Retail Watchers

Safeway is planning to close its stores located on Winchester Blvd. and at the Westgate Mall.
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/ ... tory5.html

The Healdsburg post office which is noted as being a former Safeway was destroyed by a fire that ripped through the building. The article mentions Safeway occupying the building as late as the 1960s, so were there three Safeway stores in Healdsburg at one time? http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/2...

Grocery Outlet is taking over the former Rite Aid in Lakeport,CA. This store is going to be in the same shopping center as an existing Safeway...
http://lakeconews.com/content/view/14501/919/

It appears Rite Aid is having no interest building its new Concord,CA store which has been "planned" for a number of years now...
http://claycord.com/2010/06/15/update-t ... -campdump/

I think O'Reily would be best off shuttering many of the California Kragen locations unless they have millions of dollars to spend remodeling the mess known as Kragen!

So with a college nearby this seems like a well thought out concept. Its quite expensive (for a college student) to use the dorm washers and perhaps Kmart could even implement a college tie-in...

Raley's is planning to close two stores in the Sacramento region along with eight additional undisclosed locations...
http://cbs13.com/local/raleys.budget.cu ... 88922.html

Grocery Outlet will be opening a store located at 17th & Capitol Aves. in Sacramento,CA. The building was originally occupied by a Raleys Supermarket... http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/26608/Grocery_Outlet_to_open_17th_Capital Vintage Photo From Groceteria... http://www.groceteria.com/sa...

It might not be the worst idea as they can promote the quality of their Kenmoore washing machines.

I truly doubt that will happen though...