Retail Watchers

I don't know this area at all. Is this an area Safeway would want these stores in? Looks like they're not in that area, and they bought two Shoppers stores a couple years ago. But those were both in the Baltimore/DC area and that's quite a distance away, and I don't know that Safeway would want more...

Grocery Outlet seems to really be committed to their plan of expanding in the Mid-Atlantic region. There have been a lot of openings in the last few years: 2021 East Norriton, PA Feb 2021 Philadelphia, PA/Mount Airy Apr 2021 Delran, NJ Dec 2021 2022 Philadelphia, PA/Welsh Rd Feb 2022 Philadelphia, P...

I think this is the forum to post this:
Amazon Fresh Ditches "Just Walk Out"

Feels like this might be a result of the integration with Whole Foods -- but it strikes me as a major announcement of defeat without actually closing the stores.

ClownLoach wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2024, 11:34 pm Unfortunately the links are broken.

Yeah sorry about that, I posted that from my phone and now I can't seem to fix it so here you go.
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I like using Google Reviews and Yelp reviews to find pictures. Ralphs Fresh Fare stores with this new decor include Brea, Anaheim Hills, Foothill Ranch, Laguna Niguel, Camarillo, and a few others. The main highlight is a ugly, stenciled wall on either filthy nasty reclaimed barn wood or really chea...

Now, to be honest, I'm just baffled. Didn't have time to go to a lot of stores today but I was in the Morris Plains location this afternoon. Not only was it the best-run Stop & Shop I've visited in a few weeks, it was just a plain old really good supermarket. It's a converted Edwards, last renov...

ClownLoach wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2024, 11:27 am I did visit a tiny little Fresh Fare in Camarillo, and it had been remodeled to the horrendous barnwood reclaimed decor.

I've heard a few people on this forum talking about how awful the reclaimed barnwood decor is, but I haven't been able to find pictures. Can someone post a link or a picture?

I found that during the pandemic, Stop & Shop's market share slipped by 1.1 percent, with the other Ahold Delhaize banners gained market share (they didn't have numbers for Giant-MD other than it being positive, but Food Lion went up 1.8, Giant-PA went up by 0.5, Hannaford went up by 0.5), blam...

Going up to New England, one factor is the future of Shaw's/Star Market. I suspect Wakefern/ShopRite would buy those. Shaw's is one of the weaker Albertsons divisions. Not sure Wakefern wants much of Shaw's/Star Market. I have to assume they don't want stores in Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont, an...

I enjoyed that comment- they mention there are "people shopping in the stores" causing the empty shelves. Looking around I don't see many shoppers. And the amount of fresh product out... implies there are not many shoppers and certainly not enough to empty the shelves faster than the empl...