Our hottest release in March? Price Chopper.

The most popular release on the readMedia newswire this month comes from Price Chopper Supermarkets, who announced an acquisition of six grocery stores in northern New York and New Hampshire. It's a positive story of a growing business that impacts several communities in the state.

The release drove media coverage across the state, including Syracuse, Albany, and the North Country:

• WSYR Channel 9: Price Chopper Supermarkets to Acquire 6 Supermarkets
• Syracuse.com: Price Chopper buys six P&C stores, including five in North Country
• Albany Times Union: Price Chopper buys six former P&C markets
• Albany Business Review: Price Chopper to buy 6 P&C stores
• New Hampshire Business Review: Lincoln supermarket sold to Price Chopper
• WRVO Oswego 88.9 FM: Price Chopper to buy 6 North Country stores 
• YNN Cable TV news: Price Chopper to buy six former P&C stores

Additionally, the release generated coverage in trade media outlets like Drug Store News, Progressive Grocer and Supermarket News. The story was also picked up by national business media outlets like Forbes and MSN Money.

Price Chopper posted the readMedia release to its Facebook fan page, where it garnered dozens of Likes and Comments from fans. readMedia clients can post their releases to Facebook or Twitter directly from their delivery report or from the online version of the release that’s hosted on the readMedia newswire.

The full-text of the release is below: