This will be the first new store opening by Denver Division since... when?retailfanmitchell019 wrote: ↑January 28th, 2022, 4:35 pm Albertsons has started work on the new store in Powell.
https://powelltribune.com/stories/work- ... tore,37757
Allegedly, this store will be branded as a Safeway, even though Albertsons outnumbers Safeway in Wyoming. Albertsons with 9, Safeway with 5.
This store would be in the Safeway-dominated Denver division, and will open later this year.
Also given they are using the Albertsons brand in surrounding places like Cody it is odd they plan to use Safeway in this one. Unless they plan to convert the surrounding Albertsons to Safeway... Also the store in Cody is in Intermountain Division.
Also if coming from Denver you would drive through Cody to get to Powell so I don't understand why they'd have Cody in Intermountain and Powell in Denver.
Also there was a Safeway in Sheridan but it was divested to Ridley's. There is an Albertsons in Sheridan, that store is in the Denver Division...
This Denver Division clearly hates using the Albertsons banner even where it would be a good idea to do so (like this location). They seem to be hooked on the Safeway banner which is not exactly a smashing success in that region.
The AFS independent Blair's looks solid, even has a few gas pumps. As far as the other independent goes I will go ahead and refrain from comment.