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Last post by submariner « May 21st, 2020, 4:40 pm
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Albertsons buys Kings

Last post by Bagels « March 18th, 2021, 10:58 am
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by retailfanmitchell019 » October 14th, 2020, 8:01 pm
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ACI (Albertsons) is buying 27 Kings Food Markets and Balducci's stores for $96 million, after the owner, KB US Holdings, filed for Chapter 11...
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Last post by Bagels
March 18th, 2021, 10:58 am
Trader Joes

Last post by veteran+ « March 2nd, 2021, 5:58 pm
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by veteran+ » March 1st, 2021, 3:43 pm

Now THAT is the Trader Joes I know from the inside that rarely ever gets out.

Publix has that same efficient PR machine that masks what REALLY goes...

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March 2nd, 2021, 5:58 pm
Price Chopper, Tops to merge

Last post by BillyGr « February 20th, 2021, 9:55 am
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by cathandler » February 8th, 2021, 10:05 am
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The combined company will operate out of Schenectady. The banners will continue to operate separately. It's not clear how overlapping stores will be...
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February 20th, 2021, 9:55 am
Shop Rite closing 62 of 209 pharmacies

Last post by BillyGr « January 30th, 2021, 5:21 pm
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by storewanderer » January 27th, 2021, 6:51 pm

CVS is taking these files. Not clear if they will run the pharmacies in the stores.

I am not clear since many Shop Rites are franchises, were the...

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Last post by BillyGr
January 30th, 2021, 5:21 pm
New Jersey Ban On Paper Bags, Single Use Plastic Bags, & Plastic Food Containers

Last post by BillyGr « October 2nd, 2020, 1:41 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 25th, 2020, 9:10 pm
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The single use bag ban and polystyrene food container ban applies to restaurants, convenience stores, food trucks, movie theaters and grocery stores...
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October 2nd, 2020, 1:41 pm
Market Basket opens second Maine store (Westbrook)

Last post by pseudo3d « September 20th, 2020, 4:43 pm
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by cathandler » August 22nd, 2020, 4:37 pm
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Nice store overall. I met Arthur T (again) at the grand opening Friday morning. Little if any vendor activity noted, quite unlike the Biddeford...
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September 20th, 2020, 4:43 pm
Who will get Fairway?

Last post by pseudo3d « August 27th, 2020, 5:07 am
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by pseudo3d » March 15th, 2020, 9:05 am
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Just a few days before the Fairway stores auction on March 16th (tomorrow), a new bidder has appeared for Fairway, overriding the previous $70M...
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August 27th, 2020, 5:07 am
Balducci's and Kings files for bankruptcy

Last post by pseudo3d « August 25th, 2020, 4:16 pm

by pseudo3d » August 25th, 2020, 4:16 pm

Chapter 11 with a $75M stalking-horse bid by an investment company.

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August 25th, 2020, 4:16 pm
Wegmans Cheapening Decor

Last post by buckguy « August 24th, 2020, 6:06 am
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by Alpha8472 » August 5th, 2020, 7:56 pm
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Has anyone noticed Wegmans cheapening their once extravagant decor on new stores?
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August 24th, 2020, 6:06 am
Lidl held down inflation on Long Island

Last post by storewanderer « July 10th, 2020, 5:33 pm
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by SamSpade » July 9th, 2020, 1:43 pm
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This was apparently done by an independent third party, not clear what they price checked.

I must say, it must be interesting to be in a price...
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July 10th, 2020, 5:33 pm
Ahold Delhaize (Stop & Shop) buys King Kullen

Last post by storewanderer « June 10th, 2020, 8:45 pm
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by cathandler » January 4th, 2019, 10:16 am
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It's all over for the first supermarket chain after an 89-year run
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June 10th, 2020, 8:45 pm
Acme to close 4 stores

Last post by veteran+ « January 25th, 2020, 7:26 am
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by storewanderer » August 17th, 2019, 10:31 pm

Looks like we have here 2 former Pathmarks which look lousy (unremodeled) but large stores, one former A&P banner of some kind which looks pretty...

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January 25th, 2020, 7:26 am
Fairway and NY Post Report

Last post by pseudo3d « January 24th, 2020, 10:22 am
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by SamSpade » January 22nd, 2020, 9:59 am

Original report (keeping in mind this is a tabloid product owned by News Corp):
Fairway planning to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, close all its...

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January 24th, 2020, 10:22 am
Market Basket confirmed for Penacook, NH development

Last post by cathandler « November 4th, 2019, 11:08 pm

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November 4th, 2019, 11:08 pm
Stop & Shop, Giant going their separate ways

Last post by BatteryMill « July 23rd, 2019, 4:46 pm
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by cathandler » July 23rd, 2019, 2:48 am

The dis-integration begins

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July 23rd, 2019, 4:46 pm
Stop & Shop employees go on strike

Last post by wyoretailman « April 13th, 2019, 2:02 pm

by wyoretailman » April 13th, 2019, 2:02 pm

Hey all

Just recently heard of employees at Stop & Shop grocery stores going on strike.

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April 13th, 2019, 2:02 pm
Shaw's closing three supermarkets in Massachusetts, one in New Hampshire

Last post by cathandler « January 15th, 2019, 9:16 am

by cathandler » January 15th, 2019, 9:16 am

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January 15th, 2019, 9:16 am
Tops Friendly Markets to file for bankruptcy

Last post by BillyGr « December 3rd, 2018, 8:37 am
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by cathandler » February 17th, 2018, 3:24 pm
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I always wondered why this perpetually money-losing grocer kept expanding.
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Last post by BillyGr
December 3rd, 2018, 8:37 am
Lidl buying Best Market for entry into NYC market

Last post by pseudo3d « November 20th, 2018, 11:09 am
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by klkla » November 16th, 2018, 2:48 pm

I assume this is their first expansion by acquisition in the U.S.

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Last post by pseudo3d
November 20th, 2018, 11:09 am
Consumer's checkbook for Boston reveals price, satisfaction scores

Last post by storewanderer « October 27th, 2018, 12:09 pm
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by SamSpade » October 26th, 2018, 12:29 am

So this group works with but independently of Consumer Reports Magazine.

The open late, close early, keep stores traditional Market Basket wins on...

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October 27th, 2018, 12:09 pm
Stop & Shop to remodel stores, bring back red/green light logo

Last post by BatteryMill « October 13th, 2018, 6:18 pm
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by zachesch » October 5th, 2018, 8:57 am

Stop & Shop will be launching a new store format, and in doing so, will be bringing back its iconic red/green light logo (albeit a slightly revised...

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Last post by BatteryMill
October 13th, 2018, 6:18 pm
Market Basket tweet catches fire, causes a procedure change

Last post by storewanderer « August 23rd, 2018, 7:04 pm
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by SamSpade » August 22nd, 2018, 5:37 pm

I wish I had much of something to add here, but it was an interesting story. Is this like an old hang over from the fold over deli bags before the...

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August 23rd, 2018, 7:04 pm
Big Y announces warehouse expansion; to add 20 stores over two decades

Last post by JJBers « April 11th, 2018, 12:25 pm
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by cathandler » February 27th, 2018, 10:11 am

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April 11th, 2018, 12:25 pm
Ahold Delhaize to end bfresh

Last post by mbz321 « November 30th, 2017, 8:43 pm
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by cathandler » November 21st, 2017, 8:48 am

They say they'll take the learnings from their small-format stores and adopt them in their mainstream formats

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November 30th, 2017, 8:43 pm
Market Basket expanding to Hannaford HQ territory

Last post by cathandler « November 18th, 2017, 2:00 am
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by cathandler » November 17th, 2017, 9:12 am

They'll be replacing a planned Walmart Supercenter in a Westbrook, Maine plaza that's still in development stage

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November 18th, 2017, 2:00 am

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