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by mjhale
November 26th, 2023, 12:59 am
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: ShopRite to Exit Albany
Replies: 39
Views: 5742

Re: ShopRite to Exit Albany

Now onto Weis strategy. If the buyer is in fact Weis, I think your assessment is spot on. I would not at all be surprised if they were interested in acquiring many of those former Big V and current SRS stores, and possibly others, to expand their presence into the Hudson Valley and Capital Region. ...
by mjhale
November 20th, 2023, 2:41 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Safeway Operations
Replies: 24
Views: 2096

Re: Safeway Operations

I noticed that the local San Francisco Bay Area Safeway stores no longer have deli soda fountains. They used to have tiny versions of the Coca Cola Freestyle machines. I also noticed that Safeway is adding some new shopping carts. These are black plastic that look like the old Lifestyle shopping ca...
by mjhale
November 14th, 2023, 5:03 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart observations
Replies: 931
Views: 150218

Re: Walmart observations

Also do you see any Wal Mart delis with Dietz and Watson program in service deli? Wonder if this is widespread or isolates. Never seen a Walmart deli with anything other than Prima Della. I'm not sure I'd trust Walmart to keep up a program like Dietz and Watson. The couple times I tried getting any...
by mjhale
November 14th, 2023, 10:51 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart observations
Replies: 931
Views: 150218

Re: Walmart observations

Also do you see any Wal Mart delis with Dietz and Watson program in service deli? Wonder if this is widespread or isolates. Never seen a Walmart deli with anything other than Prima Della. I'm not sure I'd trust Walmart to keep up a program like Dietz and Watson. The couple times I tried getting any...
by mjhale
November 13th, 2023, 5:48 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Denny's Drive-Thru
Replies: 6
Views: 500

Re: Denny's Drive-Thru

You might order at the window and they will tell you to drive back after 20 minutes. In the mean time you will have to either park in the parking lot or find somewhere else to go. This might appeal to a person eating alone, but if you have multiple people it would be more pleasant to just go inside...
by mjhale
November 5th, 2023, 7:54 pm
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: Northeast Impact
Replies: 13
Views: 1936

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: Northeast Impact

Item by item the Acme pricing is not necessarily good. It isn't clear what items are sale prices and what aren't. When you get into PA and you look at Giant-PA pricing vs. Acme pricing, Acme pricing is mostly quite a bit higher, but they have some good specials to help buffer that somewhat. I actua...
by mjhale
November 4th, 2023, 9:40 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
Replies: 370
Views: 23785

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact

retailfanmitchell019 wrote: November 3rd, 2023, 11:46 pm I’d expect Safeway to exit the Eastern Seaboard region anyway assuming the merger doesn’t go through.
What is your reasoning on this?
by mjhale
November 3rd, 2023, 4:57 pm
Forum: Drugstore Chains
Topic: CVS & Walgreens Strikes
Replies: 6
Views: 754

Re: CVS & Walgreens Strikes

It doesn't help that CVS and Walgreens are also Pharmacy Benefits Managers. Their PBM plans are written to give you the best prices on maintenance meds by either going mail order or their own retail pharmacies. If you go to an independent or grocery store pharmacy you can still get maintenance meds ...
by mjhale
November 3rd, 2023, 4:45 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
Replies: 370
Views: 23785

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact

I don't expect ACI's performance improvements to continue in the coming months. I am seeing execution issues popping up, at multiple stores, and the pricing decisions they are making lately are perplexing. I'm noticing a smaller weekly ad flyer and less aggressive Just 4 U offers. Also, Safeway has...
by mjhale
November 3rd, 2023, 4:28 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Panera Phoenix airport- Corporate- Drive Through Only
Replies: 11
Views: 678

Re: Panera Phoenix airport- Corporate- Drive Through Only

Last time I ate at Panera Bread, my Mac and Cheese was obviously microwaved, the bread was going stale and the self-service drink area looked like it hadn't been cleaned since the previous day. All this for a so-called premium price. Haven't been back since and it has been several years. It is too b...