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Last post by submariner « May 21st, 2020, 4:40 pm
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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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Addie's Drive Up Grocer

Last post by ClownLoach « January 30th, 2023, 9:02 am
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by arizonaguy » January 29th, 2023, 11:05 am

Looks like this is a new concept for a pickup only supermarket.

I read somewhere that they eventually want to scale this up to 2000 stores...

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January 30th, 2023, 9:02 am
Stop & Shop closures

Last post by marketreportblog « January 27th, 2023, 5:25 am
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by marketreportblog » April 25th, 2022, 10:08 am
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Recently announced closures of Stop & Shop locations in LIC (Queens) and Islandia (Long Island). This comes right after closures of Little Neck...
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January 27th, 2023, 5:25 am
NYC Area Cooperatives

Last post by BillyGr « December 11th, 2022, 9:13 am
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by marketreportblog » April 17th, 2022, 5:45 pm
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Starting a new thread based on a series of posts from another thread, about the NYC area grocery cooperatives. Key Food (Key Food, Food Universe,...
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December 11th, 2022, 9:13 am
Wegman's Ends Self-checkout Due To Theft

Last post by mjhale « September 18th, 2022, 3:37 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 15th, 2022, 9:53 pm

Wegman's has ended self checkout on their app due to theft. The customers at Wegman's tend to be more upper middle class. These types of customers...

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September 18th, 2022, 3:37 pm
Another Shaw's to close

Last post by marketreportblog « September 11th, 2022, 7:54 pm
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by cathandler » January 23rd, 2022, 2:30 am

This time it's the Westbrook, Maine location which has been starved of capex and staffing for years. Tellingly, it's the only location in the...

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September 11th, 2022, 7:54 pm
Wegmans chainwide paper bag fee

Last post by storewanderer « April 19th, 2022, 12:53 am
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by storewanderer » April 14th, 2022, 12:47 pm
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Wegmans announced by the end of the year they will eliminate plastic bags from all stores. About 45 of their stores are not (yet) subject to any...
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April 19th, 2022, 12:53 am
Wegmans to open first store in Connecticut

Last post by buckguy « April 1st, 2022, 8:15 pm
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by cathandler » March 1st, 2022, 8:16 pm

They're coming to Norwalk

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April 1st, 2022, 8:15 pm
Price Chopper, Tops to merge

Last post by submariner « December 5th, 2021, 10:16 am
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by cathandler » February 8th, 2021, 10:05 am
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The combined company will operate out of Schenectady. The banners will continue to operate separately. It's not clear how overlapping stores will be...
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December 5th, 2021, 10:16 am
Kroger entering Northeast with delivery-only model

Last post by veteran+ « October 18th, 2021, 10:15 am
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by cathandler » October 12th, 2021, 11:14 am

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October 18th, 2021, 10:15 am
Wegmans to Manhattan Island

Last post by BillyGr « July 31st, 2021, 4:25 pm
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by SamSpade » July 29th, 2021, 1:32 pm

Fan favorite grocer Wegmans announces Manhattan debut
This location marks the company’s second grocery story in NYC following an October 2019 ......

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July 31st, 2021, 4:25 pm
Market Basket arrives in Rhode Island

Last post by Romr123 « July 17th, 2021, 8:17 pm
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by retailfanmitchell019 » May 20th, 2021, 9:41 pm
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Market Basket's first Rhode Island store (Warwick) opens tomorrow:

In a way, Market Basket reminds me of Stater Bros. Both are chains with plain,...
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July 17th, 2021, 8:17 pm
Albertsons buys Kings

Last post by cw06 « July 17th, 2021, 5:31 pm
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by retailfanmitchell019 » October 14th, 2020, 8:01 pm
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ACI (Albertsons) is buying 27 Kings Food Markets and Balducci's stores for $96 million, after the owner, KB US Holdings, filed for Chapter 11...
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July 17th, 2021, 5:31 pm
Trader Joes

Last post by veteran+ « March 2nd, 2021, 5:58 pm
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by veteran+ » March 1st, 2021, 3:43 pm

Now THAT is the Trader Joes I know from the inside that rarely ever gets out.

Publix has that same efficient PR machine that masks what REALLY goes...

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March 2nd, 2021, 5:58 pm
Shop Rite closing 62 of 209 pharmacies

Last post by BillyGr « January 30th, 2021, 5:21 pm
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by storewanderer » January 27th, 2021, 6:51 pm

CVS is taking these files. Not clear if they will run the pharmacies in the stores.

I am not clear since many Shop Rites are franchises, were the...

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Last post by BillyGr
January 30th, 2021, 5:21 pm
New Jersey Ban On Paper Bags, Single Use Plastic Bags, & Plastic Food Containers

Last post by BillyGr « October 2nd, 2020, 1:41 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 25th, 2020, 9:10 pm
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The single use bag ban and polystyrene food container ban applies to restaurants, convenience stores, food trucks, movie theaters and grocery stores...
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October 2nd, 2020, 1:41 pm
Market Basket opens second Maine store (Westbrook)

Last post by pseudo3d « September 20th, 2020, 4:43 pm
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by cathandler » August 22nd, 2020, 4:37 pm
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Nice store overall. I met Arthur T (again) at the grand opening Friday morning. Little if any vendor activity noted, quite unlike the Biddeford...
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September 20th, 2020, 4:43 pm
Who will get Fairway?

Last post by pseudo3d « August 27th, 2020, 5:07 am
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by pseudo3d » March 15th, 2020, 9:05 am
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Just a few days before the Fairway stores auction on March 16th (tomorrow), a new bidder has appeared for Fairway, overriding the previous $70M...
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Last post by pseudo3d
August 27th, 2020, 5:07 am
Balducci's and Kings files for bankruptcy

Last post by pseudo3d « August 25th, 2020, 4:16 pm

by pseudo3d » August 25th, 2020, 4:16 pm

Chapter 11 with a $75M stalking-horse bid by an investment company.

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August 25th, 2020, 4:16 pm
Wegmans Cheapening Decor

Last post by buckguy « August 24th, 2020, 6:06 am
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by Alpha8472 » August 5th, 2020, 7:56 pm
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Has anyone noticed Wegmans cheapening their once extravagant decor on new stores?
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Last post by buckguy
August 24th, 2020, 6:06 am
Lidl held down inflation on Long Island

Last post by storewanderer « July 10th, 2020, 5:33 pm
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by SamSpade » July 9th, 2020, 1:43 pm
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This was apparently done by an independent third party, not clear what they price checked.

I must say, it must be interesting to be in a price...
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July 10th, 2020, 5:33 pm
Ahold Delhaize (Stop & Shop) buys King Kullen

Last post by storewanderer « June 10th, 2020, 8:45 pm
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by cathandler » January 4th, 2019, 10:16 am
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It's all over for the first supermarket chain after an 89-year run
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June 10th, 2020, 8:45 pm
Acme to close 4 stores

Last post by veteran+ « January 25th, 2020, 7:26 am
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by storewanderer » August 17th, 2019, 10:31 pm

Looks like we have here 2 former Pathmarks which look lousy (unremodeled) but large stores, one former A&P banner of some kind which looks pretty...

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January 25th, 2020, 7:26 am
Fairway and NY Post Report

Last post by pseudo3d « January 24th, 2020, 10:22 am
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by SamSpade » January 22nd, 2020, 9:59 am

Original report (keeping in mind this is a tabloid product owned by News Corp):
Fairway planning to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, close all its...

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Last post by pseudo3d
January 24th, 2020, 10:22 am
Market Basket confirmed for Penacook, NH development

Last post by cathandler « November 4th, 2019, 11:08 pm

by cathandler » November 4th, 2019, 11:08 pm

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November 4th, 2019, 11:08 pm
Stop & Shop, Giant going their separate ways

Last post by BatteryMill « July 23rd, 2019, 4:46 pm
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by cathandler » July 23rd, 2019, 2:48 am

The dis-integration begins

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July 23rd, 2019, 4:46 pm

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