Waiting for the "Albertsons" shoe to drop

zm · 2026-04-07T13:15:00.000Z

The merger talk has completely paralyzed local store management. They won’t invest in security or repairs because "everything might change soon." Meanwhile, the stores are less safe and we are the ones dealing with the fallout. It feels like we are just a pawn in a massive real estate play, not a grocery store.

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