Here’s how some of the biggest grocery chains got started. I still remember a series of commercials from Albertsons that had a butcher singing “It’s Joe Albertson’s supermarket, but the meat department is mine.” Glad to see there really was a Joe Albertson! 1. ALBERTSONS After 12 years as a clerk and manager for Read More…
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10 Items That Even Walmart Wouldn’t Sell
WalMart has pulled a lot of items over the years, but here are some of the most memorable. I really wish I could have gotten a Superbad fake ID, it would have been worth it just to use it a couple times when I’m asked for my ID while making a $15.00 purchase at Read More…
Something Stinks at WalMart
This is an interesting article about WalMart closing 5 stores for what could be called suspicious reasons. I wonder if any of the 2,000 employees that were laid off truly believe there’s something wrong with the plumbing, although I’m sure they believe that something stinks… Earlier this year, WalMart became one of several corporate Read More…
Is Walgreens Close To Buying Rite-Aid?
The rumors have been floating for a while, and a board member of Walgreens Boots Alliance is hinting that an acquisition of some kind might be VERY close. Walgreens is hosting an analyst day on Wednesday and Thursday this week so stay tuned for further details. I’m sure CVS is listening… NEW YORK — The buzz Read More…
11 Bizarre and Dangerous Items Sold by Sears in 1902
Sears has struggled mightily over the last decade or so, but they were America’s #1 retailer for a LONG time. And that’s kind of surprising see as how they were trying to poison people with arsenic, turpentine, wolfsbane, and nitric acid, as well as castrate them with knives. Not sure how that would play Read More…
10 Things Never To Buy At Target
This article is from dailyfinance.com. I shop at Target on occasion, mostly for houseware items, and while I’ve never compared prices I generally felt like I was getting a fair price. The article talks a lot about Walmart, Costco and Dollar Tree being cheaper. Those are 3 stores I never shop in (Walmart is Read More…
Pharmacy Business Is Still Booming
So Rite-Aid continues to do well: Shares of Rite Aid were up slightly Thursday morning by 3% to more than $8.85 in early morning trading, following the company’s report of March results. For the four weeks ended March 28, overall same-store sales increased 4.3%, with a front-end same-store sales increase of 2.5% and pharmacy Read More…
Walgreens Filing False Claims?
This suit is about a year and a half old, but it continues a trend that has been in CVS as well, specifically pharmacies bending the rules to get Medicare and Medicaid claims paid. Seeing how thoroughly they audit the pharmacy on a regular basis, it’s amazing to me that this kind of stuff Read More…
CVS To Bring Back Longs Name in California!
CVS President Helena Foulkes has confirmed that CVS will be bringing back the Longs name in the state of California. “We recognize the brand loyalty that Longs built, and we aim to recapture customers that may have gone to other retailers because they felt they had lost something.” As part of the re-conversion, CVS has Read More…
Whole Foods Expensive Foods That Some People Can’t Live Without
This is from thrillist.com. A bunch of yuppies talking yuppie talk about foods they’ve bought at Whole Foods. I guess I’m not yuppie enough because not only do I not shop at Whole Foods, but I’ve never even HEARD of some of the stuff these people buy. Artisanal pickles? I’ll take a Read More…