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by BillyGr
March 2nd, 2024, 11:41 am
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: Stop & Shop closures
Replies: 98
Views: 12258

Re: Stop & Shop closures

Stop & Shop is the only mainstream supermarket I can find with actual NYC stores (none in Manhattan though), and it stretches from New York City to Boston. If it's up for sale, who's gonna buy it? Albertsons (assuming no merger) can't buy it in whole unless it wants to divest a good chunk of AC...
by BillyGr
February 29th, 2024, 7:54 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Macy's Closing 150 Full-line Stores by 2026
Replies: 1
Views: 249

Re: Macy's Closing 150 Full-line Stores by 2026

It was also noted elsewhere that they still have multiple storefronts in about 100 malls (where they took over a space from someone else and have different departments in different areas of the mall). Many (but not all) of those are supposed to be included, where they will simply consolidate into on...
by BillyGr
February 29th, 2024, 7:51 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Digital Coupons
Replies: 10
Views: 628

Re: Digital Coupons

The notable difference here is that WinCo digital coupons are MANUFACTURERS coupons. Most stores require cards, apps, and digital coupons just to buy items at sale prices. WinCo sale prices are true sales and do not require gimmicks. Many stores have manufacturer coupons on their digital pages - in...
by BillyGr
February 27th, 2024, 4:55 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: JoAnn-"restructuring"
Replies: 55
Views: 4163

Re: JoAnn-"restructuring"

Their employees are not supervising well, and many customers don't understand retail. So, they think that if they are buying a dozen different colors of paint and they are all 99¢ they can just scan one twelve times. But now the inventory level will be short on 11 out of those 12 items. You can see...
by BillyGr
February 27th, 2024, 4:39 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: WcDonald's
Replies: 6
Views: 566

Re: WcDonald's / Domestically

I think McDonald's is suffering from sky high prices, and no new food ideas. The food is another issue. They still haven't undone the menu damage from COVID (no Fruit & Yogurt Parfait). They really need to loosen up in regional menu items and franchisee freedom to experiment. No salads. No gril...
by BillyGr
February 27th, 2024, 4:31 pm
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: Southwest & Hawai'i Impact
Replies: 9
Views: 2202

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: Southwest & Hawai'i Impact

Kroger has never had brick and mortar stores there. The only familiarity with the brand would be for people that moved from Texas or another place where Kroger operates. I can't see this venture being successful as a grocery delivery operation started from the ground up. Though, that really isn't m...
by BillyGr
February 26th, 2024, 8:34 am
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: Stop & Shop closures
Replies: 98
Views: 12258

Re: Stop & Shop closures

Haven't checked outside of NJ, but the thing about the NJ stores is that so few of them had pharmacies to begin with. 57 stores in NJ 34 have pharmacies, 23 don't 8 had pharmacies that closed 15 never had pharmacies Quite a few of the NJ stores were acquired from Grand Union or Norkus Foodtown down...
by BillyGr
February 26th, 2024, 8:32 am
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: Stop & Shop closures
Replies: 98
Views: 12258

Re: Stop & Shop closures

Ahold offloading BI-LO: similar situation happened with Tops. Tops also went bankrupt, and they were sold to Price Chopper/Golub. Tops was in Northeast Ohio (Cleveland) at one time (their stores there were formerly Finast), but Ahold exited Northeast Ohio in 2006, selling the Tops stores there piec...
by BillyGr
February 19th, 2024, 9:53 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Fish Sandwiches at Restaurants
Replies: 8
Views: 370

Re: Fish Sandwiches at Restaurants

Alpha8472 wrote: February 18th, 2024, 12:51 pm Jack In The Box now has fish wraps too. I don't how that will appeal to people.
Seems like they might work well, as other places do fish tacos, which are going to be somewhat similar.
by BillyGr
February 19th, 2024, 9:51 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Dollar General and the like.....
Replies: 19
Views: 992

Re: Dollar General and the like.....

As long as the end price is decent with a digital coupon I will use it. The problem I am seeing with HBA items is that the grocers and drug stores regular pricing is astronomical as compared to Walmart and Target. When paper coupons were all that was out there, you could use the paper coupon at Wal...