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rwsandiego wrote:At least they didn't call it "Fresco y Fácil."

lol.

It seems to make sense - after all how many times have you gotten in what looked like a short line only to have that one order that takes forever to process in front of you? With this system they can send people to whatever lane(s) are moving along so the first to arrive at checkout gets the first ...

Do you believe your observations are similar to some issues at Trader Joe's that are accepted by fans? I love Trader Joe's but I do not shop there as often as I could because of parking issues, fast but long lines, congested shopping experience and a few other things. Is 365's parking and busy fron...

This is standard protocol when a new contract has to be negotiated. California's minimum wage will be $15 an hour at about the same time this new contracted would be expiring and the current entry level pay is $10.31 so they're going to be getting significant wage increase in any event.

veteran+ wrote:Still hoping for an answer:

"Wasn't Rancho Mirage an original Pavilions?

Recently it was under Haggen for a couple of months and it is now a Gelsons."



Thanks

Yes, Rancho Mirage was built from ground up as a Pavilions.

It looks like both of these were probably recruited by BevMo CEO Dimitri Haloulos. He had previously worked at Safeway/Albertsons and Proctor & Gamble and came to BevMo last August. Chief Executive Officer - BevMo! August 2015 – Present (11 months) Senior Vice President, Own Brands (Albertsons S...

Interesting article about how bad conditions are in the stores:
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-wo ... ace-2016-6

I wonder how much more blood Lambert can suck out of this entire mess before filing BK and calling it a day.

Store is already harming goodwill with nearby shoppers / businesses: No Parking! The number one complaint at the first 365 in Los Angeles has been parking so I have no doubt that WF asked this shopping center's management to get control of parking now BEFORE the store opens. The second biggest comp...

The stores are finally listed on Yelp in place of Albertson's. Some photos from the store Fort Lauderdale: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/safeway-oakland-park-2 This was the only Albertson's in Florida I was ever in and it was a dump so this seems like a improvement. The service meat and fresh juice...

Hey guys, just a reminder, this is getting into the historical side of things, which is better discussed at http://www.groceteria.com/board/ . Maybe in that gray area? I responded because it's only about currently operating stores that opened as Vons or Pavilions. A couple more came to mind. The Vo...