That's sad; my local Sprouts (Tucson AZ) has always had good produce, even during the pandemic. We have Bashas (upscale) and Food City (cheap, catering primarily to hispanic customers) owned by a local AZ company Bashas. We don't have any Aldi's here (only in the Phoenix metro area). Of course there's a Whole Paycheck Foods, but I find the store AND the clientele totally insufferable, but maybe that's just me :-/
Most of the union contracts with Kroger are self-contained per store, so if one location were to strike, they can just xfer people over from another to fill the roster.
I have Albertson's stores (Acme) near me in MD. I guess those workers are in for a little culture shock. (I can remember when a grocery store job kicked ass, and was much coveted! Now, 50% (!) of them are either homeless or on the verge of. FFS.)
Just came here to say that between the baaad marketing that looks like AI made Fisher Price little people, and the low low low audio sample from Flo Rida in their radio ads, I hate Frys.
I drive past two Krogers and another local chain (and a Trader Joe's) to do my grocery shopping at Meijer. Yes they may be owned by Republican shitheads, I still prefer them to Kroger.
We're fairly lucky - both the real supermarkets in my town (Stop & Shop and ShopRite) aren't members of any major super-chains so there is at least a little actual competition Unfortunately, our shopping patterns tend to run to hit-and-run raids of of 6 -10 types of items at a time, instead of a full-on assault when we can figure out which store has the best price on (non-Koch) paper towels, cranberry juice, Progresso soups, and ground beef.
Seattle-based Amazon is No. 2 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2022 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America. https://progressivegrocer.c...
That's sad; my local Sprouts (Tucson AZ) has always had good produce, even during the pandemic. We have Bashas (upscale) and Food City (cheap, catering primarily to hispanic customers) owned by a local AZ company Bashas. We don't have any Aldi's here (only in the Phoenix metro area). Of course there's a Whole Paycheck Foods, but I find the store AND the clientele totally insufferable, but maybe that's just me :-/
The nearest WinCo is 75 miles away from me...😥😥😥
Pressure cooker.
Most of the union contracts with Kroger are self-contained per store, so if one location were to strike, they can just xfer people over from another to fill the roster.
I have Albertson's stores (Acme) near me in MD. I guess those workers are in for a little culture shock. (I can remember when a grocery store job kicked ass, and was much coveted! Now, 50% (!) of them are either homeless or on the verge of. FFS.)
If Reagan got the joke, it was either dumb or mean-spirited. Or, perhaps, both!
Just came here to say that between the baaad marketing that looks like AI made Fisher Price little people, and the low low low audio sample from Flo Rida in their radio ads, I hate Frys.
Aldi just moved into the Hudson River Delta about 8 months ago.
That must be a template that Kroger owned chains use, b/c it's exactly what Kroger ads are.
I drive past two Krogers and another local chain (and a Trader Joe's) to do my grocery shopping at Meijer. Yes they may be owned by Republican shitheads, I still prefer them to Kroger.
Isn't that the firm the Mittster is associated with?
That does not surprise me at all (in a good way!)
We're fairly lucky - both the real supermarkets in my town (Stop & Shop and ShopRite) aren't members of any major super-chains so there is at least a little actual competition Unfortunately, our shopping patterns tend to run to hit-and-run raids of of 6 -10 types of items at a time, instead of a full-on assault when we can figure out which store has the best price on (non-Koch) paper towels, cranberry juice, Progresso soups, and ground beef.
plus the prices are not cheaper in the long run unless you bulk buy everything and therefore only have to shop like twice a year
Amazon is already #2, Walmart is #1.
Seattle-based Amazon is No. 2 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2022 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America. https://progressivegrocer.c...
The nearest Krogers and Albertsons to me are 35 and 39 miles away, respectively. I don’t think I’ll be shopping at either one any time soon.