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Gerrity's joins Wakefern

Last post by mbz321 « June 30th, 2022, 6:44 am
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by marketreportblog » June 25th, 2022, 6:09 pm
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Article is behind a paywall, but the headline is pretty clear: Wyoming Valley (PA) based Gerrity's Supermarkets has joined Wakefern. They own 9...
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June 30th, 2022, 6:44 am
Wegman's & Lidl Coming to DC

Last post by buckguy « May 29th, 2022, 12:07 pm
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by buckguy » May 23rd, 2022, 9:06 am

Wegman's has an opening date of July 13th.

Less than a mile away, Lidl will be opening a store. This is a relatively affluent area for them, but...

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Last post by buckguy
May 29th, 2022, 12:07 pm
ACME comes in first in Philadelphia market share ranking

Last post by storewanderer « April 26th, 2022, 9:37 pm
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by pseudo3d » April 21st, 2022, 1:13 pm
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Surprisingly, ACME came in first in market share in Philly, beating out Giant (by 1.8%), Walmart (by 4.9%), and ShopRite (by 11.1%). The article...
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April 26th, 2022, 9:37 pm
Kroger opening distribution center in Maryland

Last post by cw06 « February 16th, 2022, 12:44 pm
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by cw06 » January 23rd, 2020, 10:12 am
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Looks like Kroger will be building an Ocado automated warehouse in Frederick, MD. My question is, will this warehouse service the existing Harris...
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February 16th, 2022, 12:44 pm
Potomac Avenue Harris Teeter (possibly) closing

Last post by buckguy « February 15th, 2022, 8:17 am
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by cw06 » December 6th, 2021, 9:00 am

It looks like the Harris Teeter on Potomac Ave in DC might be closing. Harris Teeter in the DMV area has really seemed to go stale. They haven't...

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Last post by buckguy
February 15th, 2022, 8:17 am
Giant Food in Manassas has Relocated

Last post by BatteryMill « February 7th, 2022, 4:58 pm
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by Bradford011 » February 4th, 2022, 11:38 am

Just an FYI. My brother and I went to MacKay Books in Manassas this past Wednesday and we were both surprised to see the Giant Food Store on 234 @...

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February 7th, 2022, 4:58 pm
Crucial times for Shoppers

Last post by BatteryMill « December 23rd, 2021, 5:53 pm
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Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, a subsidiary of SuperValu, has almost been an outsider in the Greater Washington, D.C. grocery market for a while now.
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Last post by BatteryMill
December 23rd, 2021, 5:53 pm
Shortages

Last post by storewanderer « December 7th, 2021, 8:16 pm
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by Bradford011 » October 14th, 2021, 7:52 am
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Has anyone else in the northern VA area noticing that shelves are once again becoming empty? And both my brother and I have noticed that Aldi has...
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December 7th, 2021, 8:16 pm
Safeway Sterling closing

Last post by BatteryMill « October 2nd, 2021, 6:34 pm
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by storewanderer » September 30th, 2021, 11:16 pm

Nice exterior and store supposedly got self checkout recently added.

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Last post by BatteryMill
October 2nd, 2021, 6:34 pm
State of Food Lion in the Washington D.C. area

Last post by Bradford011 « September 13th, 2021, 4:29 am
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by BatteryMill » September 4th, 2018, 6:28 pm
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One question I have had about Food Lion in the Washington D.C. suburbs, particularily their stores that used to carry the Bloom name has been their...
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September 13th, 2021, 4:29 am
Remembering Magruder's

Last post by BatteryMill « September 12th, 2021, 7:48 pm
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by Bradford011 » August 21st, 2021, 11:24 am
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Short-time lurker, first new thread.

I though I would start posts on older chains in the northern VA area that are either gone or mostly gone and...
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September 12th, 2021, 7:48 pm
Winchester/Front Royal: Martin's Monopoly?

Last post by BatteryMill « August 31st, 2021, 3:48 pm
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by BatteryMill » April 18th, 2021, 1:46 pm
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Ever since Shop n' Save ended their efforts in these markets as part of SuperValu's ongoing grocery consolidation, it seems as if Martin's is now the...
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Last post by BatteryMill
August 31st, 2021, 3:48 pm
Safeway Rockville, MD

Last post by buckguy « July 1st, 2021, 4:20 pm
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by storewanderer » June 29th, 2021, 8:07 pm

This store opened in December 2015 to much fanfare. Two smaller nearby Safeway locations closed either before or shortly after this one opened....

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Last post by buckguy
July 1st, 2021, 4:20 pm
Safeway Northern Virginia Changes

Last post by mjhale « April 18th, 2021, 3:01 pm
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by mjhale » April 16th, 2021, 6:30 pm
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It seems that Safeway is finally starting to update some of their Northern Virginia stores. The majority of the Safeway locations in Northern...
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Last post by mjhale
April 18th, 2021, 3:01 pm
Safeway closing McLean, VA- replacing by Lidl

Last post by arizonaguy « March 18th, 2021, 9:06 am
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by storewanderer » March 10th, 2021, 9:26 pm
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Not a surprise to see Safeway closing yet another store in the Eastern Division.

I think by now Safeway Eastern Division's footprint (without Acme)...
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March 18th, 2021, 9:06 am
Fresh Grocer in Philadelphia closing

Last post by storewanderer « December 10th, 2020, 7:20 pm
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by pseudo3d » February 18th, 2020, 7:50 am
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The Fresh Grocer on Walnut Street lost its legal battle with University of Pennsylvania after nearly 4 years and will close in March. Interestingly,...
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December 10th, 2020, 7:20 pm
Safeway East Consolidating into Acme

Last post by rwsandiego « August 21st, 2020, 10:45 pm
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by storewanderer » August 4th, 2020, 4:46 pm
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Looks like Safeway Eastern Division is consolidating into Acme's PA HQ and the warehouse will consolidate into Acme's PA Warehouse (didn't they...
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Last post by rwsandiego
August 21st, 2020, 10:45 pm
Acme Wynnewood closing

Last post by BillyGr « July 9th, 2020, 4:10 pm
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by storewanderer » July 3rd, 2020, 10:27 pm
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Also appears it was recently remodeled by Acme. Despite the stated reason for closure being because they decided not to remodel it. That does not...
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Last post by BillyGr
July 9th, 2020, 4:10 pm
Possible DC Area Safeway Strike

Last post by mjhale « March 5th, 2020, 6:42 am
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by mjhale » March 4th, 2020, 3:29 pm

Looks like Safeway employees in the DC area are heading towards a possible strike. The union and Albertsons say they have made progress over a number...

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Last post by mjhale
March 5th, 2020, 6:42 am
PA Stores and strange perimeter layouts

Last post by BillyGr « February 11th, 2020, 2:53 pm
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by storewanderer » May 11th, 2019, 11:26 pm

What is it with PA Stores and strange perimeter layouts?

This set up where fried hot deli food is completely separate from lunchmeats is something...

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Last post by BillyGr
February 11th, 2020, 2:53 pm
Albertsons closing MD Safeway distribution center

Last post by Bagels « February 4th, 2020, 4:20 pm
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by BatteryMill » January 30th, 2020, 5:28 pm
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What could this move mean for Safeway's east coast operations? As Acme is taking charge I assume that chain would be unfazed, but who knows what'll...
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Last post by Bagels
February 4th, 2020, 4:20 pm
UNFI Makes Deals for 13 Shoppers Stores; 4 More to Close

Last post by BatteryMill « December 17th, 2019, 4:20 pm
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by cw06 » December 6th, 2019, 2:50 pm
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TLDR: Lidl, Compare Foods, and a local operator called McKay is buying some Shopper's stores.
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Last post by BatteryMill
December 17th, 2019, 4:20 pm
NoVA Harris Teeters reducing hours

Last post by BatteryMill « September 10th, 2019, 5:17 pm
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by BatteryMill » August 22nd, 2019, 4:53 pm
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According to these two sources, Harris Teeter is discontinuing 24/7 operations across multiple area locations. While the latter states the reasons as...
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Last post by BatteryMill
September 10th, 2019, 5:17 pm
Safeway Mid-Atlantic Remodels

Last post by buckguy « May 15th, 2019, 1:38 pm
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by storewanderer » May 12th, 2019, 12:19 am

How many stores in Mid Atlantic has Safeway remodeled in the past couple years?

I went to one store in Arlington in Rosslyn area that appeared to...

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Last post by buckguy
May 15th, 2019, 1:38 pm
TV advertising

Last post by mbz321 « May 6th, 2019, 8:27 pm
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by SamSpade » May 6th, 2019, 2:49 pm

In the Philadelphia market I've seen bookends for Aldi (specials), Giant (every day low prices / Bonus Buys / official partner of the Phillies).
Via...

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May 6th, 2019, 8:27 pm

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