New Albertsons open in Las Vegas
Posted: April 26th, 2017, 12:12 pm
It seems like for the most part, Albertsons-bannered stores are still being remodeled to the LLC decor. The main exceptions seem to be in markets where another banner is more dominant (particularly in parts of the west coast), and the stores could be set up to change banners down the road.rwsandiego wrote:Interesting how they used the LLC interior when they also have the newer Modern (Florida) and Shaw's (Colorful Lifestyle) interiors in their decor repertoire.
Perhaps they have a warehouse full of LLC components and don't want to waste them.
Who knows. There were a few smaller ACME stores that Albertsons remodeled to Premium Fresh & Healthy 3.0 even as LLC remodels were in full force. There will be LLC openings and remodels, but I think LLC is on its way out. We'll see when they open that flagship Jewel-Osco they were talking about. I'm more interested in the fact that those produce pricetags look unlike what Safeway and Albertsons usually offer.rwsandiego wrote:Interesting how they used the LLC interior when they also have the newer Modern (Florida) and Shaw's (Colorful Lifestyle) interiors in their decor repertoire.
Perhaps they have a warehouse full of LLC components and don't want to waste them.
The interesting thing is "colorful lifestyle" began at Shaw's, which was an Albertsons banner before the Safeway merger.architect wrote:It seems like for the most part, Albertsons-bannered stores are still being remodeled to the LLC decor. The main exceptions seem to be in markets where another banner is more dominant (particularly in parts of the west coast), and the stores could be set up to change banners down the road.rwsandiego wrote:Interesting how they used the LLC interior when they also have the newer Modern (Florida) and Shaw's (Colorful Lifestyle) interiors in their decor repertoire.
Perhaps they have a warehouse full of LLC components and don't want to waste them.
At this point, Albertsons is clearly the stronger banner in Las Vegas. Although Vons has some successful locations in the market, their overall store tally trails Albertsons substantially. If the recent Denver conversions are any indication, Albertsons is not afraid to consolidate banners when there is a compelling reason to do so.
I like PFH v 3.0 better than the LLC interior. It will be interesting to see what the flagship Jewel looks like. The Southport store in Lakeview and the Kinzie/Desplaines store in River West have custom interiors that are a brown and copper riff on a combo of PFH 2.0 and Colorful Lifestyle. Both were built prior to the Safeway merger. I have to find the pics I took and post them in the Midwest forum.pseudo3d wrote:Who knows. There were a few smaller ACME stores that Albertsons remodeled to Premium Fresh & Healthy 3.0 even as LLC remodels were in full force. There will be LLC openings and remodels, but I think LLC is on its way out. We'll see when they open that flagship Jewel-Osco they were talking about. I'm more interested in the fact that those produce pricetags look unlike what Safeway and Albertsons usually offer.
Is the "hybrid" interior the Yorkville interior, which looks a bit like a cross between TX/FL and LLC? [https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jewel-osco-bensenville]rwsandiego wrote:The interesting thing is "colorful lifestyle" began at Shaw's, which was an Albertsons banner before the Safeway merger.architect wrote:It seems like for the most part, Albertsons-bannered stores are still being remodeled to the LLC decor. The main exceptions seem to be in markets where another banner is more dominant (particularly in parts of the west coast), and the stores could be set up to change banners down the road.rwsandiego wrote:Interesting how they used the LLC interior when they also have the newer Modern (Florida) and Shaw's (Colorful Lifestyle) interiors in their decor repertoire.
Perhaps they have a warehouse full of LLC components and don't want to waste them.
At this point, Albertsons is clearly the stronger banner in Las Vegas. Although Vons has some successful locations in the market, their overall store tally trails Albertsons substantially. If the recent Denver conversions are any indication, Albertsons is not afraid to consolidate banners when there is a compelling reason to do so.
I like PFH v 3.0 better than the LLC interior. It will be interesting to see what the flagship Jewel looks like. The Southport store in Lakeview and the Kinzie/Desplaines store in River West have custom interiors that are a brown and copper riff on a combo of PFH 2.0 and Colorful Lifestyle. Both were built prior to the Safeway merger. I have to find the pics I took and post them in the Midwest forum.pseudo3d wrote:Who knows. There were a few smaller ACME stores that Albertsons remodeled to Premium Fresh & Healthy 3.0 even as LLC remodels were in full force. There will be LLC openings and remodels, but I think LLC is on its way out. We'll see when they open that flagship Jewel-Osco they were talking about. I'm more interested in the fact that those produce pricetags look unlike what Safeway and Albertsons usually offer.
All that being said, this shopper will be glad when the LLC interior goes away. Someo f the early versions, such as the one in Palm Springs, were quite nice. However, the current version simply isn't.
No, it is completely different. Here are two pics from the Kinzie store:pseudo3d wrote:Is the "hybrid" interior the Yorkville interior, which looks a bit like a cross between TX/FL and LLC? [https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jewel-osco-bensenville]rwsandiego wrote:The interesting thing is "colorful lifestyle" began at Shaw's, which was an Albertsons banner before the Safeway merger.architect wrote:
It seems like for the most part, Albertsons-bannered stores are still being remodeled to the LLC decor. The main exceptions seem to be in markets where another banner is more dominant (particularly in parts of the west coast), and the stores could be set up to change banners down the road.
At this point, Albertsons is clearly the stronger banner in Las Vegas. Although Vons has some successful locations in the market, their overall store tally trails Albertsons substantially. If the recent Denver conversions are any indication, Albertsons is not afraid to consolidate banners when there is a compelling reason to do so.
I like PFH v 3.0 better than the LLC interior. It will be interesting to see what the flagship Jewel looks like. The Southport store in Lakeview and the Kinzie/Desplaines store in River West have custom interiors that are a brown and copper riff on a combo of PFH 2.0 and Colorful Lifestyle. Both were built prior to the Safeway merger. I have to find the pics I took and post them in the Midwest forum.pseudo3d wrote:Who knows. There were a few smaller ACME stores that Albertsons remodeled to Premium Fresh & Healthy 3.0 even as LLC remodels were in full force. There will be LLC openings and remodels, but I think LLC is on its way out. We'll see when they open that flagship Jewel-Osco they were talking about. I'm more interested in the fact that those produce pricetags look unlike what Safeway and Albertsons usually offer.
All that being said, this shopper will be glad when the LLC interior goes away. Someo f the early versions, such as the one in Palm Springs, were quite nice. However, the current version simply isn't.
Wow! Amazing! Probably my favorite of the current décor sets. It does have the TX/FL color scheme (including "street names") but far nicer. Until today, I didn't realize Jewel-Osco still had the Pier 14 name.rwsandiego wrote:No, it is completely different. Here are two pics from the Kinzie store:pseudo3d wrote:Is the "hybrid" interior the Yorkville interior, which looks a bit like a cross between TX/FL and LLC? [https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jewel-osco-bensenville]rwsandiego wrote:
The interesting thing is "colorful lifestyle" began at Shaw's, which was an Albertsons banner before the Safeway merger.
I like PFH v 3.0 better than the LLC interior. It will be interesting to see what the flagship Jewel looks like. The Southport store in Lakeview and the Kinzie/Desplaines store in River West have custom interiors that are a brown and copper riff on a combo of PFH 2.0 and Colorful Lifestyle. Both were built prior to the Safeway merger. I have to find the pics I took and post them in the Midwest forum.
All that being said, this shopper will be glad when the LLC interior goes away. Someo f the early versions, such as the one in Palm Springs, were quite nice. However, the current version simply isn't.
Yup - the bakery is still the Bake Shop, meat is still Butcher Block (although "Meat" is also used. sadly "Farmstand" stayed with SVU. Chef's Kitchen seems to be used sporadically.pseudo3d wrote:Wow! Amazing! Probably my favorite of the current décor sets. It does have the TX/FL color scheme (including "street names") but far nicer. Until today, I didn't realize Jewel-Osco still had the Pier 14 name.rwsandiego wrote:No, it is completely different. Here are two pics from the Kinzie store:pseudo3d wrote:
Is the "hybrid" interior the Yorkville interior, which looks a bit like a cross between TX/FL and LLC? [https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jewel-osco-bensenville]