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Title: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: nepas on September 14, 2013, 11:06:36 AM

Tell me its just a bad dream.

http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-09-13/savannah-piggly-wiggly-stores-sold#.UjR56z-mVCw

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: muebe on September 14, 2013, 11:11:52 AM

Maybe they will leave them alone ???

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: LostArrow on September 14, 2013, 11:15:00 AM

Sorry
Less competition is never good :-[
Before Wally World sold grocery's we had 7 chains or local grocery's.
We now have Walmart , Kroger & a couple small independents left ???

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: smokeasaurus on September 14, 2013, 11:22:33 AM

Yup, here in the Valley, the only major chain left is Ralphs. I usually shop now at Wal-Mart,Target and Fresh and Easy.

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: Keymaster on September 14, 2013, 12:14:28 PM

Piggly Wiggly packed up and left Puyallup about twenty years ago.

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: drholly on September 14, 2013, 02:40:12 PM

Many, many years ago I lived in Des Moines - loved shopping at the Wobbly Hog! While the large chains may have efficiencies, they also tend to "simplify" their inventory. I enjoy going to the independents to find things that aren't offered at the big box.

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: TwoPockets on September 15, 2013, 10:00:14 AM

We lost the local owned Bruno's grocery chain here in Alabama and saw in the paper yesterday where one of the local Piggly Wiggly stores was shutting down.

Title: Re: Oh Nooooooooo
Post by: TMB on September 15, 2013, 10:39:33 PM

That bites!   We are down to one Pig now and I bet it will close soon  :'( :'(

They really have a good meat market in the one that's left