Retail Watchers

The Starbucks kiosks generally do well and have even been added in a couple locations I know of just recently this year by the combined Safeway/Albertsons. I highly doubt they will be removing Starbucks kiosks unless maybe they are locations where those kiosks simply are not profitable. I don't thi...

Portland, Ore. area (including Clark County, WA) update: Conventional [/b] Albertsons-Safeway: 13 Albertsons, 50 Safeway* The Safeway list was from an old directory and I tried to remember the sold to Haggen stores, but may be slightly off total Kroger: 6 Quality Food Centers, 32 Fred Meyer or Fred...

Kmart hasn't had a clear focus since the 80's, and even then it was fuzzy. That's the point. It hasn't changed at all. Must be why "Blue Light Special" is back. Then again, our GROWING metropolitan area (announced today the state broke 4 million residents) is down to one "big" K...

Ridley's is further stepping into northern Utah after "buying" the Harmons at Five Points in Ogden, Utah. Apparently they bought a store directly across from the center which is a grocery-Ace Hardware combination, but it retained its original name. There is a lot of good context about who...

Gelson's just sounds lovely. No wonder people shop there. Reminds me of what Haggen Harmons has transitioned into for the Utah market especially after being forced into re-joining Associated after Fleming went into bankruptcy. Harmon's stores are remodeled, clean, fair priced and carry a lot of rea...

It seems similar, in a way, to the terrible decor that Kroger is remodeling its drop ceiling ex-Smitty's Marketplace stores to in Arizona (complete with the bright colors): http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee80/ztonyg/2015-10-08%2014.23.37.jpg http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee80/ztonyg/2015-1...

klkla wrote:

pseudo3d wrote:Kroger knows not to operate multiple brands in a single market.

With two notable exceptions:

Southern California: Ralphs / Food4Less
Washington State: QFC / Fred Meyer

Oregon: QFC (Portland metro) / Fred Meyer
Idaho: Fred Meyer / Smith's (Twin Falls, Idaho Falls)

The Village Markets to open in former Main Street Market Company experienced with operating in Colorado ski towns and holding on in Moab, Utah and Edwards, Colo. is going to re-open the Main St. Market in Ketchum, providing a competitor to the area's only grocer, Atkinson's Markets. Yes, there is o...

Tustin Safe LLC (I have no idea who this is) is bidding for the store on 17th street in Tustin, Doing a little internet digging, since 2012 Tustin Safe LLC is a Delaware LLC (big surprise :roll: ) and then a court document related to Haggen said that all correspondence for them should go to their c...

Bellas Market, Wellington sold
Ridleys is moving into Colorado with the purchase of a market supplied by Associated to a community a bit over 7,000 residents. The current owner has encountered financial difficulty, leading to empty shelves and troubles with merchandise, apparently.