Retail Watchers

rwsandiego wrote: ↑November 14th, 2019, 8:06 pm And then there's the Downtown San Diego Ralphs with the Signature exterior signage that has a pretty standard Ralphs interior.

I find it weird that the Downtown SD Ralphs has Signature signage, considering "Signature" is the Fry's equivalent to Ralphs Fresh Fare.

Is that a recent number? If so, what is Vons excuse with Pavilions? I'm sure between Vons and Albertson's, there's locations perfect for Pavilions. On the other hand, they de-Pavilionsed (i.e., converted to Vons) the two locations in my area (Arcadia and Monrovia.) These stores were Pavilions in na...

According to the LA Times article quoted in the Amazon store thread 63 of Ralphs 189 stores are Fresh Fares (33.3%). Is that a recent number? If so, what is Vons excuse with Pavilions? I'm sure between Vons and Albertson's, there's locations perfect for Pavilions. There are 347 Albertsons Companies...

Super S wrote: ↑November 7th, 2019, 9:53 pm 96 more closures:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here- ... 2019-11-07

With the closures in Algona and Charles City, Kmart is history in Iowa.

KKR has a history of taking over certain retailers. Those retailers eventually end up getting sold off to other companies, going back on the stock exchanges, or being put out of business. KKR owned Fred Meyer in the 1980's and 1990's, before their sale to Kroger in 1999. In 1986, KKR bought out Safe...

I wonder who could take this store? The competition nearby is a Target, a County Market (SVU supplied store), and a Walmart. Hy-Vee could probably take this store, as they opened a store in Plymouth, MN that was a former Rainbow Foods (became a Cub for a a couple years after Roundy's exited the Twin...