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🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: California Impact

Last post by ClownLoach « November 11th, 2023, 4:42 pm
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by submariner » October 25th, 2023, 9:52 pm
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A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, specifically on the California region.
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November 11th, 2023, 4:42 pm
Mercado Gonzalez Northgate opening, "Wegmans" or "Bristol Farms" of Hispanic grocery stores

Last post by ClownLoach « Yesterday, 6:47 pm
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by ClownLoach » November 14th, 2023, 9:58 pm
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Northgate is opening a completely new concept this Saturday called Mercado Gonzalez in a converted 70,000 Sq ft Albertsons in Costa Mesa.

The early...
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Yesterday, 6:47 pm
Safeway Northern California Ad Has The Vons Logo Now

Last post by storewanderer « Yesterday, 12:09 am
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by Alpha8472 » November 29th, 2023, 10:28 pm

The local San Francisco Bay Area Safeway Ad has added the Vons logo right next to the Pak N Save logo which is next to the Date Range of the Ad.

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Yesterday, 12:09 am
Gelson's Opens New West Los Angeles Store

Last post by ClownLoach « November 15th, 2023, 5:23 pm
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by Alpha8472 » November 15th, 2023, 4:07 pm

The new 33,000 square foot store features polished concrete floors, a pizza bar, cafe, sushi bar, bakery, and more.

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November 15th, 2023, 5:23 pm
CBS' The Talk bashes the current grocery staffing level

Last post by SamSpade « November 14th, 2023, 1:31 pm

by SamSpade » November 14th, 2023, 1:31 pm

Hm. Well, maybe the Albertsons people had something for these people... I dunno. I liked how Jerry O'Connell called out Amanda Kloots Amanda's...

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November 14th, 2023, 1:31 pm
New Build Stater Bros opens in Chino

Last post by storewanderer « November 14th, 2023, 12:26 am
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by ClownLoach » November 13th, 2023, 7:39 pm

Stater Bros opened a new store a few weeks ago in Chino, CA as the first tenant of a large new mixed use development. Although they have opened some...

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November 14th, 2023, 12:26 am
Safeway Theft Stings in Sacramento

Last post by storewanderer « November 14th, 2023, 12:15 am

by storewanderer » November 14th, 2023, 12:15 am

Looks like Safeway is doing theft stings in Sacramento too. This is a good idea.

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November 14th, 2023, 12:15 am
Lucky Store Closures- Save Mart- 2023- 4 closures so far in 2023!

Last post by T_Rajjj « November 11th, 2023, 11:19 am
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by storewanderer » October 15th, 2023, 8:46 pm
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Lucky only has ~60 stores.

It appears there are actually multiple closures that we did not capture here in these threads. This is according to

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November 11th, 2023, 11:19 am
Save Mart

Last post by storewanderer « November 5th, 2023, 9:09 pm
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by storewanderer » July 31st, 2023, 8:11 pm

I was noticing some real improvements with Save Mart for a while, but the past few months something seems off.

Ads are poor. Pricing has gotten...

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November 5th, 2023, 9:09 pm
Lucky Closing Dublin CA (2018 build store)

Last post by Alpha8472 « October 15th, 2023, 6:25 pm
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by storewanderer » October 12th, 2023, 11:06 pm

This is a disappointing development. The new build 2018 Lucky in Dublin is closing.

I am not very surprised as this store had very little business...

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October 15th, 2023, 6:25 pm
Save Mart loses lease-Tahoe City, CA

Last post by storewanderer « October 12th, 2023, 11:03 pm
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by storewanderer » September 27th, 2023, 12:26 am

As the title says this store lost its lease and closes in a few weeks. This was one of the stores that got to keep its Albertsons interior until Save...

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October 12th, 2023, 11:03 pm
End of an era:Curtain to fall on Valley Fair Safeway after 67 years

Last post by storewanderer « October 11th, 2023, 7:31 pm
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by norcalriteaidclerk » October 4th, 2023, 4:42 pm
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This store was the last link to one of the two formerly separate centers that became Westfield Valley Fair.

I do have to wonder if this was a dead...
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October 11th, 2023, 7:31 pm
Stater Bros. Overtakes Ralphs in Revenue

Last post by Retailuser « October 9th, 2023, 5:46 pm
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by ClownLoach » September 21st, 2023, 8:26 pm
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I read today in the Orange County Register that Stater Bros. exceeds $4 billion per year now as they have steadily grown. That means Stater Bros now...
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October 9th, 2023, 5:46 pm
Gelson's To Debut New Store Concept At EV Charging Stations

Last post by ClownLoach « October 3rd, 2023, 3:05 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 29th, 2023, 9:54 pm

Gelson's is debuting a new convenience store concept at EV charging stations with poke bowls, sushi, and better for you items.

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October 3rd, 2023, 3:05 pm
San Clemente Albertsons converting to Pavilions

Last post by ClownLoach « September 23rd, 2023, 6:04 pm
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by ClownLoach » August 15th, 2023, 10:43 pm
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First time I've seen a Albertsons to Pavilions conversion. Apparently this is underway at the larger of the two Avenida Pico Albertsons stores. This...
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September 23rd, 2023, 6:04 pm
CA AG looking at pharmacy aspect of Kroger Albertsons merger

Last post by Alpha8472 « September 22nd, 2023, 5:22 am
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by storewanderer » August 20th, 2023, 12:39 pm
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This is a potential issue.

Kroger has a tract record in California from a previous decision to close the few pharmacies (think it was less than...
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September 22nd, 2023, 5:22 am
New Stater Bros. opened September 20, 2023

Last post by SamSpade « September 20th, 2023, 9:41 pm

by SamSpade » September 20th, 2023, 9:41 pm

Deli Market News has the press release

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September 20th, 2023, 9:41 pm
99 Ranch Market Coming To Shops at Santa Anita

Last post by buckguy « September 18th, 2023, 6:36 am
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by J-Man » September 15th, 2023, 12:29 pm

This is a hugely successful mall (formerly owned by Westfield) in an area with a substantial Asian population and a lot of Asian-related stores and...

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September 18th, 2023, 6:36 am
LA Times: CA Plastic Bag Ban increases Total Plastic Use

Last post by storewanderer « September 17th, 2023, 11:55 am
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by storewanderer » August 24th, 2023, 11:04 pm
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Finally they have figured this out.

So in 2004 the CalRecycle group estimated that the average CA resident disposed of 8 pounds of plastic bags...
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September 17th, 2023, 11:55 am
Ralphs rolling shelf ready beef branded "Kroger Mercado"

Last post by storewanderer « September 5th, 2023, 10:34 am
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by ClownLoach » August 14th, 2023, 5:01 pm

Yesterday my local Ralphs had an unusually puny selection of beef, no premium cuts at all like ribeye, New York or Filet in the choice area. The only...

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September 5th, 2023, 10:34 am
Kroger-Albertsons merger effects in San Diego County

Last post by ClownLoach « August 28th, 2023, 10:55 am
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by retailfanmitchell019 » August 26th, 2023, 10:35 am

In San Diego County, where I live, Kroger would have at least 34.2% market share assuming the merger is completed with no divests. If Food 4 Less is...

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August 28th, 2023, 10:55 am
South Pasadena Vons Closing Next Month

Last post by Bluelightspecial « August 26th, 2023, 5:38 pm
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by J-Man » August 20th, 2023, 9:24 pm

Per this article. This is the store that's literally across the street from a Pavilions. It's been that way since the Safeway acquisition. I'm...

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August 26th, 2023, 5:38 pm
Safeway accused of selling expired drugs in California

Last post by Alpha8472 « August 5th, 2023, 1:58 pm
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by storewanderer » August 4th, 2023, 10:52 pm

This is not an issue I've observed with Safeway.

California seems to be mulling around for fines lately and I guess the biggest grocer in the state...

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Last post by Alpha8472
August 5th, 2023, 1:58 pm
Safeway accused of overcharges, again

Last post by storewanderer « August 4th, 2023, 10:41 pm
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by ClownLoach » August 3rd, 2023, 10:19 pm

Safeway is accused of widespread overcharges again.

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August 4th, 2023, 10:41 pm
Raleys to partner with Starbucks

Last post by storewanderer « August 2nd, 2023, 11:05 pm
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by ninersdd » July 25th, 2023, 7:16 pm
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Raleys announced today that they will now have Starbucks in some of their locations. Looks like they will convert Incline Village and Natomas...
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August 2nd, 2023, 11:05 pm

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