Re: Stop & Shop closures
Posted: March 8th, 2024, 5:57 pm
Yep, Stop & Shop doesn't cut meat in-store anymore and mostly the service windows have been closed or removed. In some of the new remodels, they have added in service meat counters, although I'm not positive you can have anything done there other than getting something in the case wrapped up.storewanderer wrote: ↑March 8th, 2024, 12:26 am It looks like a significant amount of the meat is case ready?
Stop & Shop, I believe, is supplied by its own warehouses in Connecticut along with C&S. That article mentions some issues with the warehouses, but it sounds like there are multiple warehouses across multiple categories, and so I'm betting that the out-of-stock issues (coupled with what employees have posted online) originate in the stores and/or with corporate direction, not the warehouses.storewanderer wrote: ↑March 8th, 2024, 12:26 am The other thing that confuses me about the random nature of the out of stocks is I assume items like drug/non food probably come from a warehouse shared with one of the Giant chains. So if those stores are fully stocking those departments, why aren't these stores?
That sounds right about the music and about the management. And for your final point, it seems like (as far as I can tell, between looking at pictures and what others have said on this thread) these problems truly are only affecting Stop & Shop. Still, if Ahold Delhaize will let one division look like this, it might speak to their overall standards.storewanderer wrote: ↑March 8th, 2024, 12:26 am The lack of music seems to be a management problem at the store level but why is it like that in almost every store? Ads play on that music that the stores get paid money to run so it needs to be turned on. I don't know who the District Manager for these stores is but whoever they are, they really need to get down to basics about how their stores look and make some quick adjustments. These stores don't look like they have any leadership or direction at any level.
Seeing this also makes me seriously pause at the concept of Ahold merging with Albertsons at this point. This is like Supervalu Albertsons at its worst moment, but with less inventory.
Hey, thanks!
That would make sense, thanks. Although it didn't seem that they were exactly resetting anything, as there wasn't any new stock going in as far as I could tell, and they weren't removing any stock. Hyde Park was definitely not in the worse shape that I saw yesterday, but there were noticeable gaps in a few departments. Otherwise seems to be a pretty well-run store, though.BillyGr wrote: ↑March 8th, 2024, 12:59 pm I'm pretty sure that same group (SAS) has been the ones in Hannaford stores as well. Both doing inventory at times, but also when they are working to reset a section (you'll often see a particular category with many items marked down, then they come in at some point, remove anything still around and put that in the markdown table and then reset the section with new items that are taking the place of things discontinued).
They just did that in the local Hannaford stores in HABA within the last couple weeks.
Can't say I noticed anything in that Hyde Park store when I was down that way probably 2 months ago, but then again I was paying more attention to things that weren't cold (which seems to be all the stuff you noted there, dairy, frozen and produce), so that may be why.