Retail Watchers

In my area, Safeway has recently been replacing the old signs with the new signs. I haven't seen the signs at night. However, it is the local or regional sign maker that is responsible for a low quality product. The signs are installed during the day and maybe they were not tested in the dark. If y...

It seems like Albertsons is spiraling towards their own self-made doom. Closing stores like crazy is burning their few remaining customers. Not lowering their prices to compete with their competition is also a major mistake. I wonder why they removed half of the fluorescent bulbs. Are they trying t...

About that Temple City store. I noted the 1980s interior, as well as something that is becoming all too common at many Albertsons..half of the fluorescent tubes have been removed. A LOT of Albertsons I have visited recently have been dirty, and the reduced lighting seems to enhance this. I wouldn't ...

I have been noticing a pattern lately, of recently remodeled Safeway stores around Portland & Southwest Washington which have updated to the new signage outside. Nearly every location I have driven by at night has had part of at least one sign not working correctly..I have seen several S logos f...

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A long-established retailer, done in by two years of mis-management.

I purchased a camera tripod at a Ritz/Kits location several years back. The salesman insisted it would work with my VHS video camera. It didn't (it did not hold the weight) and I practically had to scream bloody murder to get a refund. Despite paying cash I had to wait 14 business days to get a refu...

I no longer live close to a QFC so can't comment on them. However, Starbucks is present in many Fred Meyer stores.

Rite Aid, if you judge by the apperance of their stores, is hard to figure out. In the Portland, OR area, Rite Aid has recently built a few new stores. However, there are still many unremodeled former PayLess stores in operation. Some are fully stocked, others have areas walled off. It is also inter...