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Idaho Picks Up Another Grocery Outlet

Last post by storewanderer « March 28th, 2023, 11:54 pm
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by SamSpade » March 28th, 2023, 5:24 pm

There's not really another grocer in this immediate area and a lot of folks would be traveling there by car (it is relatively near Walmart...

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March 28th, 2023, 11:54 pm
March 2023 price checks

Last post by SamSpade « March 13th, 2023, 4:59 pm

by SamSpade » March 13th, 2023, 4:59 pm

I had a lot of time on my hands today on the ol' job so I went ahead and plugged in 2 recent shopping trips plus online data from other retailers....

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March 13th, 2023, 4:59 pm
Laurel, MT IGA transferred to Albertsons

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by retailfanmitchell019 » July 7th, 2022, 3:30 pm
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Resse & Ray's IGA in Laurel, MT has closed. Albertsons has agreed to take over the space.
Laurel is a commuter town/suburb 10 miles west of...
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March 11th, 2023, 12:04 am
Albertsons continues to disappear from WA

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...this time with a store in Richland-Kennewick-Pasco area becoming a Safeway (far from the Seattle/Taucoma/Olympia sprawl). It didn't even make the...
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March 11th, 2023, 12:01 am
Green Zebra Markets shut March 31, 2023

Last post by storewanderer « March 10th, 2023, 12:36 am
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by SamSpade » March 8th, 2023, 11:17 am

The former CEO of New Seasons was able to pivot several times, adjust locations, and so on but after a decade the chain never got enough traction....

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March 10th, 2023, 12:36 am
Albertsons Twin Falls- remodeled (sort of)

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by storewanderer » September 2nd, 2014, 8:08 pm
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I was surprised to see the Twin Falls Albertsons got a minor remodel in the late Supervalu style (dark colored walls). Really all they did was...
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March 5th, 2023, 8:29 pm
How Widespread is Charlie's Produce?

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by SamSpade » February 23rd, 2023, 9:19 am

I know they were a big partner with Haggen in the troubled SoCal/Arizona/Nevada expansion...
Saw a truck in eastern Idaho recently, which I hadn't...

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February 23rd, 2023, 12:23 pm
Hy-Vee trailer spotted in Denver- telltale sign?

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by retailfanmitchell019 » November 15th, 2022, 9:18 pm
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Found this on Twitter:

Talk of a Hy-Vee entry into Denver could be real. Good timing, with Safeway and King Soopers combining.
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February 19th, 2023, 12:19 am
Safeway Portland- sectioning off high theft items/separate checkout

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by storewanderer » January 5th, 2023, 11:49 pm
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I see nothing particularly revolutionary here. Discount stores have done an arrangement like this for electronics sections for years. Wal Mart does...
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February 4th, 2023, 3:12 pm
Proposed and delayed WinCo in Centralia, WA

Last post by Super S « February 2nd, 2023, 7:17 am
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by Super S » October 29th, 2021, 8:03 am

The article, from 2019, announced WinCo was to open by 2021. Well, this hasn't happened, and I doubt that they can build a new store in two months. I...

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February 2nd, 2023, 7:17 am
Trailers appearing at closed Padden Parkway Albertsons

Last post by storewanderer « January 31st, 2023, 10:45 pm
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by Super S » January 27th, 2023, 3:53 pm
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A few days ago I was in Vancouver, and drove past the old Padden Parkway Albertsons, which has been closed for several years now, and has sat vacant...
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January 31st, 2023, 10:45 pm
Wilcox & Flegel launching new convenience store brand

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by Super S » January 26th, 2023, 7:05 pm

I have noticed a couple of roadside Flyways signs with a new logo appearing at gas stations in my area, so far at the Chevron in Rainier, OR, and at...

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January 27th, 2023, 12:09 am
New Safeway opening Burlington, CO

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by storewanderer » October 28th, 2022, 8:19 am
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This replaces a very very outdated store, likely the most outdated store in the entire chain.

Appears to be another former Shopko Hometown...
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January 22nd, 2023, 12:54 pm
Consumers' Checkbook survey of Puget Sound grocery stores

Last post by storewanderer « January 17th, 2023, 10:17 pm
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by Brian Lutz » January 16th, 2023, 2:44 pm

Read the full article for all the details and a table of price/quality comparisons, but a few takeaways:

- Grocery Outlet, WinCo and Walmart had the...

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January 17th, 2023, 10:17 pm
2023 - Roth's Fresh Markets trying TV ads

Last post by storewanderer « January 17th, 2023, 10:16 pm
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by SamSpade » January 12th, 2023, 5:28 pm
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Roth's is running some quick (probably 15 second) TV ads that are a branding campaign for their stores, on their local freshness.

I guess Pattison...
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January 17th, 2023, 10:16 pm
Acquisition and Integration of Haggen into Albertsons

Last post by SamSpade « January 17th, 2023, 11:57 am
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Now that Haggen is no more as a independent entity, I am starting this new thread. While I have not heard anything, I am assuming that at least in...
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January 17th, 2023, 11:57 am
Boise Albertsons 100% Self Checkout Test

Last post by storewanderer « January 1st, 2023, 8:22 pm
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by ClownLoach » January 1st, 2023, 4:56 pm

Apparently a Boise Albertsons is testing a full self checkout model. They use different types of register counters and the cashiers transition to...

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January 1st, 2023, 8:22 pm
NW Grocers and Winter 2021 Storm(s)

Last post by storewanderer « December 31st, 2022, 12:14 pm
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by SamSpade » February 15th, 2021, 1:34 pm
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I haven't seen stock issues in the Portland area, but I've mainly been on the westside suburbs where there was more freezing rain and a faster warm...
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December 31st, 2022, 12:14 pm
To remember later: 2022 Thanksgiving feast

Last post by storewanderer « November 28th, 2022, 11:52 pm
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by SamSpade » November 21st, 2022, 1:03 pm

East Idaho News went to stores in both communities, about 50 miles apart. Same stores, I cannot believe the prices are different in the same trade...

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November 28th, 2022, 11:52 pm
Are "we" too hard on QFC?

Last post by storewanderer « November 13th, 2022, 7:03 pm
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by SamSpade » November 10th, 2022, 12:20 pm
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When I made the map for Washington state of QFC, Fred Meyer, and Albertsons Cos stores, I learned a lot about the QFCs. I also had reason to recently...
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November 13th, 2022, 7:03 pm
Trader Joes returns food sampling

Last post by storewanderer « November 5th, 2022, 10:39 am
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by SamSpade » October 5th, 2022, 11:51 pm

I'm not sure if this is a store by store or region by region or nationwide return.

I was over hearing an employee tell the other employee the...

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November 5th, 2022, 10:39 am
the Big Grocers in WA

Last post by SamSpade « November 4th, 2022, 10:36 am
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by SamSpade » October 26th, 2022, 6:50 pm
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OK... I had a free afternoon and mirrored what The Oregonian did for Oregon.
I did not seem to have the knowledge to make the little 1 mile radius...
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November 4th, 2022, 10:36 am
Safeway closing Kennewick, WA

Last post by norcalriteaidclerk « November 1st, 2022, 10:43 am
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by storewanderer » October 7th, 2022, 7:01 pm
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This store closure also includes a gas station which has what are practically brand new gas pumps on site. Odd the newer/larger Safeway (not clear if...
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November 1st, 2022, 10:43 am
Albertsons buys former Shopko Hometown in Powell, Wyoming

Last post by retailfanmitchell019 « October 16th, 2022, 9:08 pm
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by retailfanmitchell019 » January 20th, 2020, 12:53 pm
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This town of 6,300 already has 2 grocery stores, an AFS supplied independent and an AWG supplied independent.
The nearest Albertsons is a half hour...
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October 16th, 2022, 9:08 pm
"Local" - where did it go?

Last post by storewanderer « October 9th, 2022, 10:15 pm
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by storewanderer » September 11th, 2022, 8:34 pm

Was in Denver again.

Previously I noticed a strong effort on marketing of local products at Safeway and King Soopers. Colorado beef, Colorado...

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