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SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

The Amazon-Whole Foods era of grocery just claimed its first victims.... Tops Markets and Southeastern Grocers.....

"I think we’re going to see a lot of chains fail,” said Phil Lempert, an independent food retail analyst at Supermarket Guru and the author of several books about the grocery business. “There are some retailers who have innovated and stayed ahead of the trends. But they have been the exception.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-amazon-whole-foods-era-of-grocery-just-claimed-its-fir...

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

It sounds like they did it to themselves:

"Tops, a 56-year-old chain with 169 stores in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, filed for bankruptcy late last month following years of mounting debt. Southeastern, which owns more than 600 Winn-Dixie, Harvey’s and BI-LO stores across seven states in the Southeast, announced a refinancing agreement on March 15 and says it will file for bankruptcy by April."

I don't like SF grocery stores, we have mainly Safeway and Lucky and they are so behind the times.

I see people here from the East coast talk about their stores and they sound so much better.

The Bay Area is known for fine food and leading foodie trends, but the stores are the pits.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

I'm worried about my nephew. He manages a Whole Foods and I read they are dumping loads of people ,since Amazon took over

He has a couple of children and I hate to see him looking for work. So far its OK, but I am very leery

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

This is bad news for my area. It's not that I love Tops , but if we lose our one remaining store we are left with Walmart. One grocery for our 3 small towns, and no competition.

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eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

Well, grocery prices keep rising and rising! This will help the consumer. Hopefully, the chains will merge, innovate, and take control of their pricing eventually in order to maintain their share of the market.

Don't have access to whole foods where I live. I shop at our little town market for quality, convenience and customer service. Though much smaller than competitors in this area, prices may be a little higher, but I'm willing to buy there to keep businesses in town along with jobs. Plus this family-owned business does much to give back to the townspeople. I guess it's not only costs that factor in when shopping. Satisfaction, trust and friendliness are what lures me in. And, apparently others, too, 'cause that market is always crowded - not only from this town but the surrounding towns and city.

So, exceptional retailers will keep their share of the market, I'm sure.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@eddyandmewrote:
Well, grocery prices keep rising and rising! This will help the consumer. Hopefully, the chains will merge, innovate, and take control of their pricing eventually in order to maintain their share of the market.

Don't have access to whole foods where I live. I shop at our little town market for quality, convenience and customer service. Though much smaller than competitors in this area, prices may be a little higher, but I'm willing to buy there to keep businesses in town along with jobs. Plus this family-owned business does much to give back to the townspeople. I guess it's not only costs that factor in when shopping. Satisfaction, trust and friendliness are what lures me in. And, apparently others, too, 'cause that market is always crowded - not only from this town but the surrounding towns and city.

So, exceptional retailers will keep their share of the market, I'm sure.

@eddyandme I think the stores that survive Amazon will need to prove to the public that they can serve the consumer well, be competitive and carry what the consumer needs. I hope so.....

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@eddyandmewrote:
Well, grocery prices keep rising and rising! This will help the consumer. Hopefully, the chains will merge, innovate, and take control of their pricing eventually in order to maintain their share of the market.

Don't have access to whole foods where I live. I shop at our little town market for quality, convenience and customer service. Though much smaller than competitors in this area, prices may be a little higher, but I'm willing to buy there to keep businesses in town along with jobs. Plus this family-owned business does much to give back to the townspeople. I guess it's not only costs that factor in when shopping. Satisfaction, trust and friendliness are what lures me in. And, apparently others, too, 'cause that market is always crowded - not only from this town but the surrounding towns and city.

So, exceptional retailers will keep their share of the market, I'm sure.

The LESS competition will definitely NOT help the consumer and cause prices to rise..................

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Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

You better watch Amazon. Their prices are dodgy. Some of their items I have found in other stores, not just WalMart, to be 2 to 10 times the price at Amazon as other stores. Some items are the same, right below, or right above but too many are way higher than other stores. I will NEVER trust Amazon grocery shopping.

They are trying to take over the world. We are quickly become a no-competition country and when that happens, bad things happen.

eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

@Spurtwrote:
@eddyandmewrote:
Well, grocery prices keep rising and rising! This will help the consumer. Hopefully, the chains will merge, innovate, and take control of their pricing eventually in order to maintain their share of the market.

Don't have access to whole foods where I live. I shop at our little town market for quality, convenience and customer service. Though much smaller than competitors in this area, prices may be a little higher, but I'm willing to buy there to keep businesses in town along with jobs. Plus this family-owned business does much to give back to the townspeople. I guess it's not only costs that factor in when shopping. Satisfaction, trust and friendliness are what lures me in. And, apparently others, too, 'cause that market is always crowded - not only from this town but the surrounding towns and city.

So, exceptional retailers will keep their share of the market, I'm sure.
The LESS competition will definitely NOT help the consumer and cause prices to rise..................

True, @Spurt. However, if markets want to compete they can merge their buying power, cut back on waste (something that Amazon is very good at), and 'court' the consumer through innovations. Competition spurs the imagination: if the current supermarkets in your area 'get it' and do it right, prices may even be lowered. It's a little shake-up and some of these major comglomerates are gonna have to pony up, imho.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Nonametodaywrote:
You better watch Amazon. Their prices are dodgy. Some of their items I have found in other stores, not just WalMart, to be 2 to 10 times the price at Amazon as other stores. Some items are the same, right below, or right above but too many are way higher than other stores. I will NEVER trust Amazon grocery shopping.

They are trying to take over the world. We are quickly become a no-competition country and when that happens, bad things happen.

The prices you find on Amazon can vary because they aren't Amazon's, they are from second or third party sellers. You have to pay attention to see who the seller is. Stick with Amazon selling and it will be a better price. @Nonametoday