Find the word definition

Wikipedia
Haggen

In 2015, Haggen operated 164 stores throughout Washington, Oregon, southern California, Nevada and Arizona but a series of events caused the chain to collapse a few months after the massive expansion. From 1982 through 2014, Haggen also operated Top Food & Drug. Haggen was headquartered in Bellingham, Washington and got its start there in 1933 when Ben Haggen, Dorothy Haggen, and Doug Clark opened the first store on Bay Street in Bellingham.

In late 2014, Haggen agreed to purchase and rebrand 146 West Coast Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons, and Safeway Inc. locations, increasing the chain's locations from 18 stores with 16 pharmacies to 164 stores with 106 pharmacies, and the number of its employees from about 2,000 to about 10,000. On September 1, 2015, Haggen filed suit against Albertsons for false representations and anti-competitive practices, and on September 8, 2015, Haggen Food & Pharmacy filed for bankruptcy. Subsequent to the bankruptcy filing, Haggen announced that they would exit the Pacific Southwest region and revert to operating as a strictly Pacific Northwest grocery chain.

On March 11, 2016, Albertsons reached an agreement to acquire the 29 remaining "core" Haggen stores for $106 million.