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by Alpha8472
December 14th, 2021, 8:10 pm
Forum: California USA
Topic: Safeway NorCal Remodels and New Stores
Replies: 144
Views: 21855

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...
by Alpha8472
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...
by Alpha8472
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.
by Alpha8472
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...
by Alpha8472
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...
by Alpha8472
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 ...
by Alpha8472
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 ...
by Alpha8472
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 ...
by Alpha8472
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...
by Alpha8472
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.