Retail Watchers

So apparently Church's Chicken is changing its name to Church's Texas Chicken with a new logo (the international outlets are still called Texas Chicken). I'm not sure I like the idea. The logo is extremely bland, and Church's doesn't have much of a "Texas" heritage like places like Whatabu...

The thing with an Ahold Delhaize/Albertsons merger is that there's very little benefit to either company. Royal Ahold and Delhaize weren't merged in the U.S. for their benefits, it was all the overseas portions where it counted. When the Safeway/Albertsons merger happened, Albertsons got an infrastr...

Now there's speculation that they want some sort of Ahold Delhaize merger. Ahold Delhaize runs the stronger operation in the Northeast but it would mean more divestments centered around the Northeast.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3869157-a ... peculation

Before COVID, there were a few franchises that still had the bagel sandwiches, complete with the “breakfast sauce”.

I wonder if there are still some hidden "assets" (which attracted Ron Perelman) from the former Food Fair/Pantry Pride that will see the light of day as the bankruptcy unfolds. :?: :?: I think the original plan of Pantry Pride was so he could write off a loss while making an overall profi...

They filed for Chapter 11 citing "legacy debt" challenges and supply chain disruptions. Elizabeth Arden bought Revlon in 2016 and the company changed names to Revlon. Rival Coty seems to be doing better as they have deals to make beauty products using brands such as Gucci, Adidas, Calvin ...

The new store at Amity Road and Eagle Road is set to open tomorrow (July 23). It looks a lot like the Albertsons Market Street exterior, but obviously is smaller (half the size) and doesn't have the extra amenities, though will include a fresh popcorn counter. https://boisedev.com/news/2022/07/21/al...

Interestingly Hughes and Boys Markets, acquired by QFC also factored into Kroger's presence in SoCal. I believe even Alpha Beta had been indirectly subsumed into Kroger through Ralphs. That's correct. From what I read, American Stores was ruled to have an unfair advantage with both Alpha Beta and L...

Whataburger also has fried pies.

And in Southern Cal, it is Round 2 for Kroger with ownership of Ralphs’/Food 4 Less, they owned the Market Basket chain in LA until the mid 80s. Even offered Tenderay brand beef and a few Kroger branded products. (But no Top Value stamps-they offered Blue Chips like almost every other LA chain) Int...