Fleming Completes Major Remodel of Seven Food4Less Stores

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Fleming Completes Major Remodel of Seven Food4Less Stores

    DALLAS, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming (NYSE: FLM) today announced the
company has completed major remodels of seven Food4Less stores in Northern
California, introducing new features, conveniences for shoppers and more ways
for customers to save when they shop.  The seven remodeled Food4Less locations
in Northern California are:
    --  605 Rohnert Park Expressway, Rohnert Park
    --  2055 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa
    --  8065 Watt Avenue, Antelope
    --  2950 Delta Fair Blvd., Antioch
    --  2051 Whitman Avenue, Chico
    --  1330 Churn Creek Road, Redding
    --  1955 W. Texas Street, Fairfield

    The Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa store remodels were completed this week
and are now celebrating their grand re-opening.  The other locations were
finalized within the past four weeks.
    "We have significantly upgraded these Food4Less stores to better meet the
changing needs of today's shoppers," said Tom Strzelczyk, president of western
operations for Fleming retail.  "Shoppers are finding increased selection of
products, new services and new decor, along with the continued commitment to
exceptionally low prices that is the hallmark of a Food4Less store."
    New features found in the seven remodeled stores include:
    --  Advanced U-scan self-checkout lanes, for customer convenience.
    --  Newly added offerings such as a fresh floral department, fresh bakery
        and fresh deli featuring rotisserie and fried chicken.
    --  Expanded assortment in departments throughout the store provide a
        broader selection of key items in the fresh meat and seafood
        department, produce, frozen foods, general merchandise, health &
        beauty care, and wine & spirits.
    --  Expanded store-brand offerings for greater customer value, including
        the introduction of Exceptional Value(R) -- a new, entry line of store
        label grocery products -- and a broader selection of high-quality
        BestYet(R) products.
    --  Stores now accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
    --  The Rohnert Park Food4Less is the first Fleming-owned Food4Less in
        Northern California to feature a fuel center.

    "Customer response to the remodeled stores opened over the past month has
been outstanding, with significant sales improvements achieved at all
locations," said Strzelczyk.  "We are proud to offer these improvements to our
customers and pleased that shoppers are responding so favorably."
    Fleming is the industry leader in distribution and has a growing presence
in value retailing.  Fleming's primary business is buying and selling
merchandise.  The company serves approximately 3,000 supermarkets including
more than 700 North American stores of global supermarketer IGA and other
regional banners, 6,800 convenience stores and more than 2,000 supercenters,
discount, limited assortment, drug, specialty, and other businesses across the
country.  To learn more about Fleming, visit our Web site at http://www.fleming.com .

     CONTACTS:
     (Media) Shane Boyd 972.906.8824
     (Media) Randy Hatcher 972.906.8823
     (Investors-Equity) Meredith Anderson 972.906.8592
     (Investors-Debt) Matt Hildreth 972.906.8126

SOURCE Fleming

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CONTACT:
media, Shane Boyd, +1-972-906-8824, or Randy
Hatcher, +1-972-906-8823, or investors-equity, Meredith Anderson,
+1-972-906-8592, or investors-debt, Matt Hildreth,
+1-972-906-8126, all of Fleming