Archived $1 billion lawsuit: Beleaguered Haggen sues Albertsons for undermining its rollout (ocregister.com)
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Archived $1 billion lawsuit: Beleaguered Haggen sues Albertsons for undermining its rollout (ocregister.com)
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[–] cyclops1771 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Going from 18 to 162 stores overnight is going to bring severe problems.
But, blaming their pricing decisions on "what Albertson's told them" is ridiculous horsecrap.
I worked as a floor manager and later an executive for a small, independent 6 store supermarket chain, and we had a person whose sole job was traveling to competitor's stores and checking pricing. Each morning, the app would grab 200-250 items, print out a worksheet with current pricing and a place for competitor prices, and the person would go to stores and write them down. Everyone does it.
We would have Kroger employees come to our stores to do it. They would be all embarrassed about it, so we would go find them, chit-chat, offer to help them find items to make their jobs easier, etc.
So when one of the biggest issues in their failed rollout was "Albertson's told us the prices to use, and we didn't know any better", it's their own damn fault for not doing even a whit of research or validation or due diligence. Sorry, not sorry.
[–] Tecktonik 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
While it might indeed be the case that Albertsons used some sneaky business to harm Haggen, it could also just be a failed rollout. Rather than admit they screwed it up, of course Haggen wants to bring in the lawyers. How could anyone look at buying a supermarket chain in southern California and not realize the type of competition and customer loyalty they would face? When the local Albertsons changed its name to Haggen, people simply stopped shopping there. Because what the hell is a Haggen?
[–] Sparhawk805 [S] ago
That's what I did..
[–] Vvswiftvv17 ago
That explains all the shifting coupon tactics.