New grocery store to go in at former W. Battlefield Dillons location

A Cash Saver grocery store is slated to go in at the former Dillons location at 1707 W. Battlefield Rd., according to online city building permit records.

A project permit received Friday is for new wall signs at the location, which is across from Hy-Vee.

Cash Saver is one of several brands — including Price Cutter — operated by Rogersville-based Pyramid Foods. Contacted by the News-Leader Friday, a Pyramid representative declined to comment or provide additional information regarding the location.

One website for Cash Saver — http://cashsavergrocery.net/ — lists locations in Ozark, Lamar and Baxter Springs, Kansas. A different website — http://www.cashsaver417.com/ — is set up for the location at 2650 W. Kearney St. in Springfield. Both websites indicate that everything in the store is priced at cost on the shelf, and 10 percent is added to the bill when customers check out.

Dillons, a division of Kroger, announced in November that it was exiting the Springfield market and that it had entered into an agreement in which Price Cutter would acquire all four of its stores here, and related equipment. Here’s what has happened since then:

• Price Cutter opened locations in two former Dillons stores: 1260 St. Louis St. and 1831 W. Kearney St.

• In association with those openings, Price Cutter closed stores at 1730 S. Campbell Ave. and 712 W. Commercial St.

• Price Cutter has reduced grocery options, and expanded alcohol options, at its Bistro Market location at 401 South Ave. in downtown Springfield

• The South Campbell Price Cutter is being converted into the city’s second Planet Fitness gym

City permit records also indicate an application has been received for “selective interior demolition/framing” at the former Dillons at 2843 E. Sunshine St., but it’s unclear if there are specific plans on what will replace it at this point. Price Cutter owns that location, and company employees on site Friday said they were moving equipment inside into tractor-trailers that have been parked at the location for weeks.