Originally Posted By smeeeko awwwww poor Darkbeer.. I *tried* to get it back on topic.. maybe I'll take my tastykakes and go to community.. (FWIW I miss K&B Drugs' ice cream.. Rite Aid bought them out several years ago.. not the same!)ok.. ok.. i'm going and taking my regional products with me!! =P
Originally Posted By seanyoda When American Stores (which owned Skaggs Alpha Beta at the time) merged with Luckys in 1988, they sold off some of the southern California Alpha Beta stores to Ralphs. Some Alpha Betas in other locations were sold to other chains. The remaining stores in California became Luckys. (which in turn became Albertsons stores when American Stores was bought out by Albertsons just over 10 years later.)
Originally Posted By Kala <<hmm* does that mean we'll get TastyKakes in our local SoCal Albertsons if Kroger takes over?? (Kroger carries TastyKakes in some of the Atlanta area locations). MMMMMM Tasty kakes!
Originally Posted By Kala Okay to bring this back on track, my brother works for Sav-On in Vegas. I hope he gets to keep his job.:\
Originally Posted By SFH We used to have El Rancho nearby, then Hughes bought them up, but kept them as "El Rancho". Then Hughes was bought by Ralph's. In the same small city, we had a Safeway and Vons across a small side street from each other. That Safeway is still there as a Pavilions. Of course, this was in South Pasadena, the former company home of Trader Joe's, a place I love. The city also has a Bristol Farms. Pavilions started as kind of an attempt at reaching up to the Bristol Farms level. Southern California's major supermarket chains (catering to customers whose primary language isn't Spanish, anyway), are Ralphs, Vons, Alberstons, and Stater Brothers. I'd hate to see Ralphs buy Albertsons. Maybe AT&T/SBC can buy Albertsons. ;-) SFH
