Grocery & Specialty Food

Marsh Supermarkets

Sun Capital acquired Marsh in 2006, loaded it with debt, failed to invest in stores. The chain deteriorated and all stores closed or were sold off by 2017. Another Sun Capital retail casualty.

FOUNDED
1931
ACQUIRED
Sun Capital Partners, 2006, $88 million
IMPACTS
1 documented

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Timeline

1931

Marsh Supermarkets founded

2006

Acquired by Sun Capital Partners for $88 million

2017

Marsh Supermarkets liquidated after Sun Capital loaded debt and neglected stores

HighClosure / Bankruptcy

Sun Capital acquired Marsh in 2006, loaded debt, and failed to invest in modernizing stores. The chain deteriorated steadily until all locations closed or were sold by 2017. ~3,400 jobs lost. Another Sun Capital retail casualty.

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Marsh Supermarkets Closing Remaining Stores

Indianapolis Star

Before / After

Store count

reported 2017

before 117 stores

after 0 (all closed/sold)

-100%

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Tracked Locations

CA · 2

5783 Main St

San Diego, CA 92101 · 555-262-7746

8131 Main St

San Diego, CA 92101 · 555-943-8370

FL · 1

8635 Main St

Orlando, FL 32801 · 555-832-9515

TX · 2

7358 Main St

Houston, TX 77001 · 555-350-1717

7290 Main St

San Antonio, TX 78201 · 555-426-3324