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by mbz321
June 2nd, 2023, 8:15 am
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: Wegmans to close Natick, MA location
Replies: 40
Views: 6393

Re: Wegmans to close Natick, MA location

Well, looks like Wegmans has some problems now. Multiple cancelled locations, The Pub gone, post-pandemic cutbacks, no new territory, no new pharmacies, and now this. Prepared foods are priced ridiculously high, I have heard they have gone to pre-sliced lower quality deli meats for things like the ...
by mbz321
May 31st, 2023, 8:17 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Journeys To Close 100 Stores & Grow Off Mall
Replies: 7
Views: 843

Re: Journeys To Close 100 Stores & Grow Off Mall

Alpha8472 wrote: May 30th, 2023, 4:09 pm The company will close 100 stores and expand the number of off-mall stores. Without the mall stores, how will anyone even notice this chain? I don't think teens will go out of their way to find a Journeys store outside of a mall.
Do teens even go to malls anymore?
by mbz321
May 31st, 2023, 8:15 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger to merge with Albertsons?
Replies: 1470
Views: 107294

Re: Kroger to merge with Albertsons?

Yes, there was a time where they tried branding the store brand items more generically (though I can't remember the name at the moment) so that they could be used at Hannaford, Food Lion and the other labels they were running at that point (Bottom Dollar and Bloom). The brand was 'My Essentials'. I...
by mbz321
May 29th, 2023, 6:58 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger to merge with Albertsons?
Replies: 1470
Views: 107294

Re: Kroger to merge with Albertsons?

Baked goods have experienced likely the largest inflation hike over the past 10-15 years. To continue this off-topic Walmart bakery talk, I noticed my local WM dropped the price of their mini pies back down to 50 cents, what they used to be pre-inflation. I guess sales plumetted when they raised it...
by mbz321
May 26th, 2023, 7:22 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Dollar Tree, etc.
Replies: 42
Views: 5041

Re: Dollar Tree, etc.

Usually there is no cashier up front and someone has to stop whatever they are doing to come ring me up. This is not efficient at all for a $1.25 transaction and even worse when I go for just a greeting card (still 50 cents last time I bought one). Dollar Tree has added self-checkouts to a few loca...
by mbz321
May 26th, 2023, 7:15 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target online sales drop
Replies: 51
Views: 4619

Re: Target online sales drop

Costco does employee bag checks when exiting (which is kind of silly, as we have signs we have the right to look in the bags of members, it isn't something that I've ever seen done. I wonder how much merchandise walks out in diaper bags/large purses/etc.). If its after business hours, we usually do ...
by mbz321
May 26th, 2023, 7:09 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: ALDI to add 70 new stores by next year
Replies: 92
Views: 19629

Re: ALDI to add 70 new stores by next year

I've seen Self-Checkout added to a few of the higher volume Aldi stores near me and they seem to work just fine and I've never had to wait for them. I typically buy less than 10 items on any one trip so I love it. There is definitely nobody monitoring them (besides the camera at each station with an...
by mbz321
May 23rd, 2023, 7:39 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target Liquidation of items at Big Lots
Replies: 32
Views: 3429

Re: Target Liquidation of items at Big Lots

It's shocking how much 'excess' merchandise Target seems to have. I think I posted this before in another topic, but there are several 'no frills' liquidation stores in my area (one has multiple locations) and it seems like the vast majority of their inventory is overstocked/clearance/slightly damag...
by mbz321
May 23rd, 2023, 7:34 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Amazon Halts All New Amazon Fresh Just Walk Out Stores
Replies: 303
Views: 32732

Re: Amazon Halts All New Amazon Fresh Just Walk Out Stores

I am wondering how many customers they have upset with the pushy subscribe and save program. Not to mention how they strong arm you into those "Prime Trials." They got me on one of those earlier this year, I swear I did not click to accept it, but I got it. I made it worth my while that m...
by mbz321
May 19th, 2023, 5:51 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Wendy's To Deploy Underground Robots
Replies: 5
Views: 375

Re: Wendy's To Deploy Underground Robots

On the other hand, Wendy's sounds like they're trying to solve a problem they don't have by throwing way too much money at it. Sounds to me that companies come up with these 'ideas' just to generate free press for themselves. It's only a concept at this point and they hope to implement it in a sing...