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by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 10:42 pm
Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
Topic: Trader Joe's opening in northern Idaho
Replies: 19
Views: 560

Re: Trader Joe's opening in northern Idaho

And out of stocks... I have reduced how often I shop there due to not finding what I go in for so many times... but the stores seem busier than ever and their prices are lower than the conventional grocers. I wonder how the distribution system will handle the expansions. They are building a massive...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 10:41 pm
Forum: Drugstore Chains
Topic: "Generic" Walgreens?
Replies: 5
Views: 200

Re: "Generic" Walgreens?

It looks like Walgreens has been running this thing for about the past 8 years.

What is interesting is Laramie is where Rite Aid had its lone WY store which was a former Payless/Osco. It closed in the early 00's.
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 10:27 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Dollar General eliminating self checkout
Replies: 2
Views: 255

Re: Dollar General eliminating self checkout

Yikes. Hopefully they increase staffing levels to offset the loss of self checkout, but we all know that isn't going to happen. Their stores are already a mess and sometimes there is only one cashier who also seems to have other duties. Supposedly staffing levels are getting a laughable increase in...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 10:25 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Tabletop tablets in chain restaurants
Replies: 25
Views: 9688

Re: Tabletop tablets in chain restaurants

Earlier this week I had dinner at my local Red Lobster, and noticed that these tablet things were completely gone from the restaurant. They really seemed out of place at Red Lobster as they took up space and were distracting while eating. I am glad they are gone. I think more places are going to a ...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 10:21 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Chickfila to END "no antibiotics ever" chicken
Replies: 19
Views: 484

Re: Chickfila to END "no antibiotics ever" chicken

Yes, the subject line is correct. This chain made a pledge to sell chicken with "no antibiotics ever" in 2014. It is now ending that pledge. The new pledge is something about no antibiotics important to human medicine. Whatever that means. And whoever concludes what constitutes "impo...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 9:55 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Chickfila to END "no antibiotics ever" chicken
Replies: 19
Views: 484

Re: Chickfila to END "no antibiotics ever" chicken

There probably was a way to transition to cage free eggs without a sharp sudden price increase or to slow the price increase to a phase in over time, in a phased approach over a number of in a given state for producers like must be 10% cage free in 2020, 20% cage free in 2021 etc. But that wouldn't...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 12:57 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Dollar General eliminating self checkout
Replies: 2
Views: 255

Dollar General eliminating self checkout

Dollar General is reportedly eliminating self checkout. Their self checkout had no weight sensors, no camera that recorded you and the counter (just recorded you standing there but opposite angle of the counter and bag area), and the scanner beeped even when the system was closed or had an error on ...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 12:51 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target Rolls 10 item "Express Self Checkout" Nationwide
Replies: 26
Views: 839

Re: Target Rolls 10 item "Express Self Checkout" Nationwide

Went to the Fullerton Greatland on a Saturday evening, a lower volume unit in a pretty good area (this is the Malvern location, not Harbor which is literally the regional LP office for good reason). Both banks of self checkout fully open, and they had 5 staffed checkouts. The execution error there ...
by storewanderer
March 25th, 2024, 9:10 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Chickfila to END "no antibiotics ever" chicken
Replies: 19
Views: 484

Re: Chickfila to END "no antibiotics ever" chicken

As with any new thing, medical treatment, medicine, vaccine, whatever, you do not always know the effect this new thing or change will have, until the change plays out for a while. It may all end up fine and if so that is great I guess... but for now... it is suspect what the potential impact of th...
by storewanderer
March 24th, 2024, 7:17 pm
Forum: Drugstore Chains
Topic: CVS Closing 25 Minuteclinic locations in LA market, leaving only 11
Replies: 36
Views: 2063

Re: CVS Closing 25 Minuteclinic locations in LA market, leaving only 11

Was in the 24 hour store CVS in Sparks today, last big former Sav-On in the area. The Minute Clinic was a huge space in the back middle of the store with a large open waiting area and a big "care concierge" counter. This entire area is now vacant and a sign posted just says Minute Clinic a...