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I don't know this area at all. Is this an area Safeway would want these stores in? Looks like they're not in that area, and they bought two Shoppers stores a couple years ago. But those were both in the Baltimore/DC area and that's quite a distance away, and I don't know that Safeway would want mor...

storewanderer wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2024, 9:25 pm What a joke...

I wonder if they found a way out of the leases.

From the online reviews I saw, these locations were frequently criticized for their high prices. Perhaps geography may also be a challenge, or the renovations were more than what they could bite off.

I do wonder how Grocery Outlet can pull such an expansion so far from home and in strong Aldi/Lidl territory, though I wish them good luck. Lidl is under construction in Centreville, VA. The new Hyattsville store was a PriceRite and before that a longstanding Giant, of which Queen Elizabeth II visit...

Looks like three out of the four Shoppers opened within the past year are already closing; all within St. Mary's County.

I wonder what is happening here. Is the local McKay's chain Shoppers superseded returning? Too much investment and too little profit in return?

SuperValu selling c-stores was a detriment?

Worth noting that express checkout was the norm at Target prior to the rollout of self-checkout in 2015.

Sad news, I always liked getting ice cream from those. Now what is the reason as to this phase-out? Cost may not be as likely since another prepared foods machine (popcorn) is slated to replace soft-serve ice cream, it's not like those are being converted to more product displays or pickup lockers ...

Sad news, I always liked getting ice cream from those. Now what is the reason as to this phase-out? Cost may not be as likely since another prepared foods machine (popcorn) is slated to replace soft-serve ice cream, it's not like those are being converted to more product displays or pickup lockers a...

More confusing news. A lawsuit behind Sears closing at the PGA Mall. https://www.wlrn.org/business/2024-03-0 ... ounty-mall

As with the Fort Lauderdale location, today the Palm Beach Gardens Sears has abruptly closed.