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by arizonaguy
February 8th, 2024, 12:49 pm
Forum: Midwest & Plains USA
Topic: Hollywood Markets Rochester, MI Closing
Replies: 10
Views: 1508

Re: Hollywood Markets Rochester, MI Closing

If memory serves, in the late 80s in Metro Detroit Farmer Jack clearly led the market with about a 20% share of the market and Kroger/Chatham/Great Scott/A&P each had about 10% (Chatham was a little more successful in Macomb County). And now...Meijer entered; Kroger slurped up everyone else and...
by arizonaguy
February 6th, 2024, 1:19 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger CFO Leaving for another public company
Replies: 16
Views: 1036

Re: Kroger CFO Leaving for another public company

Unknown where he is going. Pretty sure he was to be the CFO of the larger merged entity. He joined Kroger in 2008. I read he is going to Costco. https://www.cfo.com/news/kroger-cfo-millerchip-todd-foley-albertsons-merger-grocery-interim/706642/#:~:text=Gary%20Millerchip%20relinquished%20his%20role,...
by arizonaguy
February 3rd, 2024, 3:35 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart announces major new store opening and remodel initiative
Replies: 30
Views: 2302

Re: Walmart announces major new store opening and remodel initiative

I believe Walmart is trying to take advantage of CVS's, Walgreen's and Kroger's troubles with some of these remodels. I was in a busy (probably busiest I've seen) Neighborhood Market in the Sunnyslope neighborhood of Phoenix today. Sunnyslope is a weird 3 ish mile x 2 mile slice of Phoenix that is r...
by arizonaguy
January 31st, 2024, 9:24 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart announces major new store opening and remodel initiative
Replies: 30
Views: 2302

Re: Walmart announces major new store opening and remodel initiative

I think we're reading too much into the first two stores to open, these Neighborhood Markets. The Atlanta store is a downgraded supercenter (downgrading into a Neighborhood Market) due to arson issues which closed the store and is not really "new". https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/walmar...
by arizonaguy
January 31st, 2024, 9:18 pm
Forum: California USA
Topic: New Ralphs/Kroger Interior
Replies: 52
Views: 2838

Re: New Ralphs/Kroger Interior

The challenges you describe at Ralphs seem to exist throughout Kroger. It is just some divisions are hiding it a lot better than others. King Soopers and Fred Meyer in my opinion are the two divisions doing the best job of not having a lot of stores with these maintenance issues/sloppy operations. ...
by arizonaguy
January 31st, 2024, 5:59 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: New Kroger gas station
Replies: 10
Views: 740

Re: New Kroger gas station

Frys has one site with a full c-store again taken over from maybe an Arco operator at Rural/Ray in Tempe? This one also follows the pattern of the Mesquite Smiths- store items at store prices. There's actually a second Fry's store with a full convenience store. It was taken over by a Chevron operat...
by arizonaguy
January 24th, 2024, 7:41 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: In N Out closing Oakland Airport area location
Replies: 28
Views: 1528

Re: In N Out closing Oakland Airport area location

For unknown reasons, our local Fox-affiliated television station decided to broadcast the story about this Oakland In-n-Out location closing. Unfortunately it provided none of the context or information here (typical network TV), and basically made Oakland sound like a crime-ridden horror show. So,...
by arizonaguy
January 20th, 2024, 12:51 pm
Forum: Southwest & Hawai'i USA (Excluding California)
Topic: New WinCo for Goodyear, Arizona
Replies: 5
Views: 651

New WinCo for Goodyear, Arizona

Looks like WinCo is finally building a new store in Goodyear, AZ by the end of this year (for their 8th Arizona location). https://www.goodyearaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/12997/ This store has been in the works seemingly since WinCo entered into the market 10 - 12 years ago and the parking lot ...
by arizonaguy
January 15th, 2024, 7:39 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Costco Food Court
Replies: 21
Views: 1525

Re: Costco Food Court

I had a 1/2 of the cookie last week and it was actually pretty good.

My issue with the Costco food court is the fact that they discontinued the Combo pizza and the remaining pizza is way too greasy.
by arizonaguy
January 2nd, 2024, 3:42 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 2024 Retail Predictions?
Replies: 29
Views: 2446

Re: 2024 Retail Predictions?

And I can't understate the fact that the new grocery industry boogeyman is going to become Aldi. Nobody took them seriously before, but their seemingly endless supply of cash and incredible cost controls mean they are going to replace Amazon as the biggest threat to the industry. The Winn-Dixie acq...