Star Market renovates four stores

[pseudo3d]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases ... 52073.html

Honestly, I think it is the first renovations in the division since buying Safeway.

[cathandler]

Certainly Shaw's hasn't had any renovations to speak of. Quite honestly, the current regime makes one pine for Supervalu. Yes, things are that bad.

[storewanderer]

How are things worse than under Supervalu?

[cathandler]

Supervalu put money into renovations, which Albertsons has not, at least in Shaw's Northern Division. Of course the Supervalu regime had its own issues, which they inherited from Albertsons V.1.

[storewanderer]

Sounds like NorCal Division. No remodels. New stores and acquisitions being done in stale and cheapened versions of the Safeway Lifestyle interior. But I know NorCal is very successful and very profitable. I think they are just milking NorCal. In the case of Shaws I really wonder if performance simply does not warrant capital...

[mbz321]

I happened to be in Boston this past weekend and made a quick stop in the Allston store...(mainly stopped in while looking for beer, apparently no place sells take-out beer after 11 PM in this city?). Anyway, it was a very well done remodel and seems to be using a decor package similar to the latest Safeway remodels, and was quite busy for it being a Friday near Midnight. I'm not sure why Albertson's can't get all of their stores to this level.

[cathandler]

In the case of Shaws I really wonder if performance simply does not warrant capital...

That's certainly a possibility, and chronic understaffing and out-of-stocks aren't helping matters, either.