Retail Watchers

I don't think Medford or Sacramento will be around much longer either. Both locations close at 6 PM or 7 PM. What is the point- may as well close at 2 PM if you can't be open during dinner. This was part of the problem for us. Irregular hours / hour cutbacks that made it more challenging to visit a...

They're also closing Center City Philadelphia. There are four stores within the boundaries of that neighborhood, which small-format was it? Hopefully not the one on Chestnut St, that one is large enough to be useful. The one at Broad St and Washington Ave would seem most likely; photos of the site ...

I had a lot of time on my hands today on the ol' job so I went ahead and plugged in 2 recent shopping trips plus online data from other retailers. Fred Meyer and QFC prices should align with in-store (as advertised). Target and Walmart sometimes charge different shelf and online prices now. Two NW S...

2005 isn't even that long ago. I do wonder if Loblaw's may give this another try at some point to bring this product line down into the US again. I just wonder who would pick it up. At this point most everyone is either a big chain or tied into TopCo. I don't think TopCo's "secondary" bra...

I saw online that Lynnwood, WA is closing and it is a 2019 opening. I guess this means we're never going to see them in the PNW after all. They supposedly were going to occupy portions of some former closed Albertsons locations but that never happened in Portland, Ore. area. I believe this Lynnwood...

New Billings Albertsons finally open: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Albertsons/@45.7840836,-108.6492129,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOy13dpD2OMHgGt3nTG-WYBbUqe_n3pwPmy2e5r!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOy13dpD2OMHgGt3nTG-WYBbUqe_n3pwPmy2e5r%3Dw203-h152-k-...

Never a big fan of resurrecting old threads, but much like how "Fox 12 Oregon" partners with Fred Meyer, KGW (8) is partnering for their 'Great Food Drive' with Albertsons companies. Much like the Waterfront Blues Festival (except for year 1 post merger), the grocery partner is Safeway , w...

The burger I got there a couple months ago was absolutely cooked in the restaurant from a frozen patty. I watched the whole process. It looked like it was made well and came to me sizzling hot. It tasted terrible and you are right the smell was also something, not appetizing. I could not believe ho...

Hope it's OK to resurrect this older thread... I was in the Las Vegas valley at the start of the month. It was interesting, circumstances took me into a VONS and an Albertsons. VONS was 7405 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas Albertsons was 11720 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, (I thought Summerlin was its own t...

I don't think Green Zebra ever did enough sales volume to execute properly. My guess is they were losing a lot on shrink. They did not have the foot traffic to support the fresh operation that the customer they targeted expected. They gave it a good try- they tried to run it for 10 years. I suspect...