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In my area, ARCO has a reputation for debit card skimmers. The card readers at ARCO are vulnerable to tampering and there have been several cases where people have become victims to card skimmers. ARCO also has a terrible policy of requiring cash or debit. Most stations do not take credit cards.

The lower prices won't be noticed by the people who already avoid Albertsons for their past history of high prices. What Albertsons needs to do is attract back the customers that they have lost. The best way to do this is by changing the names of their stores back to Lucky as well as lower the price...

Jewel interiors have been used on some Albertsons after the merger with American Stores. The Jewel Interior features brown wood trim on the walls as well as wooden department signs with accent lighting. The floors also feature either checkerboard patterns or colored tiles. These stores were very ups...

I know what you mean. Safeway stores in my area are notorious for empty shelves. They do a terrible job of restocking. After 10PM, secret shoppers do not come into the stores. At that time, employee levels drop and very few cashiers are on duty. The lines at stores can be ridiculously long with only...

http://supermarketnews.com/news/grocery_toysrus_0430/ The new "R" Markets at Toys R Us are now located at the front of 260 Toys R Us stores. They feature nearly 1,300 items, including snacks, beverages, laundry and cleaning supplies, health and beauty care items, diapers, infant formula a...

http://supermarketnews.com/news/supervalu_remodels_0430/ NEW YORK — Supervalu plans to conduct major remodels at between 75 and 80 locations in the current fiscal year, down about 50% from last year, Jeff Noddle, chairman and chief executive officer of the Minneapolis-based company, told Barclays C...

Perhaps Smith's is trying to do a gas rewards program like Safeway is doing with ARCO. Smith's gas rewards can't possibly be any worse than Safeway's Gas Rewards. Edi: They recently changed the program. Safeway used to require you to spend $400 in groceries within a small period of time or your poin...

I would think that a secret shopper program would ensure some attempt to keep the store tidy.

The Stephanie St. Vons is still open according to the website and online weekly ad. Some stores have a system where labor is allocated by the amount of sales. The more sales that a store has, the more employee hours are allocated. If a store does very little business, very few employee hours will be...

The Vons at Decatur and Meadows is just down the street from a Walmart Supercenter. I can see why they closed it. Also there is a Target directly across the street from that Vons. Target has increased its selection of food in recent years. The Vons at Nellis and Sahara was across the street from a F...