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[MUST READ!] Politics and opinions in posts

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This forum is meant to facilitate the discussion of news in the modern retail landscape. Political viewpoints and opinions are not...

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Lack of ham this Easter

Last post by storewanderer « April 6th, 2021, 7:59 pm
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by jamcool » March 31st, 2021, 11:39 am
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I’ve noticed this year there seems to be fewer hams and very few deals on ham this Easter. Here in Phoenix none of the chains are selling Cure-81...
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April 6th, 2021, 7:59 pm
Smiths implementing "cash back fee" for debit card purchases

Last post by storewanderer « March 28th, 2021, 12:16 pm
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by storewanderer » March 27th, 2021, 10:17 pm

It seems Smiths got delayed but it is joining the other Kroger divisions in having a fee for cash back with debit card transactions. They are going...

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March 28th, 2021, 12:16 pm
Albertsons Ending Printed Ads?

Last post by CalItalian « March 28th, 2021, 12:32 am
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by Bagels » March 18th, 2021, 11:04 am
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I stopped by Albertsons (near UCI) and Pavilions (Newport Coast) yesterday. Neither had printed ads, instead they had a notice saying their ads had...
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March 28th, 2021, 12:32 am
New Amazon Grocery Chain

Last post by storewanderer « March 27th, 2021, 11:50 am
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by arizonaguy » July 30th, 2019, 7:29 pm
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More news outlets are reporting on an Amazon grocery store chain that will have fresh departments accessible to consumers and basically center store...
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March 27th, 2021, 11:50 am
Supermarkets giving COVID vaccines in your area

Last post by BillyGr « March 27th, 2021, 9:38 am
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by Ohio Man » March 22nd, 2021, 9:37 pm
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In Cincinnati, Kroger is giving them out (by appointment only, as are most if not all places giving COVID vaccines in Ohio). My daughter is getting...
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March 27th, 2021, 9:38 am
Albertsons outsources home delivery in "several divisions" - fires drivers- switches to third party services

Last post by storewanderer « March 22nd, 2021, 7:18 pm
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by storewanderer » December 11th, 2020, 9:43 pm
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Which divisions had the branded delivery trucks for the .com service? I know NorCal has them in Sacramento/Bay Area.

Maybe they will be keeping...
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March 22nd, 2021, 7:18 pm
What exactly happened with Kroger?

Last post by storewanderer « March 20th, 2021, 10:55 pm
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by pseudo3d » February 11th, 2020, 9:40 pm
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I wanted to put this in the Amazon grocery store thread but I didn't want to de-rail. It was in response to this:

The biggest thing is Amazon says...
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March 20th, 2021, 10:55 pm
Costco warns of shortages of some goods due to high shipping demand

Last post by Romr123 « March 11th, 2021, 9:06 am
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by Brian Lutz » March 10th, 2021, 5:02 pm

Costco is warning members that some imported goods normally sold in their stores may be in short supply for a few months, citing problems with...

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March 11th, 2021, 9:06 am
Coronavirus and Plastic Bag Bans

Last post by submariner « March 11th, 2021, 5:22 am
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Maine is putting off its statewide plastic bag ban, which was set to start in April, to January 2021.

The New York bag ban has been put off another...
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March 11th, 2021, 5:22 am
Reopening of self serve loose food bars

Last post by storewanderer « March 9th, 2021, 9:51 pm
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by storewanderer » March 3rd, 2021, 9:25 pm

In Reno self serve loose food bars are reopening rapidly in the past couple of days.

At Maverik the donuts are now on trays again and you take with...

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March 9th, 2021, 9:51 pm
Private label products being sold at other chains

Last post by BillyGr « February 28th, 2021, 1:23 pm
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by Bagels » May 15th, 2020, 4:47 pm
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In order to handle unprecedented demand, some chains are using other chains private label products to fill their shelves:

- At multiple Meijer...
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February 28th, 2021, 1:23 pm
Albertsons scales back Plated Meal Kits

Last post by Bagels « February 17th, 2021, 12:29 am
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by storewanderer » March 29th, 2019, 11:50 pm

This isn't too surprising. They have few to no of these at all in my area (remote NorCal division Stores). These are simply a very slow seller in...

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February 17th, 2021, 12:29 am
Self-checkout and Shrink

Last post by storewanderer « February 15th, 2021, 10:46 pm
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by SamSpade » February 8th, 2021, 7:51 pm
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This article is from a few years ago, but it makes you think.

The Walmart supercenter near my home has virtually converted their front end to self...
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February 15th, 2021, 10:46 pm
Online Grocery Sales - Changed Consumer Habits Permanent?

Last post by storewanderer « February 11th, 2021, 9:09 pm
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by SamSpade » February 10th, 2021, 4:45 pm

Amazon, Kroger, Walmart boosted by 'once in a lifetime' convergence of online retail, grocery buys
Interesting chart in the piece that's worth a...

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February 11th, 2021, 9:09 pm
Kroger Deli Hot Food Programs

Last post by storewanderer « February 9th, 2021, 5:49 pm
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by storewanderer » January 18th, 2018, 11:00 pm
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Smiths just added some new Deli Hot Foods programs. They cut down the Boar's Head and the prepared salad case by about 40% in order to add in a giant...
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February 9th, 2021, 5:49 pm
Albertsons LLC Decor on the way out?

Last post by storewanderer « February 7th, 2021, 9:45 am
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by wnetmacman » October 14th, 2017, 8:48 am
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I went to my local Albertsons this morning in Lafayette, LA. First thing I saw on the way in was a sign asking to pardon the mess. Walking further...
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February 7th, 2021, 9:45 am
Trader Joe's pay changes nationwide

Last post by veteran+ « February 5th, 2021, 6:17 am
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by SamSpade » February 3rd, 2021, 8:18 am
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As a temporary response to local mandates, Trader Joe's is raising non management pay $4 / hour for part of 2021.
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February 5th, 2021, 6:17 am
ALDI to add 70 new stores by next year

Last post by BillyGr « January 26th, 2021, 11:07 am
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by J-Man » July 21st, 2020, 10:14 am
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Entering Arizona (Phoenix metro area) for the first time. New stores in California, Texas, Kansas, and New York.
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Last post by BillyGr
January 26th, 2021, 11:07 am
Safeway Pantry Essentials Brand?

Last post by storewanderer « January 19th, 2021, 5:41 pm
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by storewanderer » December 13th, 2020, 12:25 am
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I noticed Pantry Essentials Pizza Sauce at Dollar Tree. It is distributed by Lucerne Foods and the packaging is redesigned from the previous Pantry...
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January 19th, 2021, 5:41 pm
Pineapple

Last post by storewanderer « January 11th, 2021, 10:39 pm
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by storewanderer » January 1st, 2021, 10:59 am
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Anyone remember about 20 years ago when most of the canned pineapple (at least out west) in most of the private labels was all stamped as 100%...
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January 11th, 2021, 10:39 pm
Coronavirus Fears and Empty Supermarkets

Last post by submariner « December 17th, 2020, 8:42 am
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There seems to be a strange retail slowdown. I am in California, but I do not know if it is affecting other areas as well.

Supermarkets and other...
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December 17th, 2020, 8:42 am
Capacity Limits... in the winter

Last post by Alpha8472 « December 12th, 2020, 6:57 pm
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by storewanderer » November 11th, 2020, 11:36 pm
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In NV, it has been pretty cold lately.

Went to Trader Joe's. Since it was pretty late, there was no line up outside. Well, something new. The line...
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December 12th, 2020, 6:57 pm
Instacart Delivers 3 Year Old Expired Pizza from Ralphs

Last post by pseudo3d « November 30th, 2020, 1:50 am
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by CalItalian » November 27th, 2020, 12:13 pm
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November 30th, 2020, 1:50 am
Halloween Sell Through

Last post by storewanderer « November 15th, 2020, 10:27 pm
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by storewanderer » October 29th, 2020, 11:48 pm
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What is Halloween sell through looking like?

From what I am seeing Halloween Items are selling through surprisingly well. Stores I went into the...
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November 15th, 2020, 10:27 pm
Stores Returning to Regular Hours

Last post by Alpha8472 « November 8th, 2020, 2:05 pm
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Walgreens returned to regular hours across the country recently. On May 18, California Walgreens resumed previous hours of being open 24 hours or...
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