Who doubted Publix would do well in the Atlanta area? Publix displaced Kroger. Kroger's Cincinnati operation is very different from Kroger's Atlanta operation. Higher operating standards in Cincinnati. Further, at the point Publix went into Atlanta, and during the time period Publix built up its sh...

It feels like retail pharmacy is basically hitting a breaking point. Too many operators have staffing problems, customers are getting more and more demanding, corporate expects more and more out of the employees... I was quite surprised by Wal Mart's recent move. They had previously really been supp...

Rite Aid sold the Payless name to some independent mail order pharmacy in Oregon. It appears they have merged a couple times. https://www.linkedin.com/company/payless-drug-ltc-pharmacy So I don't think they or any buyer of stores could immediately use that name. Thrifty name is pretty connected to ...

I am really disgusted with these reports that Rite Aid is going to basically just give up and turn itself over to the creditors. I mean I don't blame the reports/reporters, I just am disgusted if this is really the path Rite Aid management/Board has chosen to go. Not even an attempt at a restructure...

These Targets that are closing - I find this to be a non-event. Pittsburg, CA the only full size store on the list has been in business for close to 30 years, so what if it closes, it has had a good run. The area is not great. Downtown Portland, OR is another visible closure that I find somewhat odd...

These are remodeled SuperTarget stores, one of which was fully redone again earlier this year due to a fire. But the store that was redone is apparently the absolute #1 volume SuperTarget in the company, the only conventional market nearby is a train wreck and joke of a Ralphs and Stater Bros miles...

The Smittys Stores were converted to Fred Meyer Marketplace for perhaps 18 months right as the merger with Kroger was progressing. The Fred Meyer name absolutely appeared in Phoenix. https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/fred-meyer-taking-reins-smittys-adds-format https://www.supermarketnews.com/...

As the title says this store lost its lease and closes in a few weeks. This was one of the stores that got to keep its Albertsons interior until Save Mart finally remodeled it a few years ago (it looked a lot better with the Albertsons interior but Save Mart's remodel did address some issues like fl...

Interesting. I'm not sure I've ever actually been into one of these freestanding Trader Joe's units. I am trying to recall if the one in Medford, OR is freestanding but I'm pretty sure it isn't.

Pittsburg is a very crime ridden and awful city. Expect to see bloody fistfights at the Walmart self checkout due people cutting in line. It is that bad. The other San Francisco Bay Area stores are tiny. That Pittsburg Target looked like it may have opened in the late 80s and might have been lightl...