Retail Watchers

A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, specifically on the midwest & plains regions.

A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, specifically on the northeast region.

A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, specifically on the mid-atlantic region.

A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, specifically on the southeast region.

154 stores will close as part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy, mostly in California, New York state, and Pennsylvania. The full list is here . 19 Michigan stores will be among those closed. Greenville is a store that is so old it uses the stripes decor from the late 80s-early 90s, and a good number of...

Let's keep some of this speculation reigned in a bit...

Time to get back on topic...

As you know, the retail landscape is always changing. For more than a decade, Retail Watchers has been a place with not a whole lot of change, spare the occasional site look. Today, we've implemented our biggest change since the website's launch in February 2009... New forums! I've added a whole new...

You know what? It's been a hot minute since I've added a new forum category... Let's shuffle this to the new "Retail Product Brands" section!

I personally think it's rather interesting that this store has lasted until now with the 80's era box sign... and has not had a remodel since before the turn of the century.