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by pseudo3d
January 17th, 2016, 11:55 am
Forum: Midwest & Plains USA
Topic: New Jewel-Osco opens in Bensenville
Replies: 25
Views: 14611

Re: New Jewel-Osco opens in Bensenville

They have had in-store made tortilla chips in the Safeway locations since before the Albertsons purchase and the LLC Southwest Stores also had them years ago. Most grocers in California offer in-store made tortilla chips (Safeway, Ralphs, Albertsons, etc.). Save Mart, for some reason, offers/offere...
by pseudo3d
January 17th, 2016, 9:46 am
Forum: Midwest & Plains USA
Topic: New Jewel-Osco opens in Bensenville
Replies: 25
Views: 14611

New Jewel-Osco opens in Bensenville

The first Albertsons Cos. store of the new year* is open in Chicagoland, and from the press reports, it certainly sounds like a nice store. A made to order burrito/taco bar? I'm there! :o http://www.jewelosco.com/2015/12/jewel-osco-bensenville-opening-january-12-2016/ One thing to note is they menti...
by pseudo3d
January 17th, 2016, 6:49 am
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas
Replies: 25
Views: 14669

Re: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas

The current day Kroger operates much differently than the Kroger that exited various parts of Texas in the 1980's. They have far more productive stores than they had back then, sharper pricing, and better promotions. Also their private label program is better. HEB will not run Kroger out of Dallas ...
by pseudo3d
January 16th, 2016, 4:44 pm
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas
Replies: 25
Views: 14669

Re: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas

HEB will go after the lowest hanging fruit first. That is Albertsons and Tom Thumb. They have the lowest volume stores. Kroger locations typically do much higher volume. A Kroger doing $600,000 a week can afford to lose half of its business and still hang on (not well but at least hang on). An Albe...
by pseudo3d
January 16th, 2016, 1:15 pm
Forum: California USA
Topic: Gelsons opening first of former Haggen locations January 14
Replies: 125
Views: 66833

Re: Gelsons opening first of former Haggen locations January 14

I hope they do not have the same fate as Haggen - not doing enough to the stores, not enough promotion on center store, etc. To me the store still looks like Haggen? Though, Haggen got to take all the shots on those mistakes. I fully respect the decision to get the stores opened back up quickly so ...
by pseudo3d
January 16th, 2016, 1:11 pm
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas
Replies: 25
Views: 14669

Re: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas

HEB will go after the lowest hanging fruit first. That is Albertsons and Tom Thumb. They have the lowest volume stores. Kroger locations typically do much higher volume. A Kroger doing $600,000 a week can afford to lose half of its business and still hang on (not well but at least hang on). An Albe...
by pseudo3d
January 15th, 2016, 1:27 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Save-A-Lot Wants to Become the #1 Grocer
Replies: 4
Views: 2860

Re: Save-A-Lot Wants to Become the #1 Grocer

This format has already failed around the west. I just don't see it. But they have to say bold things to get people to invest. Yeah, Save-a-Lot came and went in places like Texas. It was part of a whole failed chain of events that involved Grocery Outlet and Yes! Less (a discount grocery option by ...
by pseudo3d
January 15th, 2016, 1:25 pm
Forum: Southeast USA
Topic: [CONFIRMED] Albertsons FL converting to Safeway
Replies: 125
Views: 65996

Re: [CONFIRMED] Albertsons FL converting to Safeway

No one's going to want second-hand Walmart NM stores with no full sized supermarket amenities. Maybe best chance is another dollar store or an IGA (or something). It's far more likely that Albertsons might take out BI-LO/Winn-Dixie in whole or in part.
by pseudo3d
January 15th, 2016, 1:08 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains (Including Discount Stores)
Topic: Walmart closing 269 stores globally, 154 in the US.
Replies: 13
Views: 7243

Re: Walmart closing 269 stores globally, 154 in the US.

It could be an opportunity for Albertsons and/or Kroger to pick up those WM Express/Market sites. Alb's is converting its FL stores to Safeway, which may be a sign that they want to expand in the South. Often, Walmart puts deed restrictions on their former stores to keep direct competitors out. It ...
by pseudo3d
January 15th, 2016, 1:05 pm
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas
Replies: 25
Views: 14669

Re: HEB hires Mabrie Jackson as public affairs executive for North Texas

The market leaders, Tom Thumb and Kroger are both card stores, and the "no-card" advertising is used in H-E-B. If the Tom Thumb stores followed that principle as well before H-E-B comes in and starts at least temporarily an EDLP program, that should buy them time before H-E-B starts to do...