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by Groceteria
May 9th, 2023, 6:01 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Major Hardee's franchisee declares bankruptcy, closes 39 restaurants
Replies: 25
Views: 1397

Re: Major Hardee's franchisee declares bankruptcy, closes 39 restaurants

jamcool wrote: May 8th, 2023, 8:14 pm Carl’s hasn’t been the same since Carl Karcher died.
Oh yeah, Karcher was a peach of a human being and a true role model :roll:
by Groceteria
April 14th, 2023, 2:25 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: TransformCo (Sears/Kmart) Official Thread 2023: Finally the end?
Replies: 74
Views: 14579

Re: TransformCo (Sears/Kmart) Official Thread 2023: Finally the end?

Greensboro NC. Another one bites the dust. Liquidation started today with no prior warning.

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by Groceteria
March 15th, 2023, 2:56 pm
Forum: Southeast USA
Topic: Looking for a summary of NC grocery operators
Replies: 12
Views: 3730

Re: Looking for a summary of NC grocery operators

Welcome to Greensboro, hometown of Groceteria.com (but there are other interesting things here as well).
by Groceteria
February 4th, 2023, 10:34 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: Pak N Save Madera closing 1/14
Replies: 30
Views: 5740

Re: Pak N Save Madera closing 1/14

storewanderer wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 11:13 pmI am not clear when Safeway left Visalia or which division it was in when it left but I know Safeway was in Visalia at some point.
Safeway closed Porterville, Visalia, and Tulare in 1984 citing "high labor costs" per the Tulare Advance-Regster.
by Groceteria
January 23rd, 2023, 4:09 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Pepsi replaces Sierra Mist with Starry
Replies: 23
Views: 3230

Re: Pepsi replaces Sierra Mist with Starry

Clearly they spared no expense on packaging design. I opted against buying one.
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by Groceteria
January 13th, 2023, 6:10 pm
Forum: Shopping Centers
Topic: Drinking While Shopping
Replies: 9
Views: 3548

Re: Drinking While Shopping

Beer and wine bars have been fairly common in larger new Lowes Foods and Harris Teeter locations in North Carolina for several years. I think it’s pretty common in Pennsylvania as well, since that was part of the original loophole that allowed supermarkets to start selling beer to begin with IIRC.
by Groceteria
November 5th, 2022, 7:45 am
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: QuickTrip Ends 24 Hour Stores To Prevent Crime
Replies: 13
Views: 1068

Re: QuickTrip Ends 24 Hour Stores To Prevent Crime

Most of Los Angeles is not like that, in my experience (and I have lived here on and off since 1984, ooops, giving my age away 😉). ^^^ This… Of course there are urban neighborhoods that are more crime-prone and there are retailers that react to this environment. Is this new? No. When I lived in San...
by Groceteria
November 5th, 2022, 6:58 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: As Starbucks Customers Get Younger Its Sales Start to Skyrocket
Replies: 10
Views: 785

Re: As Starbucks Customers Get Younger Its Sales Start to Skyrocket

Back in my day, we had to walk ten miles uphill (both ways) to Starbucks. In the snow. While wearing tuxedos and ball gowns.