Retail Watchers

Here's a little food for thought 🤔 IMHO, the entirety of monikers and their histories have been severely compromised. Merger after merger has deteriorated the value and reputation of these nameplates. Some have managed to retain some of their prestige more than others (King Soopers better than Ralp...

It's interesting that Kroger is opening these while the Fred Meyer brand, with the similar format, is stagnant in regard to new locations. Kroger doesn't seem to want to open new locations along the Pacific Coast. Probably the combination of soda taxes, bag bans, labor laws, etc. make operating alo...

At the end of the day I see rebranding. They really have no choice. They have too many banners and this Albertsons merger forces them to make a decision. Do they align around their existing brands (and kill the Albertsons/Safeway brands) or just wipe the slate clean and rebrand everything to Kroger...

I think there will be more closings and they will dribble out as they have--a few here, a few there, quietly with a few weeks between announcements. They don't want people paying too much attention or making a big deal out of their closing what really has been a small percentage of their stores, so...

I concur with Clown! If any of this goes through (I hope it does not because historically, all promises are lies), I believe the Lucky name is the best bet. These purported "geniuses" at Save Mart should ditch that awful name and fly with Lucky. If these chiefs are so good they can serous...

https://www.theshelbyreport.com/2023/03/20/kroger-shares-plans-for-three-marketplace-stores-in-texas/?static=true&utm_campaign=Daily03212023&utm_source=Shelby-eNL-03-21-2023&utm_medium=email&utm_content=52eed2ce5178d5fca6473c7b9fa19141 Locations: Fort Worth, Melissa and Plano Surpris...

They seem to have announced a new wave of closings today. Brooklyn Center, MN (1200 Shingle Creek Crossing) This is an 11 year old store located on the site of a former mall (Brookdale Mall) and apparently the area is a high crime area. The Target in the area closed in 2019. South Bend, IN (3701 Por...

Fresh from the farm, a new shipment of steer manure has been plopped on our favorite website, Pravda krogeralbertsons.com Apparently if this merger happens then everyone everywhere is going to start hiring! A job for you, and a job for you, and a job for you! Jobs everywhere! "If this merger t...

The truth is, the upper Midwest has been a tough place for large grocery chains. Minneapolis/St. Paul is one of the largest metro areas without a Kroger or Albertsons presence. People in Minneapolis/St. Paul tend to prefer locally-owned places for groceries, whether it be Cub, Target, L&B, or t...

They're going to follow the 7-Eleven Speedway model to the T, except for closing Pre approval. Basically they are going to start by putting selected locations on the block and selling them to competitors either a store at a time (in surgical markets like SoCal where overlap is a mess) or in an enti...