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[MUST READ!] Politics and opinions in posts

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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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Acorn does a price check: NY, Chicago, LA suburbs

Last post by SamSpade « May 12th, 2022, 2:58 pm
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by SamSpade » April 29th, 2022, 8:08 pm
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Good staples list to consider price checking in your community if interested.
I'm still surprised how Target has become a grocer in popular...
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May 12th, 2022, 2:58 pm
Amazon Fresh: Just Walk Out

Last post by CalItalian « May 2nd, 2022, 9:26 am
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by Alpha8472 » June 16th, 2021, 4:04 pm
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A new Amazon Fresh store opens up in Bellevue, Washington June 17 featuring the new Just Walk Out system. The new cashierless technology will track...
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May 2nd, 2022, 9:26 am
Whole Foods Closures

Last post by storewanderer « May 1st, 2022, 10:59 pm
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by Alpha8472 » April 30th, 2022, 12:35 pm

Six stores are closing: 2 in Alabama, 2 Chicago, Tarzana, California, and Brookline, Maine.

Is there any chance that these might be converted to...

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May 1st, 2022, 10:59 pm
Albertsons announces strategic review of company

Last post by pseudo3d « April 19th, 2022, 8:04 am
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This doesn't sound good. To me these strategic reviews are either the precursor to taking the company back to 100% private equity...
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April 19th, 2022, 8:04 am
Sprouts Operations

Last post by storewanderer « April 16th, 2022, 12:38 am
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by Alpha8472 » April 4th, 2022, 2:28 am
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I have noticed in the past few months that self checkout has appeared at most Sprouts stores in my area. Previously you would have 3 cashiers and 3...
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April 16th, 2022, 12:38 am
ALDI to add 70 new stores by next year

Last post by CalItalian « April 12th, 2022, 12:34 pm
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by J-Man » July 21st, 2020, 10:14 am
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Entering Arizona (Phoenix metro area) for the first time. New stores in California, Texas, Kansas, and New York.
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April 12th, 2022, 12:34 pm
Amazon Fresh's cashierless plan falling short

Last post by storewanderer « April 3rd, 2022, 1:21 pm
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So apparently a leaked document says that Amazon (even after adjusting for COVID) had some pretty rosy plans for cashierless Amazon Fresh stores,...
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April 3rd, 2022, 1:21 pm
Locked Restrooms

Last post by storewanderer « March 31st, 2022, 8:52 pm
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by storewanderer » November 28th, 2021, 7:45 pm
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Is there some kind of a new law in CA requiring retailers to lock the public restrooms? I was in a number of stores around Sacramento/Bay Area over...
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March 31st, 2022, 8:52 pm
Food shortages?

Last post by Alpha8472 « March 30th, 2022, 11:25 am
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by mbz321 » August 18th, 2021, 7:46 pm
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Has anyone noticed food shortages in their areas? I primarily do my shopping at Aldi, and everyday common items have been missing for weeks, like...
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March 30th, 2022, 11:25 am
Amazon Fresh In-Store Promotion $15 off $35 until 3/14/22

Last post by storewanderer « March 20th, 2022, 10:42 am
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by CalItalian » January 26th, 2022, 7:42 pm
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This harks of defunct chain Fresh 'n Easy promotions. They didn't end well.

Take a screenshot? LOL. Couponers dream.

All locations nationally are...
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March 20th, 2022, 10:42 am
No Monopoly game promotion this year at Albertsons

Last post by storewanderer « March 11th, 2022, 7:39 pm
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by CalItalian » March 2nd, 2022, 11:25 am
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Apparently the digital game didn't go over well last year. Probably why I was given hundreds of game pieces by each cashier I encountered in the...
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March 11th, 2022, 7:39 pm
Classic Looking Grocery Stores Still In Operation

Last post by jamcool « March 3rd, 2022, 7:27 am
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by Alpha8472 » March 1st, 2022, 3:09 am

Are there any classic looking grocery stores still in operation? There used to be drive thru grocery stores in California.

Here are what some old...

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March 3rd, 2022, 7:27 am
Kroger introduces "debit" card

Last post by architect « March 1st, 2022, 1:14 pm
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by SamSpade » March 1st, 2022, 10:18 am

I guess there is less interest in 'rewards' credit cards these days (or maybe more of us are really squeezed and credit scores just aren't what they...

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Last post by architect
March 1st, 2022, 1:14 pm
Free Masks

Last post by Alpha8472 « February 27th, 2022, 2:49 pm
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by storewanderer » February 2nd, 2022, 9:17 pm
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I may tend to see things less than objectively pertaining to this topic (the distribution of the masks topic... not the topic of mask wearing) for...
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February 27th, 2022, 2:49 pm
Whole Foods No Cashiers

Last post by buckguy « February 24th, 2022, 3:26 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 8th, 2021, 7:17 pm
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Two new Whole Foods will open with no cashiers. You will just walk out after cameras and sensors track your purchases. The stores will be in...
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February 24th, 2022, 3:26 pm
Private label products being sold at other chains

Last post by Brian Lutz « February 2nd, 2022, 8:12 pm
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In order to handle unprecedented demand, some chains are using other chains private label products to fill their shelves:

- At multiple Meijer...
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February 2nd, 2022, 8:12 pm
Adams Publications Group: Inflation Discussion - 2022

Last post by SamSpade « February 2nd, 2022, 11:24 am

by SamSpade » February 2nd, 2022, 11:24 am

Adams, which owns many smaller newspapers around the western and midwestern United States is price checking identical items across markets and also...

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February 2nd, 2022, 11:24 am
Walmart invests in vertical farming startup

Last post by SamSpade « January 25th, 2022, 4:02 pm
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by Brian Lutz » January 25th, 2022, 11:14 am

Walmart is making an investment in Plenty, a startup company based in San Francisco developing indoor vertical farms. Under the deal a vertical farm...

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January 25th, 2022, 4:02 pm
Save a Lot Changes

Last post by SamSpade « January 23rd, 2022, 1:03 pm

by SamSpade » January 23rd, 2022, 1:03 pm

We haven't had Save A Lot out here for a long time, pre-Albertsons reunification . . . looks like the image of the front of a store at least looks...

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Last post by SamSpade
January 23rd, 2022, 1:03 pm
CA Commission asks Recycling Label to be removed from CA "super thick" plastic bags

Last post by storewanderer « January 10th, 2022, 10:37 pm
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by storewanderer » December 29th, 2021, 7:23 pm
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Laughable. The bags are recyclable. You just have to take them back to the store to recycle them.

Trying to reduce plastic waste- then turning...
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January 10th, 2022, 10:37 pm
Safeway-Christmas Day 24 Hours?

Last post by storewanderer « January 1st, 2022, 11:57 pm
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by storewanderer » December 23rd, 2021, 11:34 pm
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Safeway's new Reno location has hours posted for Christmas as of today. It says Open 24 Hours for Christmas Eve AND Christmas Day. I could have sworn...
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January 1st, 2022, 11:57 pm
Dollar General is putting workers' safety at risk, Labor Department says

Last post by storewanderer « December 21st, 2021, 11:44 pm
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by veteran+ » December 15th, 2021, 2:31 pm
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Multitude of OSHA violations around the country!

Typical :twisted:
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Last post by storewanderer
December 21st, 2021, 11:44 pm
Self-checkout and Shrink

Last post by BillyGr « December 3rd, 2021, 12:36 pm
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This article is from a few years ago, but it makes you think.

The Walmart supercenter near my home has virtually converted their front end to self...
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Last post by BillyGr
December 3rd, 2021, 12:36 pm
Costco Credit Card Skimmer Found

Last post by BillyGr « November 20th, 2021, 10:26 am
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by Alpha8472 » November 14th, 2021, 11:09 pm
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Costco has reported that a skimmer was recently found at a Costco store. Customers had been complaining about unauthorized transactions on their...
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Last post by BillyGr
November 20th, 2021, 10:26 am
Kroger adds "Fresh Cart" icon to Kroger logo, banner logos

Last post by submariner « October 17th, 2021, 10:22 am
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I noticed this Wednesday’s ad for Fry’s included a logo next to the Fry’s logo-a combination of a half of an orange and a shopping cart. Is this a...
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October 17th, 2021, 10:22 am

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