Bell Markets was a grocery chain owned by Ralphs Grocery Company, a division of Kroger. Bell Markets once operated a number of stores in Marin County and around San Francisco, however, their store count dwindled in recent years. In January 2007, an agreement was reached to sell all of the remaining Bell Markets in Marin County to DeLano Retail Partners, who operates these stores as DeLano's IGA. Kroger closed the Bell Market on 24th Street in San Francisco Noe Valley neighborhood on February 14, 2009. The location now houses a Whole Foods store. Kroger retained ownership of one Bell Markets... in San Francisco as of early 2008: Silver Avenue. This store closed during the first half of 2009.
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