Retail Watchers

I returned to Walmart Supercenter twice in the past month. Regular checkouts were manned and moving fast. I wonder if stores in my area are operating better than other areas.

Red Robin is good for the bottomless fries. Its burgers are good and have opportunities for improvement.

I would not mind seeing Red Robin open additional locations.

Those Nashville H-T Stores were basically a joke. Prices were too high, they were not well located, business was very slow. They just seemed "off." But I also think the H-T Stores in DC/MD/VA seem "off" compared to the NC/SC H-T operation (which is excellent). But DC/MD/VA isn't...

What is the likelihood of Marketplace 2.0 expanding to other divisions?

Kroger's Cincinnati operation is very different from Kroger's Atlanta operation. Higher operating standards in Cincinnati. Further, at the point Publix went into Atlanta, and during the time period Publix built up its share in Atlanta against Kroger, Kroger did not have Marketplace Stores, did not ...

Bondholders expected to push for even more. What regions do you think would be hardest hit? https://nypost.com/2023/09/22/struggling-rite-aid-proposes-to-close-up-to-500-stores-under-bankruptcy-plan-report/ How much longer could Rite Aid remain in business? It lost store count and territory after d...

Harris Teeter isn't unionized, so swapping banners with Safeway wouldn't be easy. Kroger has "deunionized" stores in the past by giving them to HT, but there's too much regulatory scrutiny of this merger to do that here. Funny thing as the opposite happened in the Nashville market. Harris...

storewanderer wrote: ↑September 22nd, 2023, 12:10 am I don't think they will do very well in that market. They should go elsewhere.

Who doubted Publix would do well in the Atlanta area? Publix displaced Kroger.

It's all speculation at this point, but the speculation comes as they begin opening stores in Louisville. https://www.wcpo.com/money/local-business-news/could-the-triple-crown-development-land-nkys-first-publix-store https://www.wcpo.com/money/local-business-news/developers-advance-two-possible-pub...

That’s quite the headline, but it looks like ALDI is taking on Winn-Dixie and Harvey’s, although possibly not Fresco y Mas? This marks ALDI’s entrance into the traditional supermarket business, but they say they may convert some stores: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aldi-to-acquire-winn-...