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Minnesota-based Supervalu cuts 50 jobs in IT restructuring

About 50 Supervalu employees in information technology are losing their jobs at the company's corporate campus in Eden Prairie. The move Wednesday follows the ousting of chief executive officer Craig Herkett earlier this week, and the loss 200 local white-collar jobs announced by Supervalu in February.
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About 50 Supervalu employees in information technology are losing their jobs at the company's corporate campus in Eden Prairie. The move Wednesday follows the ousting of chief executive officer Craig Herkett earlier this week, and the loss 200 local white-collar jobs announced by Supervalu in February.

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