Retail Watchers

It's hard for me to see how Albertsons and Kroger thought this new deal would entice the FTC any better. I know someone said maybe it was simply to get the states that were suing off their backs, but the FTC was very clear that C&S is simply a questionable buyer, and it's going to take actual l...

I think this is worthy of its own thread given the baggage surrounding the Haggen name. Somehow I missed this before, but it is in the official release: "Under the amended agreement, Kroger will also sell the Haggen banner to C&S. " So they are dumping off the QFC, Haggen, and Marianos...

On reddit, a couple of Dom's employees mentioned Mariano looked ill and frail when he would visit prior to the sale to Foxtrot. Others have speculated the sale was precipitated by him being ill. Regardless, the majority of posts I've seen think Dom's and Foxtrot were not a good match and that Dom's...

If a chain is in long-term decline, then rising rents will give them more reason to keep closing stores. I'm surprised when I see any of these places that have been named, because they've gotten fewer and fewer. International operations probably keep some of them afloat--chains like Shkey's and Ken...

Chili's closed both the Irvine and Aliso Viejo locations recently. Both locations were always super busy with waits on weekends. Both were featuring trial menus in which the "3 For Me" was priced at $16.99 and above. I suspect the rents swelled so they closed up shop... I think it's diffi...

Take a look at the Carson Jo-Ann. It is probably one of the worst stores in that chain. Old House of Fabrics. I have no idea how it stays open. I think the corporation forgot to tell it to close years ago. The issue with Michaels in Carson City is the location. This is a small market to begin with....

No OR/WA closures yet again. I really think those two states, what is left of them, has been spoken for.

The inconsistency is still very strange. Where is the site visit data from though? 50,000 visits per month is probably great compared to a couple of Save Mart units in my area. Placer.ai , and you can search for a store or an address. Just glancing through some Save Marts, it looks like there's an ...

I think the idea is to get CO and AZ off their backs by saying look we are basically divesting 80%+ of Albertsons/Safeway in your states - what more do you AGs want us to do? We are basically not "merging" in your state. And yes, that is true, the problem is the Albertsons/Safeway Stores ...

My Asian in-laws wouldn't set foot in a Ralphs if they were giving everything away. For some reason the brand has done very poorly with the Asian community and is strongly disliked. I'm unsure as to why. I was surprised my nieces had never been to a Ralphs in their life. Albertsons has done much be...