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Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge
Posted by jamcool  on 10/24/2005, 6:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge"
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In fact there used to be a bunch of trailers that had the Smith's logo on one side and Fry's on the other(and on the rear door!)...most of those are now unbranded! --Previous Message--
: There are a few Smiths left in AZ, which
: I don't quite understand. Mostly near
: the border of the state (Bullhead City,
: Lake Havasu City, and one other spot
: that escapes memory).
:
: It is interesting that Las Vegas Smiths
: is supplied partially by the Ralphs
: SoCal Distribution Center (and
: partially by Frys). The Reno Smiths are
: still supplied from Utah, even though
: Ralphs has a distribution center in
: Stockton for NorCal. Utah is a long
: drive from Reno.
:
: With those things being said, I agree
: with other posters that this supposed
: merger is a lousy idea.
:
: --Previous Message--
: It is a wonder why Kroger already
: hasn't
: combined some of its store brands.
: Example is Fry's in AZ/Smith's in
: NM...both supplied from the Phoenix
: dist. center. And King Soopers/City
: Market/Smith's in the Rockies. And also
: Smith's in Nev combined with Ralphs
: (they already run Food4Less in Vegas)
:
: --Previous Message--
: I just don't see it happening: too many
: anti-trust issues would result in
: divestures all over the country. I
: agree with those who state that KR may
: be interested in parts rather than the
: whole. Kroger is already a perilously
: unwieldly company in it has too many
: different banners and is simply
: involved in too many different types of
: retail operations. Remember in the 80's
: when Sears tried to diversify its
: operations to be all things to all
: people? It didn't work. I see this
: potential merger as potential disaster.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I know that this board is about
: history,
: but I am wondering in areas like
: Seattle, where Kroger operates the Fred
: Meyer and QFC banners, what would
: happen here? I can see Boise having
: both the Albertsons and Fred Meyer
: banners. But I can't see Fred Meyer,
: Albertsons and QFC all surviving in the
: Seattle Market. But I could see some
: becoming Fred Meyer Marketplaces, some
: QFC and maybe Kroger would introduce
: Food 4 Less here. Anyway, please
: forgive me for getting off the normal
: history/architecture subject matter of
: this board.
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