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- Yesterday, 11:52 am
- Forum: Northeast USA
- Topic: Stop & Shop closures
- Replies: 118
- Views: 14281
Re: Stop & Shop closures
Can't say this is a big surprise, but Stop & Shop just announced the closure of the Jackson, NJ location (which I was just at in my last round of visits). The store was well-stocked and mostly clean, but absolutely deserted. Some thoughts: I am not the least bit surprised about that closure, es...
- April 25th, 2024, 5:48 pm
- Forum: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Red Lobster Considering Bankruptcy Filing
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1417
Re: Red Lobster Considering Bankruptcy Filing
The price hikes are a complete joke in CA specifically. In SoCal there are SO many local/independent restaurants where you can get significantly more food for the same or less money than these fast food chains. In NorCal it isn't so much that way because the prices are so outrageously higher and th...
- April 25th, 2024, 5:32 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: New Temecula Smart & Final
- Replies: 13
- Views: 344
Re: New Temecula Smart & Final
The Good -Better SKU level density in store, much broader assortment than other S&F locations. Example coffee syrups is same footage as other stores but SKU density was double with numerous flavors I've never seen there. Makes me wonder if they manage like Walmart and reduce SKUs in slower sell...
- April 24th, 2024, 2:36 pm
- Forum: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Red Lobster Considering Bankruptcy Filing
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1417
Re: Red Lobster Considering Bankruptcy Filing
(All of these are with two sides. I tried to add Smokey Bones (a regional chain in the Southeast) but online ordering was unavailable on their website and I could only find prices with the added Grubhub delivery markup. Costco frequently sells discounted gift cards for Smokey Bones though, so the a...
- April 24th, 2024, 2:19 pm
- Forum: Northeast USA
- Topic: Stop & Shop closures
- Replies: 118
- Views: 14281
Re: Stop & Shop closures
Looking closely at pricing in your photos I think they have a pricing problem. While their pricing looks great to me since I am so used to the terrible Northern California prices I see most often, Market Basket is a very difficult competitor and I don't think they are competitive with them on mix o...
- April 23rd, 2024, 6:22 am
- Forum: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
- Replies: 1586
- Views: 152121
Re: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
The one thing they are doing that I think will hurt their reputation is the store closing sales with the liquidators. These liquidators are filling the stores up with total junk. Well, filling 4-5 aisles up with this junk. One store had an entire aisle of scrubs in little plastic food storage bags....
- April 23rd, 2024, 6:20 am
- Forum: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
- Replies: 1586
- Views: 152121
Re: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
Are any of those stores that look so bad ones that were on the potential closings list but then they worked out with the landlord to keep them? Thinking that the one in this area that has more of this issue (though it did have quite a bit of stuff in the seasonal section, so "new" stuff w...
- April 22nd, 2024, 9:48 am
- Forum: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
- Replies: 1586
- Views: 152121
Re: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
Are any of those stores that look so bad ones that were on the potential closings list but then they worked out with the landlord to keep them? Thinking that the one in this area that has more of this issue (though it did have quite a bit of stuff in the seasonal section, so "new" stuff wa...
- April 22nd, 2024, 9:45 am
- Forum: Non Region-Specific
- Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
- Replies: 445
- Views: 29412
Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
Reuters says C&S is buying 166 more stores, along with the Haggen banner, and the Signature and O Organics brands: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/kroger-albertsons-amend-asset-sale-agreement-with-cs-wholesale-2024-04-22/ Actually, in an article I saw it said that C&S would have ACCES...
- April 22nd, 2024, 9:41 am
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Aldi lists job openings at multiple warehouses and nearly 30 stores in Northern California
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1214
Re: Aldi lists job openings at multiple warehouses and nearly 30 stores in Northern California
Also no self checkout. I guess if you only have one employee up front that can't work. They have added self-checkout to many of their stores (especially new ones) in this area, and it works fine no matter how many employees are working on regular registers. The only issue is that they made them all...