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Kroger to merge with Albertsons?

Last post by marketreportblog « Today, 7:03 am
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Amazon Halts All New Amazon Fresh Just Walk Out Stores

Last post by storewanderer « Yesterday, 2:40 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 20th, 2022, 10:19 pm
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Anazon is halting all new Amazon Fresh Just Walk Out stores unless the lease is already signed. Amazon cited disappointing sales and losses. The Just...
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Sam's Club Adding 30+ New Stores in First Expansion in years

Last post by storewanderer « Yesterday, 12:28 am
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by ClownLoach » January 26th, 2023, 8:42 am
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Not to brag but I predicted this here quite some time ago.
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Kroger Stores Special Holiday Ad

Last post by SamSpade « January 30th, 2023, 9:53 am
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by SamSpade » November 8th, 2022, 11:55 am

They are still customizing ads (ie replacing these paper Kroger bags and the book cover with Fred Meyer) but this appears to be the holiday campaign....

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January 30th, 2023, 9:53 am
Albertsons Cos Advertising

Last post by storewanderer « January 29th, 2023, 7:30 pm
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by SamSpade » January 26th, 2023, 3:22 pm
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Some divisions (not seen this tag anywhere locally, but see images online for Acme, Safeway, VONS, Albertsons) are using a tag line of Fresh Foods,...
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January 29th, 2023, 7:30 pm
Pepsi replaces Sierra Mist with Starry

Last post by Romr123 « January 24th, 2023, 11:22 am
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by Brian Lutz » January 20th, 2023, 4:16 pm
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After multiple attempts to try to move a stagnant product, Pepsi is discontinuing its Sprite clone Sierra Mist and replacing it with a retooled...
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January 24th, 2023, 11:22 am
Natural Grocers -1.99 dozen eggs

Last post by storewanderer « January 20th, 2023, 10:04 pm
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by storewanderer » January 2nd, 2023, 12:36 am
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Reno Natural Grocers has had a cheap looking banner on its building for the past 4-5 years advertising 1.99 dozen eggs. That is all the banner says....
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January 20th, 2023, 10:04 pm
Retail theft

Last post by ClownLoach « January 18th, 2023, 9:58 am
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by veteran+ » January 18th, 2023, 6:06 am

Interesting...........................

Reducing shrink by excellent customer service is the key. But you have to find better C-Suite folks to...

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January 18th, 2023, 9:58 am
The Future of Albertsons- assuming the Kroger merger doesn't happen

Last post by retailfanmitchell019 « January 11th, 2023, 8:48 pm

by retailfanmitchell019 » January 11th, 2023, 8:48 pm

Lately, both Kroger and Albertsons have been very silent about their proposed merger, since the state of Washington's AG sued to stop Albertsons from...

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January 11th, 2023, 8:48 pm
Retail theft claims overblown?

Last post by storewanderer « January 8th, 2023, 12:05 am
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by veteran+ » January 6th, 2023, 10:55 am

Interesting that a corporation would back track a little on this.........................

Also, police reports do not match reasons for closing a...

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January 8th, 2023, 12:05 am
Minimum Wage Going Up In 27 States

Last post by storewanderer « January 2nd, 2023, 5:57 pm
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by Alpha8472 » December 29th, 2022, 1:56 pm

Federal minimum wage is $7.25 and has been since July 24, 2009.

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January 2nd, 2023, 5:57 pm
SpinCo

Last post by storewanderer « December 31st, 2022, 1:02 pm
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New thread to discuss SpinCo

What is SpinCo? From Kroger Albertsons merger website:

Subject to the outcome of a store divestiture process, the...
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December 31st, 2022, 1:02 pm
Scanning Errors

Last post by storewanderer « December 28th, 2022, 7:08 pm
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by storewanderer » December 27th, 2022, 3:04 pm

Can't help but notice 3 specific store chains that keep coming up in the list of failures in the article above.

I had some scanning errors again in...

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December 28th, 2022, 7:08 pm
Albertsons/Safeway and weird Christmas Hours

Last post by storewanderer « December 26th, 2022, 1:22 am
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by storewanderer » December 24th, 2022, 1:05 pm

Albertsons and Safeway sure have weird and inconsistent by region Christmas hours. I expect a lot of this weird stuff will stop if Kroger buys them...

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December 26th, 2022, 1:22 am
Interesting Gift Card Interaction at Safeway

Last post by BillyGr « December 22nd, 2022, 1:13 pm
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by arizonaguy » December 19th, 2022, 5:34 pm

I went to Safeway today to purchase a few gift cards for holiday gifts. As I was checking out, the cashier asked me a few questions (almost felt like...

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Last post by BillyGr
December 22nd, 2022, 1:13 pm
Food shortages?

Last post by storewanderer « December 11th, 2022, 5:59 pm
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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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December 11th, 2022, 5:59 pm
Sam's Club Lowers Hot Dog Combo To $1.38

Last post by storewanderer « December 6th, 2022, 11:40 pm
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by Alpha8472 » November 20th, 2022, 3:00 pm
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It was $1.50, but they have lowered it to $1.38.

Costco is still at $1.50.

You can still get the join for $50 and get $50 off your first club...
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December 6th, 2022, 11:40 pm
Whole Foods Stops Selling Lobster

Last post by Alpha8472 « November 27th, 2022, 4:42 am

by Alpha8472 » November 27th, 2022, 4:42 am

Whole Foods decides to stop selling Maine Lobster. Environmentalists and politicians are divided.

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November 27th, 2022, 4:42 am
Fake Meats Sales Slide On Price & Being Too Woke

Last post by Alpha8472 « November 26th, 2022, 9:24 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 28th, 2022, 10:49 pm
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Fake meat sales are declining. Price is a factor as well as the perception that it is not healthy. Also there is a backlash against fake meat being...
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Last post by Alpha8472
November 26th, 2022, 9:24 pm
Rail Strike Threatens Businesses & Consumers

Last post by veteran+ « November 23rd, 2022, 11:09 am
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by Alpha8472 » November 21st, 2022, 4:00 pm

The rail strike threatens businesses, consumers, and the economy. It is like they are holding everyone hostage to get more money.

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November 23rd, 2022, 11:09 am
Dollar General "Market" format

Last post by BillyGr « November 21st, 2022, 10:12 am
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by storewanderer » November 21st, 2022, 12:01 am

Anyone know about what is happening with this format? It looks like Dollar General isn't really supporting this format anymore.

I went into a store...

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Last post by BillyGr
November 21st, 2022, 10:12 am
Western Family being replaced by Food Club at Associated Food Stores??

Last post by storewanderer « November 20th, 2022, 10:46 pm
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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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November 20th, 2022, 10:46 pm
Using an Old Receipt to Illustrate Inflation

Last post by SamSpade « November 13th, 2022, 9:49 pm
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Over the weekend, I compared pricing at my local Albertsons (Irvine, CA) to what I paid for the same items in November 2019 and July (2022), when I...
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Last post by SamSpade
November 13th, 2022, 9:49 pm
Lotto Machines, Key Machines, Etc.

Last post by Brian Lutz « November 9th, 2022, 3:50 pm
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by Alpha8472 » November 6th, 2022, 3:45 am

I have noticed that the checkout areas of stores are so cluttered now with self service machines such as Key makers, Lotto machines, coin counters,...

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Last post by Brian Lutz
November 9th, 2022, 3:50 pm
Sprouts Operations

Last post by Alpha8472 « November 5th, 2022, 1:56 pm
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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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November 5th, 2022, 1:56 pm

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