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by Super S
March 17th, 2024, 12:01 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
Replies: 332
Views: 21799

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact

I don't want to call Haggen, Andronico's, Kings, and Balducci's worthless but those banners alone I am not sure they could stand alone. There is a reason who those companies sold to Albertsons. They were not exactly thriving. Haggen and King's/Balducci's were in bankruptcy. Haggen as a name was sev...
by Super S
March 15th, 2024, 8:19 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Fast Food chains focusing on apps while menu prices skyrocket
Replies: 11
Views: 406

Re: Fast Food chains focusing on apps while menu prices skyrocket

I've been talking about this for quite some time now. The situation is fluid but I have found locally both McDonald's and Burger King have lower prices on their apps versus in restaurant, and also offer massive discount deals not available without the app. Basically these restaurants have decided t...
by Super S
March 15th, 2024, 8:07 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Dick's Sporting Goods best quarter ever
Replies: 11
Views: 283

Re: Dick's Sporting Goods best quarter ever

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/dicks-sporting-goods-dks-earnings-q4-2023.html?&qsearchterm=Dicks%20sporting%20goods Dick's reported their best results ever came in this past holiday season. Seems like they're taking over a lot of mall space and getting a lot out of it. They're also benefiting ...
by Super S
March 13th, 2024, 11:53 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Fast Food chains focusing on apps while menu prices skyrocket
Replies: 11
Views: 406

Fast Food chains focusing on apps while menu prices skyrocket

A trend I am noticing in my area, is that various major chains are heavily pushing people to use apps for pretty much all specials, while the pricing of menu items continues to climb, in some cases, to a point where prices are more than an item is worth. Several are also discontinuing mailing coupon...
by Super S
March 11th, 2024, 12:38 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Sears & Kmart 2024: Will someone please put them out of their misery?
Replies: 29
Views: 3320

Re: Sears & Kmart 2024: Will someone please put them out of their misery?

storewanderer wrote: March 10th, 2024, 8:27 pm
Liquidation sales are Sears/Kmart specialty.
Especially when they drag on for years....
by Super S
March 10th, 2024, 12:07 pm
Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
Topic: SLC WinCo joins Teamsters
Replies: 12
Views: 467

Re: SLC WinCo joins Teamsters

At one point, it was common to see people picketing outside of WinCo stores in the Portland/Vancouver, WA area. They were picketing about the fact that WinCo did not have a union contract. This seems to have stopped as I have not seen those pickets in years. I am not sure if the picketers were from ...
by Super S
March 2nd, 2024, 12:55 pm
Forum: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
Replies: 1484
Views: 140180

Re: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores

Rite Aid 5413 in Boise is the former Marina Safeway at 1515 W. State Street. This one has been remodeled quite extensively on the inside and seemed like a good performer, and has been there a long time. Kinda surprised to see this location pop up on such a list.
by Super S
February 29th, 2024, 5:06 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Digital Coupons
Replies: 10
Views: 605

Re: Digital Coupons

The whole card thing has caused me to shift a lot of shopping to WinCo where they don't have all these gimmicks. If only WinCo could get their random out of stock issues under control and offer better dairy and produce so I could avoid Fred Meyer altogether.... WinCo does offer digital manufacturer...
by Super S
February 28th, 2024, 11:27 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Outback Steakhouse closing underperforming locations
Replies: 5
Views: 587

Outback Steakhouse closing underperforming locations

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/fo ... 771215007/

They apparently are not going to release a list of locations.
by Super S
February 28th, 2024, 9:36 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Macy's Buyout? Private ownership bid
Replies: 69
Views: 4560

Re: Macy's Buyout? Private ownership bid

On the flip side, they should ramp up openings of their smaller format Macys much more quickly. A great example. I'm sure the downtown Salem, OR store will close since it has seen little investment. However, they should at the same time open a smaller, replacement store at Keizer Station to blunt t...