Save Mart Center

Save Mart Center at Fresno State is a multi-purpose arena, on the campus of the California State University, Fresno, located in Fresno, California. An open house was held for community on November 5, 2003, with the official ribbon cutting following on November 27, 2003.

It is home to the Fresno State Bulldogs basketball team and formerly the Fresno Falcons ice hockey team for their first five seasons in the ECHL (2003–08); prior to the opening of the building, they played at Selland Arena.

It is also a concert destination, with its first performance featuring opera tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Financing for the project was provided through revenue, from corporate sponsorships, private gifts, leasing of luxury suites, sale of club seating and personal seat licenses, as well as revenue from advertising and signage agreements.

Construction

Save Mart Supermarkets

Save Mart Supermarkets is an American privately held company. It owns and operates supermarkets operating under the names of Save Mart, S-Mart Foods, Lucky, and FoodMaxx located in Northern California and Northern Nevada (some of its stores are former Albertsons locations).

Background

Save Mart Supermarkets owns and operates more than 240 stores in Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada under the Save Mart, S-Mart Foods, Lucky, FoodMaxx and MaxxValue Foods banners.

Albertsons acquisition

On November 27, 2006, Save Mart announced an agreement to acquire 132 Albertsons LLC stores in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Save Mart officially began operating the new stores in late February 2007, and the acquired stores will gradually be re-branded over the course of nine months. Those in the Bay Area are being rebranded Lucky, whereas the rest are being opened under the Save Mart banner.

Company history