, President and CEO Jonathan Weis.

In May, Weis announced plans to purchase five Mars supermarkets when that Maryland-based chain announced its impending closure. The deal is expected to close later this summer.

When both deals are done, Weis will operate 202 stores in seven states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia.
The following is a list of Food Lion store locations Weis Markets intends to purchase in the agreement with Food Lion, LLC:

17232 N Village Main Blvd
Lewes
DE

24832 John J Williams Hwy

Millsboro, DE

36731 Old Mill Road
Millville, DE

19287 Miller Road
Rehoboth Beach, DE

15789 Livingston Road
Accokeek, MD

45315 Alton Lane
California, MD

20995 Point Lookout Road
Callaway, MD

5896 Robert Oliver Place
Columbia, MD

15300 Mcmullen Hwy SW
Cumberland, MD

219 Marlboro Avenue
Easton, MD

3261 Solomons Island Road
Edgewater, MD

6375 Monroe Avenue
Eldersburg, MD

6551 Waterloo Road
Elkridge, MD

17600 Old National Sq Pike
Frostburg, MD

16567 South Frederick Road
Gaithersburg, MD

883 Russell Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD

100 Drury Drive
La Plata, MD

19 St. Mary's Square
Lexington Park, MD

210 H G Trueman Road
Lusby, MD

12100 Central Avenue
Mitchellville, MD

9251 Lakeside Boulevard
Owings Mills, MD

750 Prince Frederick Blvd
Prince Frederick, MD

10 Village Center Road
Reisterstown, MD

13300 H G Trueman Road
Solomons, MD

5715 Crain Highway
Upper Marlboro, MD

505 Meadowbrook Shopping Ctr
Culpeper, VA

540 Culpeper Town Mall
Culpeper, VA

10601 Spotsylvania Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA

10611 Courthouse Road
Fredericksburg, VA

10871 Tidewater Trail
Fredericksburg, VA

282 Deacon Road
Fredericksburg, VA

4153 Plank Road
Fredericksburg, VA

515 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg, VA

7100 Salem Fields Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA

736 Warrenton Road
Fredericksburg, VA

9801 Courthouse Road
Spotsylvania, VA

2612 Jefferson Davis Highway
Stafford, VA

905 Garrisonville Road
Stafford, VA

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