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Right, but unless Aldi is planning something big, they probably aren't going to run full-size stores for very long. It's been speculated that once SEG finishes with them they'll offload the scraps to another buyer like C&S and/or independents (if not close them entirely). Aldi's Announcement sa...

The deal officially closed today, SEG is now owned by Aldi Sud with plans to convert a "significant number" of stores over the next few years. I wonder if any stores will be on the sale block... I don't believe they intend to sell anything. Stores that do not become Aldi will stay WD or H...

Things I have with Walmart+ that do not come with this program: Free Paramount+ 10 cent/gallon gas discount Free delivery of all orders Free Flat Repair regardless of where tire came from Scan & Go This new Target plan gets you free delivery from Shipt *if* you spend $35 or more. And you still h...

There is a problem with using the Arby's app for these deals. They do not force franchisees to use it. Two of the largest franchisees, Love's Travel Centers and Pilot Flying J, do not allow them, instead using their own systems there. So if your local Arby's is in one of these two, you can forget th...

I don't think the people who write these articles understand what Dollar General is. It isn't the same format as Dollar Tree. Dollar General sells the same products other stores sell... same stuff the major grocers, drug chains, Wal Mart, etc. sell. Same sizes. Dollar Tree... yes... gets special si...

Not surprising to me as well, but many think they are getting a bargain and when you factor in "time", gasoline and the fact that you have to go to another retailer to finish your shop, you are actually losing money. That, also, is by design. If you drive through rural America, there are ...

I don't really feel that this is a surprise at all. I've known for many years that retailers purposely leverage buying power to get sizes and the like to fit their market. Just look around Dollar Tree and Dollar General all day, and you'll never find the size you can get from Walmart or your chosen ...

I do want to correct one thing---KFC has not cut chicken in store in at least 35 years I did not know how long that had been happening, but I do know it was part of the quality change. I seem to remember somewhere seeing that after KFC was becoming more standardized, the Colonel himself was still s...

Disclaimer: I did not (and am not going to) watch the video. Yum has not invested significantly in improving Pizza Hut or KFC since their purchase, only in simplifying prep and menus, often at the expense of taste and freshness; a case in point is Pizza Hut. I worked in a restaurant owned by a large...

storewanderer wrote: ↑February 2nd, 2024, 7:19 pm Is Rouses in LA a C&S customer?

Rouses is an AWG customer, but are trying to become self-distributing. They recently opened a new headquarters in Houma, LA just off US90 that will cater to their ever-expanding portfolio of stores.