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Tennessee sells basketball arena naming rights to a grocery store
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:10 am
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:10 am
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Pete Thamel @PeteThamel Sources: Tennessee has agreed to a 10-year naming rights deal with Food City for the school's basketball arena. The deal is for more than $20 million over the next 10 years
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Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:12 am to BluegrassBelle
Isn't Food City one of those small chains in low-income neighborhoods?
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:14 am to Farmer1906
No clue but Im gonna go with yes because it makes this better
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:14 am to BluegrassBelle
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Tennessee sells basketball arena naming rights to a grocery store
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:14 am to BluegrassBelle
Apparently Food City narrowly beat out Dollar Tree for the naming rights.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:15 am to BluegrassBelle
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Tennessee sells basketball arena naming rights to a grocery store
1). It's basketball...so who cares
2). So, now it has the same sponsor as the speedway just up the road in Bristol. I guess that makes sense.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:19 am to BluegrassBelle
I kind of feel sorry for those not in Texas. H-E-B is on another level.
This post was edited on 8/23/23 at 9:20 am
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:19 am to BluegrassBelle
Ours is named after some random donor family. It's the nature of the beast.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:22 am to BluegrassBelle
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Food City
Never heard of her.
Kroger has more $
We have won the grocery store wars. Conference's only hope now is if Arkansas goes all in on Walmart
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:22 am to thatguy45
83 times. We’ve beaten you 83 times.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:23 am to Farmer1906
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Idk wtf a Safeway is, but I know I ain’t never seen a single goddamn one anywhere in Alabama in my entire life
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:24 am to Farmer1906
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Isn't Food City one of those small chains in low-income neighborhoods?
No. They run a primary brand in East Tennessee. They took over a bunch of BiLos, but they also operate Fresh n Low, which is what you describe. Fresh n Low is a discount grocery chain in small rural areas.
Food City also gargle balls. It's the worst-run grocery of any major chain here. I absolutely hate going there. I'll go out of my way for a Publix.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:24 am to BowlJackson
Where the frick is Publix? Especially in Florida?
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:25 am to BowlJackson
Everyone goes to Rouses here in terms of neighborhood grocery, Winn Dixie kind of played out 
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Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:29 am to BluegrassBelle
So many stadiums have stupid branded names now that I cannot even care.
You can't convince me that naming a stadium after a dog food company leads to a single extra sale of dog food. Just tacky shite.
You can't convince me that naming a stadium after a dog food company leads to a single extra sale of dog food. Just tacky shite.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:30 am to jonnyanony
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Just tacky shite.
Somebody's got to pay for it. Better a dog food company than the fans and/or students paying more for it.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:30 am to Hardluck Harry
Barnes and the BasketVOLS literally finna eat. Bigly.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:30 am to Farmer1906
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I kind of feel sorry for those not in Texas. H-E-B is on another level.
Lived in Texas for years. H-E-B doesn't hold a candle to Publix. Not even close.
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:33 am to Hardluck Harry
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A modern grocery store is a modern grocery.
Too bad your shitty coach and football team aren't another level.
What does H-E-B have to do with Jimbo Fisher?
Posted on 8/23/23 at 9:36 am to thatguy45
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Never heard of her.
Parent company is K-VA-T Stores (because they operate in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee). HQ is in Abingdon, VA and they do a bit over $1 Billion in revenue each year. It is privately held/employee owned....and they are the sponsor of the "Food City 500" in Bristol. That's been the name of the night race there since 1992.
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