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This merger I do think Kroger can legally defend successfully their claim they will "lower prices" as they have some proof of that with Roundys but past actions in no way guarantee future performance and to say I am skeptical of what they will do with pricing in the future is a nice way t...

storewanderer wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2024, 8:53 pm I'm showing 42095 Washington Street as the address in Palm Desert of the store with the very strange interior.

Del Mar and La Costa (South Carlsbad) Albertsons stores also had this interior. In my opinion, the best looking Albertsons interior. Both are now Gelson’s, coincidentally.

Pacific Beach had PF&H 1 and was an early, thoroughly done remodel. The store looks infinitely better as Gelson's however. No Larry interiors in San Diego proper? I can't think of any either. I guess we can give Supervalu some credit for doing remodels. I don’t think anything in San Diego prope...

The pictures online of Bridgehampton (the final Kmart) are..... Interesting. Looks like someone has been trying to hold the old linoleum floor together with some discount tile and a hot glue gun. Some really bad repairs and not sure if it is actually flat or not based on the pictures? I would worry...

I don't think it had the high end Albertsons decor, that was the Corona Del Mar store another ten miles or so north. It languished with Lucky decor for a long time before finally getting premium fresh and healthy or grocery palace decor as I remember it. I didn't understand why Gelsons bought it ot...

Only one in North San Diego County: Encinitas (Santa Fe/I-5), which is a former Thrifty located next to a Vons (former Safeway). The Vons in the same center does not have a pharmacy.

https://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/01/gelsons-closing-its-laguna-beach-grocery-store/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=fb-ocregister&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3jURRlO9AGw2TlVA36SN2zgFsJIzX8XRYbyEUq9WAPLXZ0dueachBhF00 I'm on a roll... Second time this we...

In all but name, Pavilions has come to Texas: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tom+Thumb/@32.8822344,-97.1010638,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNV_MnL5i00pibR1M7O1zgi46i3gQcNRO-gXdQR!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNV_MnL5i00pibR1M7O1zgi46i3gQcNRO-gXdQR%3Dw203-h2...

The Gelsons customer skews older and very rich. I should warn I might be mixing up the Del Mar and the La Jolla Gelsons as to which is the top in their relatively new SD County market, but they both were considered "strong" while the La Costa location was "weak" and problematic ...

As expected, the FTC has thrown its full weight against the merger - I think this is the coup de grâce... https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/26/ftc-sues-to-block-kroger-albertsons-grocery-store-merger.html It was filed in U.S. District Court in Oregon which that article doesn't mention. Very smart. Crazy...