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- December 14th, 2021, 8:10 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
- Replies: 144
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Re: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
The Ultra Premium "Pavilions" decor being introduced into Northern California is being done very thoroughly. The stores are getting new floors, new refrigerator cases, new checkstands, and new ceiling tiles. It looks so much better than the Florida decor. Perhaps the Pavilions decor will b...
- December 14th, 2021, 4:36 am
- Forum: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Rite Aid
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9133
Re: Rite Aid
The new "lean" pharmacy operations policies are to order as little stock as possible. The pharmacy loses money when expensive medications sit on the shelves and expire. The pharmacies have policies in place to regularly clear the shelves of drugs that have not been used in the last 30 days...
- December 13th, 2021, 2:55 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
- Replies: 144
- Views: 21855
Re: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
The San Ramon, California Safeway appears to be getting the Ultra Premium decor used at Pavilions. There are no Pavilions in Northern California, so this Safeway will be a Pavilions in everything but name.
- December 12th, 2021, 11:59 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
- Replies: 144
- Views: 21855
Re: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
It is affecting the entire shopping center parking lot. I just found some news stories about a manufacturer defect causing led street lights to turn purple. It is affecting street lights all over the country. The led lights gradually turn purple or blue. Cities are asking people to report them so th...
- December 12th, 2021, 10:15 am
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
- Replies: 144
- Views: 21855
Re: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
A Safeway in Pleasant Hill, California which has not been remodeled since about 2004, got new parking lot lighting. It is worse than before. The new LED lighting is dim and deep purple. You can barely see anything in the parking lot now. Supposedly the lights get brighter for a few seconds if they d...
- December 10th, 2021, 10:05 pm
- Forum: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Macy's Closing 10 Stores in January 2022
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7437
Re: Macy's Closing 10 Stores in January 2022
There is a Macy's Furniture Store in Pleasanton, California all by itself in a strip mall. It is an upper middle class to rich neighborhood. It is always empty of customers. There are two separate Macy's at Stoneridge Mall in the same city. The rent on the strip mall store must be very low, because ...
- December 10th, 2021, 1:26 am
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
- Replies: 144
- Views: 21855
Re: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
A Safeway in San Ramon, California is receiving a new decor that I have not seen before. The remodel is much more thorough than the cheap Florida Decor that the Flagship Safeway in Dublin recently received. The floors are being redone with white tile. The aisle signs are of a new design that I have ...
- December 8th, 2021, 9:29 pm
- Forum: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Holiday Hours Expanding
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2355
Re: Holiday Hours Expanding
That is probably due to the labor shortage. They only have enough managers to staff a store until 7 PM. Opening later would require another manager, and they do not want to pay for that. Many chains do not even want to pay for an hour or two of overtime. So the store will not even stay open an hour ...
- December 8th, 2021, 9:25 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Dollar Tree Raising Prices
- Replies: 74
- Views: 11777
Re: Dollar Tree Raising Prices
Dollar Tree is very inconsistent. One store may be tidy, but another may look like a hurricane hit it. The ones I see in poorer neighborhoods look like a mess. They always have about 3 employees walking around doing anything but tidying up. I do not know what they are doing, but they are obviously n...
- December 7th, 2021, 4:34 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Dollar Tree Raising Prices
- Replies: 74
- Views: 11777
Re: Dollar Tree Raising Prices
Everything at my local store is now $1.25. It is an awful deal on many items now. Customer traffic is much lower now.