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SuperValu reports data breach
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Brian Lutz »
August 15th, 2014, 10:56 pm
Customers who shopped at SuperValu store or Albertsons stores (for which Supervalu is still handling POS systems currently) between June 22nd and...
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April 19th, 2014, 9:05 am
Reunited Albertson's Top markets
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klkla »
April 7th, 2014, 8:41 am
Thought this was interesting
Chicago 20.9% market share (Jewell Osco)
Philadelphia 13.3% (Acme)
Las Vegas 12.7% (Albertsons)
Boston 12.10% (Shaws /...
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April 9th, 2014, 8:47 pm
Sprouts Considers Loyalty Card
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Alpha8472 »
March 14th, 2014, 3:21 am
Sprouts is thinking about a rewards card to better track customer patterns. This chain is a breath of fresh air. They are a small chain now, but they...
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March 14th, 2014, 3:21 am
Safeway Store Computer Failure
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Alpha8472 »
May 11th, 2013, 5:48 pm
I was at a Safeway gas station last night when I realized that the gas pumps were shut down. I went inside the store and I saw a line of 60 people...
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January 12th, 2014, 6:58 pm
Fresh & Easy 24 Hours In Nevada
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Alpha8472 »
January 1st, 2014, 8:21 pm
Most Fresh & Easy stores in Nevada have switched over to 24 hour operations on December 30, 2013. The California stores except for San Francisco and...
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January 4th, 2014, 4:13 am
Fresh & Easy Bankruptcy
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Alpha8472 »
October 1st, 2013, 1:38 am
Fresh & Easy is filing for bankruptcy. This is probably partly so that they can break leases and not pay rent. It is all about saving money.
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November 30th, 2013, 7:41 pm
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November 24th, 2013, 1:45 am
Albertsons TV ads
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marshd1000 »
October 10th, 2013, 9:44 pm
I don't know if anyone has noticed this. But I was viewing the latest Albertsons TV ad where there is a kid who is causing a cleanup on asile 9. But...
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October 20th, 2013, 8:57 pm
Kroger using infrared cameras
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wrallen99 »
May 2nd, 2013, 7:27 pm
Kroger is using infrared cameras to tell how many people are in the stores and computer software to tell how many lanes to open:
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October 16th, 2013, 11:30 pm
Safeway adopts "poison pill" measure
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Brian Lutz »
September 17th, 2013, 4:41 pm
Safeway has adopted a poison pill measure typically invoked as a countermeasure to a potential hostile takeover after finding out that an unnamed...
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October 14th, 2013, 7:54 pm
Safeway's future
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Super S »
October 11th, 2013, 8:18 am
It appears that Safeway is going to unload the Dominick's division. But there are a number of rumors floating around about other divisions, and one...
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October 12th, 2013, 6:16 pm
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September 21st, 2013, 4:41 pm
Costco Eliminates Self-Checkout
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Alpha8472 »
June 7th, 2013, 1:20 am
Costco has ended self-checkout at its stores. Self-checkout at Costco was very difficult to implement. When people shop at Costco they often have a...
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July 13th, 2013, 9:15 am
Meat Cutters At Save-A-Lot?
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TW-Upstate NY »
June 30th, 2013, 1:45 pm
Noticed a help wanted sign for meat cutters in the window of a local Save-A-Lot. I thought all their meats were case ready.
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July 1st, 2013, 5:04 pm
Cerberus Bids For Harris Teeter
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Alpha8472 »
June 29th, 2013, 2:35 am
Cerberus, which is the owner of Albertsons, LLC, is now bidding for Harris Teeter.
Harris Teeter is not the troubled supermarket operator that...
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June 29th, 2013, 2:35 am
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June 26th, 2013, 12:24 pm
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June 17th, 2013, 5:47 pm
Raley's Credit Card Breach
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Alpha8472 »
June 7th, 2013, 1:25 am
Raley's has announced a credit and debit card breach at their Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods, Food Source stores, and Aisle One gas stations.
Its...
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June 7th, 2013, 1:25 am
Steve Burd retires
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klkla »
January 2nd, 2013, 3:03 pm
Safeway CEO Steve Burd is finally retiring after 20 years.
IMO it's about time. Although he's done some innovative things at Safeway he's also...
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May 12th, 2013, 11:25 pm
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April 19th, 2013, 10:19 pm
Changes to Kroger fuel rewards progam
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Brian Lutz »
April 3rd, 2013, 11:46 pm
While visiting one of the local Fred Meyers this evening, I saw that they seem to be modifying their fuel reward program somewhat, allowing fuel...
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April 4th, 2013, 9:59 pm
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