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Associated Food Stores reaches record 480 member stores

Last post by storewanderer « March 23rd, 2025, 1:07 am
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by storewanderer » March 21st, 2025, 8:11 pm

I wonder where all of those Montana customers are coming from...?

More leakage from Supervalu/UNFI?

They need to try harder to grow their supply...

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March 23rd, 2025, 1:07 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 21st, 2025, 7:05 pm
Helena Albertsons closing

Last post by storewanderer « March 8th, 2025, 7:26 pm
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by pseudo3d » March 7th, 2025, 9:14 pm

They have two stores in the area, 600 North Fee Street, and another on the northern part of town which has recently renovated. For what it's worth...

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March 8th, 2025, 7:26 pm
Proposed and delayed WinCo in Centralia, WA

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by Super S » October 29th, 2021, 8:03 am
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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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March 8th, 2025, 1:22 am
Gig Harbor, WA Albertsons conversion

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by oscarmark » February 28th, 2025, 2:44 am

I recently popped in to what is/was Albertsons in Gig Harbor near Costco… I noticed all the outside store signage was gone. Assuming they were...

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March 7th, 2025, 12:50 am
HOT Portland Division Safeway - Albertsons ad

Last post by SamSpade « February 28th, 2025, 4:45 pm
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by SamSpade » March 21st, 2024, 11:25 am

For a change of pace, the ad effective for March 20 - March 26, 2024 has a lot of decent offers.
Highlights
Fridays still remain a Frenzy here...

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February 28th, 2025, 4:45 pm
Washington State New Self Checkout Rules

Last post by storewanderer « February 23rd, 2025, 9:25 am
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by Alpha8472 » February 20th, 2025, 8:37 am
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Washington State is proposing new self checkout rules including a 15 item limit, employees only allowed to oversee 2 machines, and self checkout can...
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February 23rd, 2025, 9:25 am
77 King Soopers to strike for 2 weeks starting Thursday

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96% voted to strike. What a terrible contract proposal this must be.
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February 19th, 2025, 2:30 pm
Albertsons' Intermountain and Denver divisions to merge

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by marketreportblog » February 6th, 2025, 3:27 pm
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Albertsons Companies is combining the Intermountain and Denver divisions. An executive from Seattle will lead the new division. At the same time,...
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February 11th, 2025, 12:27 am
Monthly snapshot of staples pricing in Bellingham, WA

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by SamSpade » February 5th, 2025, 4:48 pm

I had to swap this to reader mode in my browser to read, but it was interesting.

It appears they do this once a month up there, which I think is...

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February 6th, 2025, 12:48 am
WinCo Foods Opening in Rexburg, ID

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by SamSpade » February 5th, 2025, 4:55 pm

Well it's a good thing that Broulim's decided to go upscale a number of years ago.
Rexburg will now have a Walmart Supercenter and WinCo on the north...

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February 6th, 2025, 12:44 am
WinCo "sniffs" at Walla Walla

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by SamSpade » February 5th, 2025, 4:44 pm

The growing southeastern Washington community pops onto the retailer's radar:

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February 5th, 2025, 4:44 pm
Trip Report: Idaho Fred Meyer

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by SamSpade » December 27th, 2024, 5:17 pm

Well, this store was a new build in 1996, opening in 1997. So, it only has the 2 entries rather than the three that many Portland-area stores...

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January 13th, 2025, 12:36 pm
Safeway in Colorado

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by pseudo3d » December 30th, 2024, 2:52 pm
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The Denver Safeway division is probably one of the oldest legacy Safeway divisions that has survived through the 1980s consolidations and closures...
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January 6th, 2025, 8:10 am
Seattle Times mentions Retail Watchers in article about QFC

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by SamSpade » December 31st, 2024, 11:51 am

In a recent Seattle Times article titled QFC in limbo after Kroger-Albertsons merger fails, the article references a discussion thread right here in...

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December 31st, 2024, 1:38 pm
Southern Idaho and Jackson, WY Union Grocers

Last post by storewanderer « December 23rd, 2024, 6:10 pm
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by SamSpade » December 23rd, 2024, 4:12 pm

I was in a local Albertsons and this sign was posted:

I looked up UFCW 555, and that is the Portland, Ore. area union (the one that was originally...

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December 23rd, 2024, 6:10 pm
🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska Impact

Last post by submariner « December 22nd, 2024, 11:52 am
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A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, specifically on the northwest, rockies, & Alaska regions.
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December 22nd, 2024, 11:52 am
QFC Lynnwood WA "Q-Fresh" Remodel

Last post by storewanderer « December 18th, 2024, 12:32 am
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by anderonds » December 15th, 2024, 9:56 am

It looks like the QFC at 7500 196th Street (SR-524) in Lynnwood is getting a refresh/remodel, transitioning from the Urban Mix to the Q-Fresh decor...

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December 18th, 2024, 12:32 am
Old grocery store in Pocatello, Idaho

Last post by SamSpade « December 17th, 2024, 11:48 am
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by kr.abs.swy » March 30th, 2015, 4:25 pm

I believe that there was an old grocery store in Pocatello, Idaho, that was in the neighborhood south or east of the former Pocatello Mall (which has...

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December 17th, 2024, 11:48 am
Roseburg Albertsons to close 2/25

Last post by ClownLoach « December 16th, 2024, 2:38 pm
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by pseudo3d » December 10th, 2024, 9:57 am
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I wonder if they're doing the store closure announcements early this year, just in case of the merger and don't want that to confuse anyone?
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December 16th, 2024, 2:38 pm
QFC- From WA Court Case

Last post by storewanderer « December 16th, 2024, 1:24 am
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by storewanderer » December 10th, 2024, 10:38 pm
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Some interesting things.

Quotes from:

On Pricing:

QFC’s pricing strategy is essentially to “match” Safeway for every item in its
stores....
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December 16th, 2024, 1:24 am
US Foods Chef Store for sale (former Smart & Final Cash & Carry)

Last post by storewanderer « December 14th, 2024, 10:18 am
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by storewanderer » December 13th, 2024, 12:44 am

US Foods has put Chef Store for sale. This happened in June. They have said they did not get the synergy they expected from it.

Most of these are...

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December 14th, 2024, 10:18 am
Bellevue, Wash. T&T Supermarket opened December 5, 2024

Last post by Brian Lutz « December 11th, 2024, 6:27 am
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by SamSpade » December 7th, 2024, 12:16 pm
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Here is a walk through video of the store. The video is chapter separated so you can skip past the grand opening festivities if you wish.

As a...
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December 11th, 2024, 6:27 am
Trader Joe's opening in northern Idaho

Last post by storewanderer « December 8th, 2024, 12:38 pm
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by SamSpade » March 22nd, 2024, 3:11 pm
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Eastern Idaho will probably never get their dream store due to logistics for trucking, they have no stores in Montana, Wyoming, or the Dakotas too....
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December 8th, 2024, 12:38 pm
Trader Joe's adding another Salt Lake City, UT store

Last post by SamSpade « December 5th, 2024, 10:05 am
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by SamSpade » March 22nd, 2024, 11:49 am

At first I thought a former Pep Boy's Auto would be too small, but in Utah they cannot sell wine (or hard liquor) or any beers stronger than a...

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December 5th, 2024, 10:05 am

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