Retail Watchers

I'm in my 2nd year of membership at Thrive Market. I enjoy many of their private label products. Anyone else here order from Thrive Market? I think it's great option for people. What do you think of their business model?

I prefer Safeway's app for digital coupons over Fred Meyer. Safeway's app is more user-friendly in my opinion.

Now that Pattison Food Group owns Roth's Fresh Markets and Chuck's Fresh Markets, does anyone think they may purchase additional stores in the United States? How are their operations in Canada?

I remember going to Carrow's and Coco's with my dad in California as a kid. Only fond memories. When I moved to Salem Oregon in the late 1980s I ate at the Carrow's there. Since that time I've mostly eaten at Shari''s when I wanted an old school coffee shop breakfast and I've been very happy with th...

I wonder why Rosauers hasn't expanded more rapidly in SW Washington or even in Oregon. One store in Ridgefield and one store in Hood River seems strange considering where the rest of their stores are.

Chuck's Produce has been rebranded to Chuck's Fresh Market's in Vancouver. New signs are up and the website has been updated with the new branding although the website is absolutely terrible. It makes sense that Chuck's is now Chuck's Fresh Market's since Roth's (parent company) is called Roth's Fre...

Definite parking improvement over their current location. Assuming it is where it was the last time I was in Everett in the past decade, TJs is the anchor to a small strip center with only one driveway in and out from what I remember. I'm sure as the popularity has grown the traffic has only worsen...

The issue I see is that they'll have to either divest all the Fred Meyer stores in Bellingham, or most/all of the Haggen stores. Since we know the FM stores aren't going to be sold, that means Haggen loses its hometown where the brand and format are at its best. At that point I have to think they'l...