“It was the most difficult decision in my life doing this,” Olsen said. The father and son were partners in the grocery business for the better part of 18 years. The Howard location moved to where it is now on Lineville Road in 2002. You know these people, you know a little about their lives, it’s difficult to walk away from that aspect.”Ĭhuck originally bought two stores in 1986. “I’ve formed relationships with the customers, the people I’ve worked with. “The hard part is you build relationships over a 30-year span,” he said. Olsen said he will miss the people the most. He said Olsen’s employs roughly 80 people and those employees will have to reapply, but all should be back. “You’re not going to see much change there.” It’s still going to be a Piggly Wiggly,” Olsen said. “It’s going to be pretty much business as usual. “I have four kids at home and we decided for my family’s sake to sell and step away from the everyday running of the business and simplify a little bit.”īecause this will be Detjens’ fifth store, customers who are regulars at Olsen’s can expect little change. “When you lose your partner it becomes a little more difficult when you’re the sole owner,” Olsen said. Since then Olsen and his wife, Tami, who runs the business with him, have been contemplating selling. Olsen started working at the stores at the age of 15.Ĭhuck retired four years ago. His father, Chuck, owned the Olsen Foods that used to be on Velp Avenue as well as a location in De Pere.
Olsen has been in the grocery business for the past 30 years. On Sunday, June 17, the Howard location will be known as StoneRidge Piggly Wiggly. It does not store any personal data.HOWARD – A longtime fixture for grocery shopping in the Howard-Suamico area will be changing with new ownership.Ĭhris Olsen, owner of Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly, sold the store to Duane Detjens on April 16.ĭetjens owns Piggly Wigglys in De Pere, Kaukauna, Little Chute and Wautoma. De Pere StoneRidge Piggly Wiggly Wisconsin DE PERE Weekly Ad with Savings that Delight Scroll up/down and left/right to see more of the ad. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The company also provides the retailers with services such as support, marketing programs, and a line of promotional items. It issues Piggly Wiggly® franchises to qualified independent grocery retailers. 8 3 2 132 Piggly Wiggly Piggly Wiggly Piggly Wiggly 1 211 Liberal McCarty. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Piggly Wiggly, LLC’s corporate headquarters are in Keene, N.H. Menasha ( City ) Green Bay ( SMA ) Kenosha ( City ) Member Liberal Pick. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
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