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by SamSpade
Yesterday, 4:59 pm
Forum: California USA
Topic: Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions Cutting Store Hours
Replies: 17
Views: 310

Re: Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions Cutting Store Hours

Hours in Portland and Seattle divisions and Intermountain seem to largely remained the same, competing with Kroger (Fred Meyer) and Walmart at 6 or 7 am opening until 11 pm or 12 am closing. Downtown Portland closes at 10 pm. One store I am familiar with was closing earlier for a time but is back to...
by SamSpade
March 13th, 2024, 1:51 pm
Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
Topic: Salt Lake City picks up another urban grocery
Replies: 2
Views: 3457

Re: Salt Lake City picks up another urban grocery

2023 update. Apparently this store did close in 2022, which was probably partially related to changes in consumer habits alongside that part of Salt Lake City being "in transition." The store is re-opening now though, read all about it here: Lee’s Market is set to reopen in Salt Lake City....
by SamSpade
March 12th, 2024, 12:11 pm
Forum: Southeast USA
Topic: ALDI to acquire Winn-Dixie
Replies: 210
Views: 18828

Re: ALDI to acquire Winn-Dixie

I wasn't sure this was the right thread for this, but press releases like the one shredded in this thread, make news coverage follow: NBC Nightly News, March 11, 2024 Some grocery chains offer their own private brands to keep food prices down Frankly another lazy national news report, they only talk...
by SamSpade
March 12th, 2024, 9:22 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Wendys Dynamic Pricing
Replies: 7
Views: 430

Re: Wendys Dynamic Pricing

Alpha8472 wrote: March 4th, 2024, 2:40 am The app seems to still be offering the Dave's Single for $1 and the Double for $2.
This is a tie in to their major sponsorship of the NCAA mens' and womens' college basketball tournaments "March Madness." Hopefully it sticks out all the way until early April for the finals. :)
by SamSpade
March 10th, 2024, 9:01 pm
Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
Topic: SLC WinCo joins Teamsters
Replies: 12
Views: 467

Re: SLC WinCo joins Teamsters

Vesting used to be 5 years in, so this is an example of how even an "esop" company has made some changes to retain (?) younger workers. Long ago, I had a friend working for this company and she stated that mysterious things always seemed to happen to folks at her store(s) right before they...
by SamSpade
March 10th, 2024, 8:54 pm
Forum: Retail Product Brands
Topic: Best Yet brand in Hawaii
Replies: 3
Views: 153

Re: Best Yet brand in Hawaii

This comes from C&S California. They are the main wholesaler to Times and others. There is also Essential Everyday stuff there somewhere. My understanding is it actually gets there from UNFI Seattle. Franz bread is there too (as a frozen thaw and sell item) from the same supply chain. Cool, I w...
by SamSpade
March 10th, 2024, 5:59 pm
Forum: Retail Product Brands
Topic: Best Yet brand in Hawaii
Replies: 3
Views: 153

Best Yet brand in Hawaii

In Hawaii, when blessed to visit this month, the "store brand" at a supermarket was Best Yet. Very limited assortments, probably mostly in things that they couldn't easily get a name brand to send over to the islands. (ie. candle/grill disposable lighting sticks) Walmart also didn't sell n...
by SamSpade
March 1st, 2024, 3:53 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: In-N-Out opening in Washington
Replies: 3
Views: 255

Re: In-N-Out opening in Washington

Local TV media also chose to report about it (KOIN-6 Television).
The Oregonian has an article but has locked it to subscribers only.
by SamSpade
February 29th, 2024, 9:16 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: JCPenney Closing 4 Stores in 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 819

Re: JCPenney Closing 4 Stores in 2024

Off Topic
storewanderer wrote: February 29th, 2024, 6:50 pm Ukiah is a former Mervyns; basically redecorated but still just like a Mervyns.
Nope, on Google Street View it's always been a tiny Penney's. Mervyn's building became Kohls (like so many).
I figured JCPenney would not have added the catalog/salon door if they'd assumed a former Mervyn's.
by SamSpade
February 29th, 2024, 10:58 am
Forum: Midwest & Plains USA
Topic: Publix entering Louisville, KY in 2023
Replies: 126
Views: 30328

Re: Publix entering Louisville, KY in 2023

Safeway in Colorado has been in decline (to my first hand experience) since the late 1970s. When I worked at Kings Soopers under Dillons (twice), Safeway was bad (almost everywhere). No one I knew shopped there and to this day (still have many friends there) RARELY walk into a Safeway. I do not get...