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The latest flooring in remodeled Ralphs locations is better than anything I see in this thread. The flooring in the Kroger is something Ralphs started using 8 years ago and it does not last. It will start to buckle within 2 years or less. Although I don't believe it is the nicest supermarket I have ...

Well, I know that H-E-B has several formats ranging from upscale to downscale, from small (30k former Pantry stores) to huge (100k grocery-only), so maybe the Vons name could just expand out to cover most of everyone. Arguably, Haggen's "We're like Whole Foods meets Safeway" attitude led ...

storewanderer wrote:How about the South Gate Lucky? I think I went in there about a year ago. I also think I walked out without purchasing due to the very long checkout lines.

2 then. Oxnard and Van Nuys are also gone.

Spencers is going in way over their head taking that Arroyo Grande Haggen over. They already failed in Arroyo Grande and Atascadero with two former 35k or so square foot former Lucky Stores. Actually I think Smart & Final or Grocery Outlet or someone got the lease out from under them in Arroyo ...

Now, what it can do for SoCal is brand more stores as Lucky...Save Mart only has the Northern California license, and a few stores that were operated by SVU have gotten back in Albertsons' hands...plus Lucky did have a following in the Hispanic market...and that all is better than an unestablished ...

In total, 17 locations including the Arroyo Grande site were pulled from the auction because of lease issues between two Haggen entities, OPCO and PROPCO. Even so, the highest bidders are still in line to purchase those locations after the court irons out issues with the lease holder’s contracts. ht...

It appears CouponsInTheNews.com has updated the list of the stores that have been won at auction and those that are still remaining to be sold. Still quite a few to be sold and some that (such as both Redondo Beach locations) are in quite nice neighborhoods. http://couponsinthenews.com/2015/11/06/wh...

Albertsons winner of 16 stores in Washington, Oregon
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/re ... y-auction/

Bids Exceed Expectations for Haggen Stores
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/new ... tion-high/
Actual numbers and stores won by some bidders in this article