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This forum is meant to facilitate the discussion of news in the modern retail landscape. Political viewpoints and opinions are not...

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Meijer entering St. Louis Metro

Last post by storewanderer « May 17th, 2022, 7:24 pm
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by Bakeragr » May 11th, 2022, 5:57 am

A new shopping center in Glen Carbon, IL, is in the works and will contain a new Meijer. Glen Carbon is next to Edwardsville, IL, home of Southern...

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May 17th, 2022, 7:24 pm
Hy-Vee- shift 500 corporate employees back to retail stores

Last post by pseudo3d « May 3rd, 2022, 7:38 pm
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by storewanderer » May 2nd, 2022, 12:51 am

To recap here: current events:

Late April 2022:

I guess this is better than just laying off 500 employees...?

March 2022: This is on top of a...

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May 3rd, 2022, 7:38 pm
What is happening at Marianos?

Last post by storewanderer « May 1st, 2022, 11:12 pm
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by storewanderer » August 3rd, 2019, 1:05 am
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So, exactly what is happening? What changes are being made to the fresh departments the past 10 months since the old management left?
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May 1st, 2022, 11:12 pm
Hy-Vee: The "Haggen" of the Midwest?

Last post by storewanderer « April 21st, 2022, 6:27 pm
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by SamSpade » April 27th, 2018, 9:16 pm
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So this week I am in the Lincoln, NE area and of course that means visiting local operators that do not exist in my home region.

I visited the...
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April 21st, 2022, 6:27 pm
Hy-Vee coming to Zionsville, IN

Last post by buckguy « January 29th, 2022, 8:51 am
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by retailfanmitchell019 » January 27th, 2022, 4:35 pm

As part of Hy-Vee's expansion plan southeast, they will be opening a store in Zionsville, Indiana; an upscale Indianapolis suburb.
150,000 sqft!!

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Last post by buckguy
January 29th, 2022, 8:51 am
DSW inside of Hy-Vee

Last post by storewanderer « January 5th, 2022, 10:53 pm
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by pseudo3d » January 4th, 2022, 1:52 pm

A few years ago (2020) amidst much doom and gloom, Hy-Vee introduced another non-grocery retail element into their stores, mini-DSW shops and as of...

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January 5th, 2022, 10:53 pm
Hy-Vee Creates Retail Security Team, Placing Officers in Stores Across Footprint

Last post by storewanderer « January 3rd, 2022, 6:57 pm
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by bayford » December 29th, 2021, 5:59 pm

The press release this news is written from is kind of vague as to the job description of these new security officers, but, with food prices having...

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January 3rd, 2022, 6:57 pm
Publix entering Louisville, KY in 2023

Last post by buckguy « December 8th, 2021, 12:18 pm
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by BatteryMill » September 7th, 2021, 11:16 am
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The first lease has been signed for Publix as they edge on the Midwest. What do you think will come of this move? Is it too far-fetched? I personally...
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December 8th, 2021, 12:18 pm
Hy-Vee Closing 4 stores

Last post by storewanderer « December 5th, 2021, 11:01 am
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by arizonaguy » December 5th, 2021, 9:39 am

The John Deere Road Hy-Vee, 750 42nd Ave. Drive, Moline, will close permanently at 6 p.m. Jan. 1.
The Englewood Hy-Vee store, 207 NE Englewood Road,...

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December 5th, 2021, 11:01 am
Midwest Territory Expansion

Last post by buckguy « December 5th, 2021, 6:29 am
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by Romr123 » February 3rd, 2021, 9:31 am
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Was curious about thoughts on operators' expansion plans within the Midwest, and wonder how road networks affect them. The separate Schnucks thread...
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December 5th, 2021, 6:29 am
Hy-Vee coming to Freeport IL

Last post by storewanderer « September 12th, 2021, 12:01 am
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by retailfanmitchell019 » September 11th, 2021, 7:54 pm

Hy-Vee is taking over another former Kmart building, this time in Freeport, Illinois; a 35 minute drive west of Rockford. This store would compete...

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September 12th, 2021, 12:01 am
"Schnucks Fresh" stores

Last post by storewanderer « September 3rd, 2021, 1:05 am
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by pseudo3d » September 1st, 2021, 7:59 am

This article from Grocery Dive describes a new Schnucks Fresh in Jasper, Indiana that opened in August, at only 18,000 square feet. It's a little bit...

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September 3rd, 2021, 1:05 am
AWG to establish St. Cloud, MN Upper Midwest Division; Coborn's to switch from UNFI/Supervalu to AWG

Last post by storewanderer « July 21st, 2021, 11:37 pm
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by storewanderer » July 21st, 2021, 11:00 pm

Looks like UNFI/Supervalu did it again. Coborn was a very long time Supervalu/UNFI supplied chain and grew over the years. They were even allowed to...

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July 21st, 2021, 11:37 pm
Mariano to develop small format in Chicago: Dom's

Last post by buckguy « June 12th, 2021, 6:33 pm
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by storewanderer » May 20th, 2020, 12:38 am

Really curious on square footage.

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June 12th, 2021, 6:33 pm
New Jewel open in Huntley, IL

Last post by rwsandiego « May 4th, 2021, 6:16 pm
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by retailfanmitchell019 » May 4th, 2021, 5:21 pm

The news is kinda late, but Jewel opened its second Huntley, IL store earlier in January.
Looking at pictures on Google, this store has a Jewel...

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May 4th, 2021, 6:16 pm
Kroger relocation, Saint Clair Shores, MI

Last post by SamSpade « April 21st, 2021, 3:59 pm
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by mburb1981 » April 10th, 2021, 11:32 am

The current store was one of several acquired from Farmer Jack in 2007, and has received only one remodel, to the Flagship Script decor.

The new...

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April 21st, 2021, 3:59 pm
RIP Owen's Market: The Kroger banner never talked about

Last post by Bagels « April 21st, 2021, 1:55 pm
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by retailfanmitchell019 » April 19th, 2021, 10:37 am
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Up until now on RetailWatchers, no one has mentioned about the obscure Owen's Market banner. This was a banner with three stores in Northeast...
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April 21st, 2021, 1:55 pm
Kroger closing - Carrolton and White Hall, IL

Last post by Bagels « April 17th, 2021, 9:31 pm
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by storewanderer » April 14th, 2021, 5:05 pm

Leaving both towns with no grocery store. Similar to that other museum piece in IL they closed previously this year.

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April 17th, 2021, 9:31 pm
Gerbes Columbia, MO

Last post by pseudo3d « March 7th, 2021, 1:13 am
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by Bakeragr » March 2nd, 2021, 8:45 am
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I thought about adding this to one of the recent topics, but figured I'd just split it out.
I had a meeting in Columbia, MO yesterday and stopped by...
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March 7th, 2021, 1:13 am
Kroger closing: Nokomis, IL

Last post by arizonaguy « February 11th, 2021, 7:06 am
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by storewanderer » January 13th, 2021, 6:30 pm
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Only grocery store in the town...

Not a great situation.

Too bad they couldn't try to flip it to the Ruler Foods format.
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February 11th, 2021, 7:06 am
Schnucks Bettendorf IA closing

Last post by Romr123 « February 3rd, 2021, 9:12 am
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by storewanderer » June 16th, 2020, 11:46 pm
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Store opened in 2005 but interior looks pretty dated for that era.

Hy Vee takes no prisoners. But the Hy Vee interior is very dated, looks like mid...
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February 3rd, 2021, 9:12 am
CVS operating Schnucks (Grocer) Pharmacies

Last post by Romr123 « February 3rd, 2021, 9:05 am
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by SamSpade » March 10th, 2020, 9:13 am
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CVS is taking over the pharmacy department, similar to what they did at Target a few years ago.
In a few cases, they felt the grocery was too close...
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February 3rd, 2021, 9:05 am
Closing Schnucks

Last post by Romr123 « February 3rd, 2021, 8:55 am
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by SamSpade » January 28th, 2021, 4:54 pm

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February 3rd, 2021, 8:55 am
Amazon Fresh Opening in Chicagoland

Last post by rwsandiego « December 10th, 2020, 5:11 am
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by rwsandiego » December 7th, 2020, 8:23 am

Naperville, to be exact, according to this article in Winsight Grocey News.

Given the number of grocery retailers who have come and gone I'm...

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Last post by rwsandiego
December 10th, 2020, 5:11 am
What now, SuperValu?

Last post by storewanderer « June 10th, 2020, 8:49 pm
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With the rise of prominence of SuperValu when it created New Albertsons, and subsequent fall (ruining a good bit of the Albertsons brands, many...
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June 10th, 2020, 8:49 pm

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