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Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge
Posted by Nick on 10/27/2005, 4:03 am, in reply to "Re: Kroger and Albertsons might merge"
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I will be interesting in Utah to see what happens, where Smith's and Labertson's are the two dominate grocers. I know in places like Ogden and Saly Lake City there Is usually a Smith's and then at least 1/2 to 1/4 of mile there is an Albertson's it seems like the Smith's stores are larger and nicer, and the Smith's Marketplaces (former Fred Meyer) offer no comparison. I know that the Smith name and Smith family is rather prominent in Utah, the company started in Brigham City. With that same recognition I would doubt that the Utah Smith's stores would be rebranded as Albertson's, although I could see the Albertson's name coming down in Utah
--Previous Message--
: 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.
:
: 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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