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🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact

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A place to discuss the impact of the Kroger-Albertsons merger, at the national level affecting all US regions.
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"Sandwich Bar" self serve

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by storewanderer » December 8th, 2024, 12:44 am
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Anyone seen this before in a grocery store?

A fixture for salad bar. Now one side of it is salad bar and one side of it is sandwich bar....
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Fresh Turkey

Last post by storewanderer « December 11th, 2024, 11:29 pm
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by storewanderer » November 28th, 2024, 1:24 am
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Do stores in other areas have a glut of Fresh Whole Turkey or is it just something happening in my area?

At stores I went out to today, Smiths had...
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December 11th, 2024, 11:29 pm
Bagging/package help at supermarkets

Last post by storewanderer « December 10th, 2024, 11:10 pm
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by cjd » December 8th, 2024, 7:32 pm
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Is it common for grocery store baggers to offer to push the cart/help a customer unload the groceries?

Publix used to always offer this service, it...
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December 10th, 2024, 11:10 pm
Cooking area/equipment in supermarkets

Last post by cjd « December 8th, 2024, 5:38 am

by cjd » December 8th, 2024, 5:38 am

Most supermarkets in my area offer fried and rotisserie chicken in the deli.

When Publix had the old store here, the cooking area was right behind...

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December 8th, 2024, 5:38 am
Global Food Prices hit 18 month high

Last post by storewanderer « December 5th, 2024, 12:21 am
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by ClownLoach » December 4th, 2024, 10:56 pm

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December 5th, 2024, 12:21 am
How Higher US Tariffs Could Impact Grocery Prices and Product Availability

Last post by ClownLoach « December 4th, 2024, 7:26 am
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by submariner » December 3rd, 2024, 6:58 pm

I'm taking a risk on this topic, so let's try to keep it civil and politically neutral.

As the US grapples with the prospect of significant...

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December 4th, 2024, 7:26 am
SHRINK

Last post by storewanderer « November 29th, 2024, 12:25 pm
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This is being covered all over from Forbes to CNBC and beyond.

Surprised?

;)
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November 29th, 2024, 12:25 pm
How do stores pick which lane to open?

Last post by ClownLoach « November 28th, 2024, 9:45 am
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by cjd » November 27th, 2024, 3:26 pm

I notice stores don’t always open the same checkout lane nor the same lanes closed, and don’t necessarily have adjacent lanes open.

How does it...

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November 28th, 2024, 9:45 am
Thanksgiving - Turkey Prices

Last post by storewanderer « November 21st, 2024, 11:12 pm
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by Bluelightspecial » November 9th, 2024, 9:47 pm
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I went to both a Kroger (Ralphs) and Albertsons (Vons) market for the first time in a while today due to a vacation. Neither had special holiday...
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November 21st, 2024, 11:12 pm
UNFI- Trouble?

Last post by storewanderer « November 19th, 2024, 11:19 pm
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by storewanderer » June 18th, 2024, 6:49 pm
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This would not surprise me. On the former Supervalu side they have had a lot of loss of customers in OR/WA to URM and a few to C&S. In SoCal they...
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November 19th, 2024, 11:19 pm
Blackstone buys largest Retail REIT on West Coast with over 90 LA, SF, SD, Portland, Seattle Grocery Anchored Centers

Last post by ClownLoach « November 13th, 2024, 9:02 am
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by ClownLoach » November 9th, 2024, 1:22 pm
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It doesn't seem that my posts on the very real threat towards shopping centers by mega residential developers gets much attention. But this story,...
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November 13th, 2024, 9:02 am
Amazon Fresh, take 2

Last post by ClownLoach « November 11th, 2024, 3:06 pm
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Here is a good article about the failed Amazon Fresh 1.0, quite a few pictures and details about 2.0 along with future plans. Sounds like in a...
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November 11th, 2024, 3:06 pm
Grocery store cigarette sales

Last post by Brian Lutz « November 8th, 2024, 12:52 pm
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by cjd » October 27th, 2024, 7:40 pm
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With CVS stopping cigarette sales a decade ago now I thought Walgreens and other retailers would stop sales but that never happened.

I’m surprised...
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November 8th, 2024, 12:52 pm
Grocery Outlet CEO & President Abruptly Resigns

Last post by storewanderer « November 3rd, 2024, 9:44 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 31st, 2024, 10:41 pm
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The CEO has resigned not long after a disappointing earnings call. In August, the CEO blamed the disappointing results in same store sales due to...
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November 3rd, 2024, 9:44 pm
Strange Aldi Remodel

Last post by ClownLoach « October 27th, 2024, 6:05 pm

by ClownLoach » October 27th, 2024, 6:05 pm

I'm not sure how widespread this program is, so I'm putting it in national.

Last Sunday I visited my roughly 2 year old Aldi and everything was...

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October 27th, 2024, 6:05 pm
Amazon head of Grocery Stores Leaving

Last post by ClownLoach « October 27th, 2024, 12:42 am
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by ClownLoach » October 26th, 2024, 12:34 am

The head of grocery stores at Amazon, one of the last remaining from the big wave of Tesco people that were hired to set up Fresh, has left the...

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October 27th, 2024, 12:42 am
Grocery Store Hot/Fried Food

Last post by storewanderer « October 24th, 2024, 12:38 am
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by storewanderer » October 20th, 2024, 1:03 am
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At this point I am continuing to see fewer and fewer people buying grocery store hot food. 8pc fried chicken is 9.99+ out at CA chains and I think...
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October 24th, 2024, 12:38 am
Apparently people have lost their minds again?

Last post by submariner « October 21st, 2024, 12:05 pm
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by ClownLoach » October 4th, 2024, 6:03 am
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If you haven't already seen the news, apparently big box stores have been drained of toilet paper and water over the last few days.

What makes this...
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October 21st, 2024, 12:05 pm
Grocery Outlet-Inventory levels

Last post by storewanderer « October 17th, 2024, 6:18 pm
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Anyone else noticing really thin inventory levels at Grocery Outlet?

The Reno-Kietzke unit has been poorly stocked for months with empty spaces,...
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October 17th, 2024, 6:18 pm
Western Family being replaced by Food Club at Associated Food Stores??

Last post by wnetmacman « October 14th, 2024, 7:10 am
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by storewanderer » June 25th, 2018, 5:40 pm
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Does not seem conclusive, but, interesting in any case... Associated was by far the biggest promoter of Western Family products...

I wonder if...
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October 14th, 2024, 7:10 am
Whole Foods to test attached warehouses with product like Pepsi and other unrelated goods

Last post by storewanderer « October 10th, 2024, 12:40 am
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by ClownLoach » October 9th, 2024, 1:40 pm

Amazon is now so desperate for sales at Whole Foods that they're trying to assemble automated warehouses that in effect bolt onto a existing WFM and...

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October 10th, 2024, 12:40 am
Kroger new logo update- oval being omitted

Last post by storewanderer « October 4th, 2024, 11:42 am

by storewanderer » October 4th, 2024, 11:42 am

It seems Kroger is starting to omit the oval on various of its store brand packages now.

I see this on vitamins, pasta sauce, bagged produce, and...

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October 4th, 2024, 11:42 am
Kroger "Boost Member Price"

Last post by storewanderer « September 30th, 2024, 5:48 pm
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by storewanderer » May 1st, 2024, 11:59 pm
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New thing going on at Kroger. Various items have a sale tag that says 10% off Boost Members only. That is their paid membership program.

One item...
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September 30th, 2024, 5:48 pm
Safeway Remodels

Last post by storewanderer « September 28th, 2024, 11:00 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 14th, 2024, 1:50 pm
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The Safeway remodels are getting cheaper looking by the day. A local Safeway in Moraga, California just finished a remodel to the Florida decor. It...
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