Marsh Plans To Open Up To 13 Stores By 2018 Amid Intense Competition

Indianapolis' homegrown grocery chain is planning to make its most ambitious moves in years to push back against national retail giants that have been gobbling up market share.

Marsh Supermarkets Inc. CEO Tom O'Boyle wants to open as many as 13 new stores by the end of 2018 while updating 52 of the chain's 73 existing stores. In addition, Marsh — long thought to be up for sale — is looking to acquire other grocery stores, O'Boyle said.

"We are being really aggressive and looking for potential acquisition partners," O'Boyle said in an interview with The Indianapolis Star. "Whether smaller chains or larger chains, we think we're in position to look for acquisitions to expand the Marsh brand."

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