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Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge
Posted by jamcool  on 10/25/2005, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge"
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ABS distribution center in Phoenix is right next door to Fry's HQ and their warehouse (which are run by Atlas Logistics). Plus ABS has an accounting center here (which came over from the American Stores/Osco Drug merger)in an ex-Gemco. Most ABS stores are either across from or within 1 mile of a Fry's. ABS is non-union in AZ, Fry's is 100% UFCW. Fry's is #1 in this market,ABS is #4. The truth is most Albertsons out here would be either closed or sold off(although who would buy them? Wal-Mart? some new out-of-state operator?) There would be a bigger effect out here than most people out here would think of. --Previous Message--
: The Smith's banner was left in NW AZ
: because it is part of the Las Vegas
: broadcast market and retail market. The
: banners are really to only difference
: between Smith's and Fry's, though
: Smith's is more price focused and Fry's
: is slightly more upscale than Smith's.
:
: In NW New Mexico, Smith's has a store
: in Farmington while City Market has a
: store in Shiprock, despite being in the
: same county.
:
: --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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