Are these union stores that are closing? The story doesn't seem to want to discuss that.
Ralph's and Trader Joe's kicked much Antelope.
I went to Wally for groceries today. It didn't even have half of what I wanted. If grocery stores want to compete, maybe they should carry what Wally won't. I'm not going to stand in line for fifteen minutes, which I did today, to save less than five bucks, especially when I've got to go somewhere else to finish my shopping.
Ah, yes....it's Walmart who puts 'the little guy' out of business....NOT the shopper who shops at Walmart instead of 'the little guy'.
/sarc
How profound. As if WalMart is the only organization that ever caused change to occur. How many people complained that the light bulb caused change from oil lamps? Geeze.
This is a big problem in CA due to the unions, I bet.
I went grocery shopping at a relatively new Wal-Mart today where I live. It was clean, beautiful, spacious, and the prices were far less than the other two major grocery store chains in the area. The employees were very friendly.
40-45 years ago "supermarkets" ran the little grocers, butchers, and bread stores out of business. Where's the pity for ma'n'pa grocer with two aisles and limited selection today?
I didn't realize Safeway was still in business. They left my area 20 years ago after unions ruined them.
When I lived in another part of the country, I liked to shop at Albertson's because in the late afternoon they would always have fresh baked bread awaiting customers as they walked in the door. I'll always remember that.
Why are these idiots always complaining about Wal-Mart selling food and running grocery chains out of business? Whole Foods Markets is growing like gang-busters, and no one complains about them putting ma-'n-pa gourmet shops out of business. Maybe it's because Whole Foods sells to college-educated folks?
We shop at Walmart because we can save money and with the money we save, buy more groceries. Seems fair to me.
We go to Safeway, Albertsons, Frys, Bashas etc depending on what they have on sale. Walmart is almost alway cheaper in general and their produce is fresh (shipped direct from ol Mehee-Ko). All supermarket chains should consider closing all their stores in union states. Let em have to go out and kill it and grill it for all their foodstuffs...see how much they like the unions then.
I had to do some grocery shopping while there--went to Ralphs and Albertson's, I believe.
You will have to take my word for this--but groceries were priced MUCH higher there than we pay in Texas. One little example--I buy jumbo sized eggs for 79 cents a dozen, at just about every store around here.
I too prefer Albertsons over Safeway or QFC. The things these store overprice are, Milk, soda, tobacco, paper products, bathroom items, pickles, popcorn etc. If Albertsons kept the gallon of milk at around 2 bucks instead of 4, a lot less people would try elsewhere.
Sad, Albertsons was one of the stores that still allowed the Salvation Army bellringers at Christmas.
Once a giant, non union chain buries the union chains, smaller non-union, grocery cooperatives will pop up to satisfy the need of customers seeking a wider choice in branding and source.
Since California is the leading agricultural producing state in the USA then obviously they must have the lowest food prices.---;<}
Where I live in Florida, we have the BEST (imo) grocery store in the world- Publix. It's also a bit pricier than others. I shop at Walmart for many basics- but they don't carry a lot of what I use. So I still go to Publix for about 1/3 of my groceries.
Walmart has definitely made a dent in our local market- several Winn Dixies have closed (not a big loss) and of course Albertson's are re-arranging.
Off topic- I drove through a new housing development this weekend- an area of Orlando that was woods and ponds a couple of years ago. Mile after mile is being bulldozed and built. Though I've noticed this everywhere- I was struck by how EVERY new shop was a franchise I can find in Anytown, USA. There is nothing that makes this community..or any other..unique.
I like to do my grocery shopping at the Commissary. Usually the produce and meats are higher quality than those at WalMart, and the prices all around are comparable.