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Aldi stores are in cities without a Trader Joe's presence. As was pointed out earlier, this is untrue. And now, for even more proof, Aldi is coming to Monrovia. Trader Joe's has a store in Monrovia, and its national HQ is located there as well -- just a few blocks from the new Aldi. By the way, All...

I haven't been to a Trader Joe's since the ban took effect -- they used to use only paper bags (never plastic) for which they did not charge-- are they now required to charge for them?

That's why I like my canvas bags from Fresh & Easy

Fresh & Easy also sold 20-cent reusable plastic bags that they promised to replace at no charge "forever" if they were torn or damaged. Guess that didn't work out too well.

I believe the point of charging for ANY bag (paper or plastic) is to give people an incentive to use reusable bags that they bring in. Many stores (Sprouts and Target, for example) have been giving credit (usually 5 cents per bag) to shoppers who brought in their own bags for several years now--even...

Sprouts and Marshall's will be going into the vacated Ralphs location in Glendora. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases ... 87638.html

Interesting post. But several questions: 1. What are "C&S" and "Super Store Industries?" 2. There are no Ralphs in Las Vegas; does the total for Kroger include the Smiths stores there? 3. No Sprouts, Gelsons, or Whole Foods? Are they all smaller than the smallest player for e...

So they're finally getting around to using the chips, and now a lot of people have started to use ApplePay and AndroidPay. (Which Sprouts and Trader Joe's already accept.) Are they going to take their time in enabling that technology, too?

In an interesting move, a list of stores has surfaced that are probably NOT closing: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/n ... macys.html It appears that they consider locations where there are multiple stores (e.g., Union Square, Sunvalley Mall) as one store. So it's possible that some of these ...

I've been in that Vons a number of times recently, and it always seemed quite busy to me -- busier than the much larger nearby Albertson's. But the Albertson's is a much larger, newer store, so it makes sense for it to be the survivor. Another factor that wasn't mentioned in the article: Glendora's ...

I was watching a streaming TV series on Hulu yesterday and there was a commercial for O-Organics with the tag line "exclusively at Albertsons." I don't know if Hulu targets its commercials based on the location of the viewer, but I'm in southern California, where we have both Vons/Pavilion...