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Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge
Posted by Jim on 10/26/2005, 6:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge"
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I don't think there is any chance at all that Kroger and Albertsons could merge operations in Idaho, but it is worth noting that Idaho Falls, Pocatello/Chubbuck, and Twin Falls all have Albertsons, Smith's, and Fred Meyer stores. If the merger did happen, you would have one company with three banners, at least initially. It's hard to imagine the Albertsons name coming down in Eastern Idaho, but Smith's seems to have a lot of brand equity in the area also, given its history here. Then again, they could close the Smith's stores. The one in Idaho Falls is next to a WinCo, the one in Chubbuck is down the road from a Wal-Mart Supercenter, and the one in Twin Falls is near an Albertsons that I heard is being or has been rebuilt. --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.
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: 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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