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by mjhale
January 13th, 2024, 9:06 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart 2023 Closings
Replies: 197
Views: 18199

Re: Walmart 2023 Closings

Walmart converted several old stores into Supercenters in the San Jose and Milpitas, California areas. They are tiny and cramped. They are too small to support such crowds. The shopping experience is claustrophobic and it is difficult for employees to restock the store. Perhaps a better model would...
by mjhale
January 10th, 2024, 12:53 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: KFC Debuts Chicken Nuggets
Replies: 19
Views: 1203

Re: KFC Debuts Chicken Nuggets

KFC as menu-item was by that time a relic of the past. Gino's (Philadelphia) had a burger-and-KFC fast food menu---these were gone by 1985 and KFC acquired the market. Gino's in the DC area was my first exposure to KFC. Marriott ended up purchasing Gino's DC area locations to get more locations for...
by mjhale
January 10th, 2024, 11:50 am
Forum: California USA
Topic: Safeway San Francisco closing Webster
Replies: 70
Views: 3675

Re: Safeway San Francisco closing Webster

One area of great concern recently however are restrooms. I do not believe Albertsons is even touching restrooms during remodels anymore, was in a very bad restroom the other day in a recent "Florida decor" remodel that had received the higher end version of the package. It clearly had se...
by mjhale
January 8th, 2024, 7:04 pm
Forum: California USA
Topic: Safeway San Francisco closing Webster
Replies: 70
Views: 3675

Re: Safeway San Francisco closing Webster

In a redevelopment, why wouldn't the developer and/or the city want Safeway to continue as a tenant in the project? If all of these Safeway sites are redeveloped into housing only where do people shop for groceries? I haven't been to San Francisco in 15 years but back then the only major grocer I re...
by mjhale
January 8th, 2024, 3:51 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Home Depot Free Toy Truck: Kids Workshop
Replies: 7
Views: 818

Re: Home Depot Free Toy Truck: Kids Workshop

In the late 80s and early 90s I worked for Hechinger which was a regional northeastern US home improvement chain. We held some kind of home improvement clinic almost every weekend. A lot of the topics were more female oriented like closest organizing techniques, planting a flower garden or home deco...
by mjhale
December 10th, 2023, 3:41 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart observations
Replies: 931
Views: 150109

Re: Walmart observations

I was at one of the Walmart stores local to me this morning. It is a mid-sized Supercenter that was built as a relocation of a discount store that opened in the early 1990s. The store has a deli counter with display case and slicers. I wanted to see what the Dietz and Watson selection was, if any. T...
by mjhale
December 4th, 2023, 9:39 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Costco CEO since 2012 steps aside
Replies: 42
Views: 2846

Re: Costco CEO since 2012 steps aside

Just because you're not aware of anything changing with cards and such doesn't mean it isn't happening. There is a industry wide push for barcode elimination on anything related to memberships, payment types etc. because they're not secure and easily replicated for cheating purposes. I still can't ...
by mjhale
November 29th, 2023, 4:56 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Bealls Outlet pushing ratings
Replies: 6
Views: 769

Re: Bealls Outlet pushing ratings

GM dealers do the same thing in the service department. When COVID hit, I had a warranty issue, and the local dealership basically ended shuttle service and did not offer any assistance with a rental car, I had to bypass the dealer and contact GM directly, who reimbursed me for the rental. GM gets ...
by mjhale
November 26th, 2023, 4:38 pm
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: ShopRite to Exit Albany
Replies: 39
Views: 5742

Re: ShopRite to Exit Albany

Also, on the topic of Shop Rite, Wakefern started opening Price Rite stores around the DC area about five or so years ago. However, they have now closed all of those stores. I had wondered if the Price Rite stores were an initial entry into the market that would later include regular Shop Rite stor...
by mjhale
November 26th, 2023, 3:41 pm
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: ShopRite to Exit Albany
Replies: 39
Views: 5742

Re: ShopRite to Exit Albany

My guess with the Food Lion purchase is that it was a package deal, and Weis went into it knowing that some stores would be losers. I mean, 38 stores is a lot of stores, especially for an operator that has under 200 stores. And I agree with you on the loan, too; Weis rarely takes on loans or things...