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by J-Man
March 6th, 2024, 10:52 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Whole Foods To Open 7,000 Square Foot Stores
Replies: 23
Views: 802

Re: Whole Foods To Open 7,000 Square Foot Stores

There was a small-format Whole Foods in downtown Santa Monica (500 Wilshire Blvd.) that closed in 2017. I'm not sure of the square footage; I was in it a long time ago and it was definitely nowhere near a normal-sized WF (or even a 365.)
by J-Man
February 29th, 2024, 5:25 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: Mercado Gonzalez Northgate opening, "Wegmans" or "Bristol Farms" of Hispanic grocery stores
Replies: 36
Views: 3562

Re: Mercado Gonzalez Northgate opening, "Wegmans" or "Bristol Farms" of Hispanic grocery stores

From the article: Northgate was easily accessible to Garcia and her neighbors, particularly those who don’t drive. The store supplied the guajillo and ancho chiles Garcia’s mother uses to make her salsa. You can’t find those at Food 4 Less, because it is not curated for a Latino community,” Garcia s...
by J-Man
February 28th, 2024, 6:58 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: Mercado Gonzalez Northgate opening, "Wegmans" or "Bristol Farms" of Hispanic grocery stores
Replies: 36
Views: 3562

Re: Mercado Gonzalez Northgate opening, "Wegmans" or "Bristol Farms" of Hispanic grocery stores

I finally made the trek down behind the Orange Curtain (I'm around 45 miles away) on a rainy President's Day Monday. It was everything that has been described here, but I hope it's not going to become a victim of its own success and end up like that famous saying, "No one goes there anymore -- ...
by J-Man
February 27th, 2024, 11:19 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Macys Union Square closing
Replies: 26
Views: 1332

Re: Macys Union Square closing

That store has been there for almost 100 years. It opened as O'Connor Moffat in 1929. Macy's bought them out in 1945 and rebranded the store as Macy's in 1947.
by J-Man
February 27th, 2024, 11:16 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Macy's Buyout? Private ownership bid
Replies: 69
Views: 4671

Re: Macy's Buyout? Private ownership bid

The fact that they're closing their longtime West Coast flagship store in Union Square in SF is a MAJOR indicator of problems. This would almost be equivalent to closing the Herald Square store.
by J-Man
February 26th, 2024, 5:53 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart 2023 Closings
Replies: 197
Views: 18187

Re: Walmart 2023 Closings

Walmart Supercenter in West Covina, CA (two-level store in a former Mervyn's) is closing at the end of March.
by J-Man
February 26th, 2024, 10:27 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
Replies: 361
Views: 23435

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact

Kroger said in a news release that it has “reduced prices every year since 2003.”
How can anyone say this with a straight face?
by J-Man
February 18th, 2024, 4:37 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: CA to ban disposable cups at restaurants for eat in
Replies: 32
Views: 1170

Re: CA to ban disposable cups at restaurants for eat in

Farmer Boys also uses washable plates and bowls for a lot of its items (breakfast platters, salads, chili) as well as metal utensils. And they use paper cups--not plastic.
by J-Man
January 31st, 2024, 8:34 am
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: First ALDI in Nevada coming to Henderson
Replies: 8
Views: 772

Re: First ALDI in Nevada coming to Henderson

Not surprised the first location would be in Southern Nevada, but would like to see one in Northern Nevada too.
They need to get to northern California as well.
by J-Man
January 14th, 2024, 7:53 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: Safeway NorCal: 12pk Coke/Pepsi 10.99
Replies: 19
Views: 1235

Re: Safeway NorCal: 12pk Coke/Pepsi 10.99

I do most of my shopping at Aldi, but even their Coke prices are on the high side. Since I buy a lot of Diet Coke, I just wait until one of the major chains has a decent sale (I always check Flipp to see which one(s) are the cheapest). For example, right now both Ralphs and Food4Less are at $5 for a...