OneGoodEar
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Could Target be considered as a grocery store? My mayor is ordering temporarily closures but said grocery stores are exempt.
Target a grocery store?
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I'm sure they would qualify as a purveyor of necessary goods and wouldn't be closed.
And I don't think they should be, but I think we should to go drive up only. It wouldn't take much modification to go that route, given the existing infrastructure, and would be safer for guests and TMs.
And I don't think they should be, but I think we should to go drive up only. It wouldn't take much modification to go that route, given the existing infrastructure, and would be safer for guests and TMs.
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Target is the nations third largest grocery store.
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It's not even in the top ten.
Largest grocery chains in the U.S. 2021 | Statista
In 2021, Kroger was the leading grocery store chain in the United States by a wide margin over other competitors.
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That list is based on revenue in grocery, and accounts for all grocers. As a brand, Target is the third largest nation wide grocer. An individual local grocery store may outsell the local Target in terms of groceries on a daily basis. But Targets grocery supply chain is far larger and has more impact across the nation.It's not even in the top ten.
Largest grocery chains in the U.S. 2021 | Statista
In 2021, Kroger was the leading grocery store chain in the United States by a wide margin over other competitors.
List of supermarket chains in the United States - Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supermarket_chains_in_the_United_States
Target is behind only Kroger and Walmart. Albertsons as a parent company may have more stores, but they are divided into many subsidiary brands.
Target is #3. I know this because the FDA imposes strict regulations on the DC food handling due to this status.
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Don't think we'll close because there are plenty of things we sell that people actually need for survival, not just want to make their homes pretty or to wear to a party. But I noticed today that the middle and back of the store had hardly anyone other than TMs. Essentials and Market were still busy - Domestics, Toys, soft lines were ghost towns.
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We'll stay open, but I suspect we'll go to limited hours and possibly OPU/Drive-up only before too long.
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None of the 37 targets in Washington State are "supertargets". Our grocery section is kind of a compressed supermarket. No in-store fresh hot deli, no made-to-order sandwich bar, no live butcher, no in-store bakery, and our produce section is pretty limited compared to the largest chains operating locally (Quality Food Centers, Albertsons, Safeway, Fred Meyer). Obviously Costco Wholesale sells groceries and they are competition although their number of grocery SKUs is far less than most supermarkets (super-large package sizes for most groceries). There are some Walmarts - many are Super walmarts - but no walmarts at all in the city of seattle. The uber-politically correct city council and mayor have repeatedly warned walmart they are not welcome in the city, threats to abuse zoning rules to block their stores etc.
Target doesn't face quite the intense local price competition in the Seattle area on non-sale grocery items which it faces in other states where there's less market concentration between Albertsons (including its Safeway brand stores) and Kroger (which owns QFC and Fred Meyer). There's no Aldi and Lidl. I'd guess Target's grocery market share around here is similar to Trader Joe's, which BTW is exceedingly good at marketing and in some respects seems like the "gold standard".
Target doesn't face quite the intense local price competition in the Seattle area on non-sale grocery items which it faces in other states where there's less market concentration between Albertsons (including its Safeway brand stores) and Kroger (which owns QFC and Fred Meyer). There's no Aldi and Lidl. I'd guess Target's grocery market share around here is similar to Trader Joe's, which BTW is exceedingly good at marketing and in some respects seems like the "gold standard".
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I think we should go to drive up only for many departments like clothing and accessories, beauty, housewares, bedding, toys and electronics. Grocery, pharmacy, cleaning supplies, babies and a few others could stay open for in store purchases.
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Set up those portable line control things and arrange carts to close off departments? Some guests would have no problem going around something like that. You'd have to send a TM as escort with each guest to keep them out of closed departments. If the store is open, the whole store is open. Our on-line orders have gone way up; not as much as 4th quarter yet, but way more than usual for this time of year. The store isn't exactly full of guests anyway - people are scared (rightly so) and staying home.
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Flash: Fights in the Costco parking lots over hoarding 40 lb bags of rice. A huge percentage of the American population is so stupid.
Quote for truth.
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2012 Seattle City Council news release - Walmart, SEPA, and Neighborhoods
There are other stories on this topic which you can search for online, Walmart fought pretty hard but gave up back in 2012 but they did eventually overcome obstacles in the City of Tacoma and have a store there now.
