( TCB looked into the food fight going on between Minnesota grocers back when Hy-Vee was still preapring to enter the Twin Cities scene.) Supervalu's discount grocery chain Save-A-Lot has also been negatively impacted by deflation, the company said. In the last year, Supervalu has made numerous efforts to spin off its Save-A-Lot brand, including the filing of potential spin-off documentation with the SEC and strategic hirings of executives that specialize in shepherding spinoffs. Additionally, Supervalu noted that drops in SNAP (colloquially referred to as "food stamps") benefit spending contributed to the cut in its full-year outlook. The company's second quarter will end on September 10. In its previous quarter, Supervalu reported diminished sales and profits compared to the prior year's results.