Retail Watchers

Safeway used to do these in the past.

2000's.

Who knows what Ahold is up to.

The fruit cart packaging isn't bad. I see these items at Grocery Outlet fairly often.

Oddly, the new ACME in East Norriton doesn't have that decor. That interior reminds me of the upscale version of the Albertsons “Broadway” interior: https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/albertsons-vista-2?select=bVfVIIAqtdyGYqO6MgclEw @storewanderer calls it the Larry interior. That interior is a Shop R...

Kroger has never had a #1 market position in California. That has been Safeway ever since they day Safeway acquired Vons. The only thing Kroger had that was remotely "#1" was the fact that the single banner "Ralphs" had a higher store count than any other operator in the state un...

Unless it is one of those new build Wal Marts... I don't think Wal Mart would go in with all those tenants. I do see there is a new Wal Mart Supercenter of 170k square feet being built in Eastvale though. Good to see the fantastic growth efforts by our publicly traded grocery chains in this growing ...

I wonder how that will work given how little parking most of their sites have. I guess you get to sit in your car in a line that starts out in the street (hope you don't get hit idling in the street) and create exhaust for 20 minutes to claim your mobile order. But they're creaming Starbucks and the...

This makes sense that shoplifting would occur in the nursery areas in the evening. They are often poorly lit and have plenty of blind corners. I also suspect the cameras may not be clean/provide for a clear view at all times. It is not unusual for Wal Mart to lock/close nursery after a certain time ...

Never see any traffic in their Sephora shops.

Of course I am perhaps blind and am missing out on the big crowds that supposedly exist.

First off most of these Circle Ks in CA especially NorCal are franchises/dealer sites and they do not even participate in the Circle K app. This is the first problem. After they price increased all of their drinks and made the cup sizes smaller. In SoCal the price was 1.29 and the largest available ...

That Upland store is as good as a present day new build Albertsons/Safeway. This is the floorplan/model they are using on new stores today. Come to think of it I don't think they've opened any of these new builds like this in SoCal... when did they last open a new build in SoCal anyway...? They've o...

I lived in Lompoc. It isn't a growth area like the Temecula Valley is. You and a few others keep thinking this deal is going to close. I find that hilarious. You clearly didn't read what I wrote, which ended with "This is Exhibit A why these mergers should be stopped." However it is fun t...