Haggen bought a bunch of Albertsons and Vons (Safeway) grocery stores in Calif. My usual store is changing over this week. Anyone shop at Haggen? What kind of store is it?
Haggen?
- Thread starter tom slick
- Start date
- Status
Yep, same up here in Oregon...they are a Pacific NW chain so I like that.
Since they changed over there is more of an emphasis on "natural" foods. Some stuff is more expensive, some stuff isn't. So far the jury is still out, it is the most convenient location for me to pick up a few things (Costco is my main big shopping store, also a Pacific NW chain).
Since they changed over there is more of an emphasis on "natural" foods. Some stuff is more expensive, some stuff isn't. So far the jury is still out, it is the most convenient location for me to pick up a few things (Costco is my main big shopping store, also a Pacific NW chain).
Haggen generally has some of the highest prices in town.
I won't shop there.
I won't shop there.
Aldi FTW!
No Aldi in my area but we have Trader Joe's. My choices are Haggen, Albertsons, Food for Less, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's.
Originally Posted By: Stewart Fan
Haggen generally has some of the highest prices in town.
I won't shop there.
Interestingly enough, Oregon Live did a price comparisson on some basic items and found Haggen to be cheaper than Safeway, Albertsons, and Fred Meyer. But like I said, some things are cheaper and some are more expensive.
Originally Posted By: Brybo86
Aldi FTW!
Nobody on the West Coast cares
Haggen generally has some of the highest prices in town.
I won't shop there.
Interestingly enough, Oregon Live did a price comparisson on some basic items and found Haggen to be cheaper than Safeway, Albertsons, and Fred Meyer. But like I said, some things are cheaper and some are more expensive.
Originally Posted By: Brybo86
Aldi FTW!
Nobody on the West Coast cares
Originally Posted By: tom slick
No Aldi in my area but we have Trader Joe's. My choices are Haggen, Albertsons, Food for Less, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's.
Down here in Orange County we have Albertsons, Ralphs, Von-Pavillions, Kroger and Trader Joe's. No Aldi nor Haggen. We have Food for Less and Smart & Final but never shopping there.
No Aldi in my area but we have Trader Joe's. My choices are Haggen, Albertsons, Food for Less, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's.
Down here in Orange County we have Albertsons, Ralphs, Von-Pavillions, Kroger and Trader Joe's. No Aldi nor Haggen. We have Food for Less and Smart & Final but never shopping there.
I pity the fool that doesn't know Wegmans.
Originally Posted By: BikeWhisperer
Originally Posted By: Brybo86
Aldi FTW!
Nobody on the West Coast cares
Trader Joe's==Aldi
Most of my shopping is done there or at Whole Foods or Costco(yes, as a bachelor). The Lucky and Safeway near me are meh.
Originally Posted By: Brybo86
Aldi FTW!
Nobody on the West Coast cares
Trader Joe's==Aldi
Most of my shopping is done there or at Whole Foods or Costco(yes, as a bachelor). The Lucky and Safeway near me are meh.
In our area, S Cal, the new stand alone Walmart grocery stores are putting stores like Albertson's out of business by moving nearby.
Stores like Albertson's pay higher wages and benefits by offering people real full time jobs. Because of this they won't last long now that Walmart is going into the stand along grocery store business.
One Alberson's manager that works out at the same gym I frequent told me if they were a stand along one store business they would have been gone last year because of the new neighbor, Walmart. He has his new job already lined up and has his house on the market. He told me he was offered a job as a Walmart store manager but would not be able to keep his house or continue to fund his retirement on the new salary.
I'm wondering how Walmart's investigation into opening their own gas stations is going?
Stores like Albertson's pay higher wages and benefits by offering people real full time jobs. Because of this they won't last long now that Walmart is going into the stand along grocery store business.
One Alberson's manager that works out at the same gym I frequent told me if they were a stand along one store business they would have been gone last year because of the new neighbor, Walmart. He has his new job already lined up and has his house on the market. He told me he was offered a job as a Walmart store manager but would not be able to keep his house or continue to fund his retirement on the new salary.
I'm wondering how Walmart's investigation into opening their own gas stations is going?
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2006
- Messages
- 29,558
Here,HEB has the best prices on groceries and gas.
They have been around since 1933, now a huge jump in purchasing over 150 + stores,,,big bucks...
Some more info on them..here is how you grow faster...
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/02/the_comvest_group_buys_majorit.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/02/the_comvest_group_buys_majorit.html
I hadn't heard of Haggen.
"BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state-based grocery chain Haggen Inc. plans to buy 146 Albertsons and Safeway stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona.
The Bellingham Herald reports the sales are required under the federal review of Safeway's sale to an investment group that owns Albertsons.
If Haggen's plans announced Friday get Federal Trade Commission approval, the Bellingham-based company would expand from 18 stores and 16 pharmacies in the Northwest to 164 stores and 106 pharmacies in the five states."
"BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state-based grocery chain Haggen Inc. plans to buy 146 Albertsons and Safeway stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona.
The Bellingham Herald reports the sales are required under the federal review of Safeway's sale to an investment group that owns Albertsons.
If Haggen's plans announced Friday get Federal Trade Commission approval, the Bellingham-based company would expand from 18 stores and 16 pharmacies in the Northwest to 164 stores and 106 pharmacies in the five states."
Originally Posted By: tom slick
No Aldi in my area but we have Trader Joe's. My choices are Haggen, Albertsons, Food for Less, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's.
We have food for less here they generally have good prices on fresh produce
No Aldi in my area but we have Trader Joe's. My choices are Haggen, Albertsons, Food for Less, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's.
We have food for less here they generally have good prices on fresh produce
I shopped at the Haggen today but other than the signage being different the store hasn't made a big change yet. All of the old Safeway branded stuff is on clearance. I was told the big change is in about a month.
One funny thing I noticed is the soft drink aisle is labeled "Pop". Nobody around here calls it pop.
One funny thing I noticed is the soft drink aisle is labeled "Pop". Nobody around here calls it pop.
As far as I know none of the Safeway stores were sold, only certain Vons and Albertsons as part of the merger agreement.
- Status
