Retail Watchers

Here's the real question that nobody is willing to ask - it's very easy to determine when you just pull public company balance sheets which are public documents - HOW MUCH IS THE AMERICAN CONSUMER PAYING EACH MONTH IN CORPORATE DEBT SERVICING COSTS? I'll bet we are all paying more in debt service c...

BAD BAD BAD BAD So glad that the possibility of Albertson's buying Price Chopper a few years back NEVER got past the talking stages. And yes with interest rates on the way up not exactly the smartest thing for Kroger to be doing putting all of that debt on their books.

And that massive behemoth Acme Markets comes in at number five here in the Empire State with a whopping presence of 16 locations. What a juggernaut they are.

My question is why the limited run? Logically, you would think they'd run these through the Christmas season.

They do collect a bag fee now and from what I was told it's going to be NO BAGS and you need to bring your own reusable ones and the only ones they will have for purchase are the heavier canvas and or cloth bags.

Spoke to a friend of mine yesterday and his wife mentioned something that I thought was quite surprising. She was shopping at a local Wal-Mart sometime this week and was told by the cashier that starting Oct. 1st., they are totally doing away with bags and you'll have to bring your own reusable bags...

Stores are going to have to have at least 1 or 2 regular ones open. I was at a Kroger in the Oak Lawn neighborhood in Dallas recently. They have gone 100% self checkout. The younger people seemed to be doing relatively well but the older folks were really struggling. Very true and it can even happe...

So people have to push full carts of groceries through the mall?!? Oh that'll go over real well when the place is crowded.

BillyGr wrote: ↑August 22nd, 2022, 11:25 am Did that sandwich come with a time machine? Just wondering, given the chain from which you got it

What I wouldn't give for a Carrol's Club Burger right now.

Wakefern has announced opening dates for the upcoming conversions: 702 S Main Ave, Scranton - 8/12 1782 N Keyser Ave, Scranton - 8/19 100 Old Lackawanna Trl, Clarks Summit - 8/26 320 Meadow Ave, Scranton - 9/2 4015 Birney Ave, Moosic - 9/9 2280 San Souci Pkwy, Nanticoke - 9/16 801 Wyoming Ave, W Pi...