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Weis Markets to Buy East Norriton Genuardi's

The Pa.-based supermarket company will purchase three area Genuardi's locations from parent company Safeway.

According to a release issued by Weis Markets, the Pennsylvania-based supermarket chain has entered into an agreement to buy three area Genuardi's locations from current owner, Safeway, Inc., including the one at 25 West Germantown Pike in East Norriton.

The East Norriton location and the two others being purchased by Weiss in Conshohocken and Doylestown are three of the remaining 14 locations still owned by Safeway after a

"We're extremely pleased to be adding these stores to our store base," said Weis Markets' President and CEO David J. Hepfinger in the release. "We look forward to serving these communities as the lead local merchant as we have in 33 counties throughout Central, Eastern and Northeastern Pennsylvania. We will also be reaching out to the associates of these stores to discuss employment with our company."

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Weis currently operates 161 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey and West Virginia.

The Jeffersonville Genuardi's location on West Main Street is scheduled to close March 10.

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