"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 21:08:08 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 9/9/2015 8:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> > When there was that big merge of the Albertsons and Safeway, some of
>>>> > the
>>>> > stores were converted to Haggen. They have now filed Chapter 11
>>>> > bankruptcy and apparently all sorts of problems. I didn't put up any
>>>> > links because there are so many. Layoffs, closures, and claims of
>>>> > them
>>>> > overcharging customers. They also apparently owe money to employees
>>>> > and
>>>> > suppliers. Not good.
>>>>
>>>> I guess it was a bad move to expand the way they did. Everyone wants a
>>>> piece of the pie but the pie is only so big. Customers vote with their
>>>> dollars.
>>>
>>> It sounds like Safeway's bad practices team was sent over to Haggen
>>> because I've been very happy with the local Safeway stores that
>>> retained the Safeway name.
>>
>> Not too many people are happy with the Safeways here.
>
> I'm very happy with mine here.

I don't recall any problems with the ones in CA when I lived there. But
ours here are not good.