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I wonder if they are going to drop more store closures as well? Seems like California oddball stores that were shoehorned into difficult sites are paying the price so far this year. Encinitas would be an example, it is a former Home Depot Expo design center. Demographics in the area are anathema to...

The ghost of Tesco’s £2 billion Fresh & Easy failure lives on via Home Chef. If you were to type in freshandeasy.com, it redirects to to a page that says: “Sign up today to try Home Chef’s Fresh and Easy plan”. I wonder if Kroger paid Yucaipa for the Fresh & Easy trademark/domain name. Also,...

The trial with the Washington AG has been OK'd by the courts and is now set by September. If Kroger was hoping to get this wrapped up by election day that's looking less and less likely. https://www.kulr8.com/news/court-rules-antitrust-lawsuit-against-kroger-albertsons-merger-can-proceed/article_5c...

The trial with the Washington AG has been OK'd by the courts and is now set by September. If Kroger was hoping to get this wrapped up by election day that's looking less and less likely. https://www.kulr8.com/news/court-rules-antitrust-lawsuit-against-kroger-albertsons-merger-can-proceed/article_5c...

In business especially when you're the one stuck hosting the meeting and usually some big executives who are flying in, everything has to be perfect and the only places you'll go to are those who have been performing every time you've called upon them. It's all the reputation the business earns. I ...

They have choices: Piggly Wiggly QFC Mariano's Topps? Carrs Sublease to other operators who may have a shot at running the store and insist they use C&S as supplier, see UNFI attempts to sell Shoppers/take back Shoppers stores/close stores/etc etc etc Sell to Whole Foods or some other competent...

Since Nugget Markets is headquartered in Woodland I expect Wal Mart was kept from expanding in an effort to protect the Nugget Store and the Food 4 Less Store there (franchised by Nugget). Safeway never got into Woodland in the 2000 era expansion around Sacramento area either; they had a site but i...

https://www.valleycenter.com/articles/tribes-purchase-ends-vons-albertsons-speculation/ Maybe the land will be another casino… The San Pasqual Band of the Diegueño (Kumeyaay) indigenous tribe is headquartered in Valley Center. Valley Center Foods (the small independent in VC) must be pleased with t...

https://hoodline.com/2024/04/fry-s-food-stores-dominates-phoenix-market-walmart-s-share-drops-amid-kroger-albertsons-merger-talks/ Fry’s still dominates the Phoenix Metro grocery scene, with 28.3% market share. Albertsons/Safeway has 14% share. 42% share for Kroger if the merger goes through (all bu...

Saw this social media ad and wondered if it was still April Fool's Day. Why would they think businesses would pay inflated retail? SmartSelect_20240404_133841_Facebook.jpg There are also links for business.jewelosco.com and business.shaws.com. I don’t know why ACI is getting into business delivery…