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by Super S
October 21st, 2019, 2:47 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Albertsons: Results improving, growth initiatives
Replies: 9
Views: 4972

Re: Albertsons: Results improving, growth initiatives

Will be interesting to see how profitability is the next few years and how things go when they get the IPO going. If they can somehow reproduce what they are doing in Boise with those two new concept stores in other markets, I think they can get a lot of positive attention. I have to wonder what di...
by Super S
October 21st, 2019, 8:57 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Burgerville now allows tipping and may go on strike
Replies: 5
Views: 5169

Re: Burgerville now allows tipping and may go on strike

"Burgerville announced on Wednesday a wage hike for all workers that amounted to a minimum $1-per-hour, bringing the lowest-paid workers’ wages to $13.25 per hour. The company took out a $3 million loan for the wage increases." So basically to get their wages .25 above what is being requi...
by Super S
October 21st, 2019, 8:39 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Signs of trouble at Target?
Replies: 134
Views: 70743

Re: Signs of trouble at Target?

I haven't seen this yet, but I have seen some relatively dirty floors in Target Stores in recent years. Clearly not being cleaned every day. I wonder if they took cleaning in house or if this is just a third party contractor doing the work during store hours. Given most of the floor cleaning contra...
by Super S
October 20th, 2019, 8:30 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Burgerville now allows tipping and may go on strike
Replies: 5
Views: 5169

Re: Burgerville now allows tipping and may go on strike

A strike is coming:

https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/oct ... es-strike/

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
by Super S
October 19th, 2019, 9:40 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Signs of trouble at Target?
Replies: 134
Views: 70743

Re: Signs of trouble at Target?

Another little oddity I have noticed at several Target stores lately. I have noticed that they have somebody running floor cleaning machines in the stores now during the middle of the day, sometimes during busy periods. This was something you NEVER saw in the past. Target pretty much relegated all c...
by Super S
October 15th, 2019, 3:04 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Is the end near at Sears?
Replies: 43
Views: 25165

Re: Is the end near at Sears?

I saw that the Everett Mall Sears store is closing. I don't think I saw it on any previous closure lists, but I think that would leave only Southcenter around here. It made the list around the same time as Aberdeen. There is also the Sears still hanging on at the South Sound Center in Lacey. As for...
by Super S
October 15th, 2019, 8:36 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Is the end near at Sears?
Replies: 43
Views: 25165

Re: Is the end near at Sears?

...Also cashier continues to take a tally sheet (on receipt paper) of how many customers use Shop your Way, Sears Card, etc. when paying. What a joke. One would think the IT department could run a report on that. Oh, wait - they were laid off last month. Was the cashier using a pen at least? Shop Y...
by Super S
October 12th, 2019, 9:55 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Signs of trouble at Target?
Replies: 134
Views: 70743

Re: Signs of trouble at Target?

I was visiting a friend in Lacey today, and at one point went to the Target store there. The store was quite busy. But one thing I noticed was how much clutter was sitting on racks in center of the aisle in front the checkstands. People were actually crowded around the displays and it gave the illus...
by Super S
October 10th, 2019, 7:21 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: Northern California Power Shutdowns
Replies: 18
Views: 12281

Re: Northern California Power Shutdowns

Safeway was unprepared as the chain seems to understaff their stores. The stores had too many customers and not enough cashiers. Walmart also did not have enough cashiers and the checkouts were overwhelmed. 7-Eleven was packed and people were buying everything in sight. Speedway (former USA Gas) wa...