Twin Valu

Twin Valu is a defunct U.S. Hypermarket and was one of the first hypermarkets in the Akron, Ohio, area. The original Twin Value store was located on Howe Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The 10 million dollar, 180,000 square foot store was open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It boasted 52 checkout lanes, a full bakery, deli, meat department, smoke house, food court, floral department, jewelry department, electronics department, photo department, vision center, pharmacy in addition to groceries, clothing, housewares, and general merchandise. A Star Bank branch location would be added later.

The hypermarket opened to mass crowds and union pickets. Members of the UFCW Local 880 picketed the non-union store. [cite news |title=Twin Valu, big local 880 eye uneasy peace |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/labor-employment/labor-relations-labor-unions/8582102-1.html |work=Crain's Cleveland Business |first=Jon |last=Connole |date=1990-06-25]

The Cuyahoga Falls store opened on February 26, 1989 and closed on March 1, 1995. The building was sold and converted into a Target and Best Buy location.

A second location was opened in Euclid, Ohio. Grocery-only locations in Maple Heights, Ohio, and Belden Village (Jackson Township, Ohio) would close on January 16, 1996. Twin Valu was a division of Super Valu Inc and ShopKo Stores Inc. [cite news |work=Discount Store News |title=ShopKo's Twin Valu hypermarket debuts |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n6_v28/ai_7478529 |first=Peter |last=Hisey |date=1989-03-20]

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