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So right now we have 5 décor sets being "active" in Albertsons/Safeway (not counting United Supermarkets). - Lifestyle (despite being a decade old, still found in NorCal new-builds, reported Vons remodels) - LLC (Jewel, Acme, Albertsons brands) - "Color Lifestyle" (Albertsons th...

I live just one block away from this store, I remember when I first moved to the area (summer of '98) the day after moving in to our new house, this store had its grand opening. According to some of the employees back in 2012, Safeway was planning to close this store but for some reason they backed ...

Are you sure it was an Alpha Beta? I'm pretty sure the Altadena store was a former Market Basket unless there are two Ralph's in Alta Dena. Didnt they also build another store on the same block? I think they were planning an Aldi for that location. According to one of my neighbors, it was a Market ...

https://www.facebook.com/whatsupinaltadena/photos/a.229075670841287.1073741828.201872866894901/276123909469796/?type=3&theater Another Ralphs in the San Gabriel Valley is closing. I have frequented this store many times since I live in the area. I am not surprised that this store is closing, it ...

Interesting decor update: A few says before Christmas, Albertsons announced that it will be reopening the former Albertsons turned Haggen in San Pedro, CA at 28100 S. Western Ave. Interestingly, media reports state that the store will be reopening as an Albertsons, but yet the store seems to be rec...

The removal of Self Checkouts is a trend that Albertsons LLC started back in 2011, and has continued to do with the stores they have acquired from Supervalu and now Safeway. Two of my local Vons stores also had their self-checkouts removed recently, and a lot of customers have not been very happy ab...

Seeing the various posts about "regular" Ralphs getting ugly remodels such as in Torrance and Venice had me worried that El Segundo would get ruined, but hopefully it turns out nice. The latest iteration of the Fare Fare interior actually looks very nice. Look at the Ralphs in Downtown LA...

I am a recent former Ralphs employee, I worked at Ralphs for 4 years. During my time at Ralphs I was sent out to many other stores to help out during their "Grand Reopening" after a remodel is complete. It seems that this is the latest version of the "Kroger Decor" that all new s...

I found some pictures online from Albertsons Florida Blog showing how the conversion from Albertsons to Safeway is coming along at the Largo store. http://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-safeway-florida-decor-is-revealed.html http://albertsonsfloridablog.blogspot.com/ It looks like Al...

So in the past couple of years, they've closed (or will be closing) Ralphs in Arcadia (on Las Tunas-now a thrift store; the ones on Foothill and Huntington are still open), Duarte (empty), San Dimas (now Smart & Final Extra) and now Glendora. These are all in the foothill communities along the ...