Retail Watchers

ABSCO Portland and Seattle Divisions have been converting these stores to Safeway ahead of the merger and divestiture. C&S Wholesale will retain the license for the Albertsons banner in the its operating region. “In the four states where C&S will have the license to the Albertsons banner, Kr...

Anyone been into
Andronicos Community Market
California,
After Safeway picked them up about a year ago?

I'd love to see which areas they've "adapted" to fit that store's existing standards,
while still keeping with the ABSCO business model.

Is the Refreshe wording gone? I guess this will impact the unsweertened seltzer too. I wonder if they will eliminate the "Soleil by Refreshe" seltzer (same thing as Refresh seltzer but not always the same price). A while ago I noticed both Soleil 12 packs, Refreshe 24 pack, and 32 pack wa...

Is the Refreshe wording gone? I guess this will impact the unsweertened seltzer too. I wonder if they will eliminate the "Soleil by Refreshe" seltzer (same thing as Refresh seltzer but not always the same price). Yeah, it looks like Refreshe is out. In an attempt to unify the branding acr...

"Signature SELECT: Refreshe" 12 pack sodas
get a refreshing new label.

Meanwhile back at the farm, NorCal just finished doing an expansion and remodel to its store in Tahoe City, CA. Old Lifestyle 2.0 decor again. The store now has a cement floor, throughout, though. Maybe you wouldn't even call it a remodel but just an expansion. And then the old decor continued in t...

This new label is taking the place of Open Nature and Eating Right labels. Actually, it is the "new" Signature Select, as that label has become the replacement for Signature Kitchens, Signature Home, etc. Open Nature is alive and well and just wet through a redesign. Haven't seen Eating R...

This new label is taking the place of Open Nature and Eating Right labels.

Recently, a Oregon Coast Safeway got an update from standard Lifestyle with Center Of Store expansion to the more modern
"Colorful Lifestyle" with a customized decor package that reflects some of the local attributes of the area.

Stay tuned for pictures as they become available.

the loss of the SuperValu account, which they had lost most of their brands to. Albertsons actually had a store brand of batteries (and similar items), HomeLife, though that was lost with the Essential Everyday thing. SuperValu and Albertsons have quite the symbiotic relationship it seems. Putting ...