Food Lion closing near our house, while shopping overheard an emplyee say where were

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The people when we needed them?

Struck me as odd, the fault of the consumer, supplier, mngt??????
 
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They built a nice one here (parquet floor in the produce, bakery, and butcher sections; build your own 6-pack; etc.)less than two years ago and it's closing. Always full of customers and the best prices and quality meat from any of the local chains. I've heard management believes they have overstretched their limits and are shutting many down, all in Georgia.
 
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They just announced they were closing a little over 100 stores and I believe their DC in Clinton, tn as well.
 
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The Food Lion is closing in my town,
The Ryans closed last week with no warning. It was in the local newspaper Ryans closed 84 locations.
 
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VOLatile said:
What's Food Lion?
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The number changes with different articles, but looks like 110-126 under performing stores will be closed affecting 4900 employees. Also, a distribution center in Tennessee.
 
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Gramps said:
The Food Lion is closing in my town,
The Ryans closed last week with no warning. It was in the local newspaper Ryans closed 84 locations.
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I've always wondered what possible thought process leads someone to "hey, I know...let's go eat at Ryan's."
 
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They have about closed them all in and around Nashville. Wal Mart running them out of here. They're closing some Kroger stores also.... about 5. I invision a day with less choices and limited supplies. Kind of scary really.
 
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GAVol said:
I've always wondered what possible thought process leads someone to "hey, I know...let's go eat at Ryan's."
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depends on the Ryan's, some of them were actually pretty good. Management competence almost always determines the quality of the food at buffet-style restaurants.
 
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Many years ago Food Lion got caught (on one of the news magazine shows IIRC) for selling old meat. I think they are an NC based food store.

I know around here, Publix is the chain that is eating everyone's lunch - not Walmart.
 
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volinbham said:
Many years ago Food Lion got caught (on one of the news magazine shows IIRC) for selling old meat. I think they are an NC based food store.

I know around here, Publix is the chain that is eating everyone's lunch - not Walmart.
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I worked at Food Lion during that time. It was 20/20 and ABC had to apologize publicly in the end. It was ABC employees doing the bad butchering.
 
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The one closest to me is closing too. Sucks!! I shop there a lot. They don't have everything I need, but it is ... was ... super convenient to run in and pick things up. The people that worked there were great. I hate it for them.
 
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We have Von's Ralph's and albertsons here.

I think Ralph's is owned by Kroger.

They all suck in my opinion.
 
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GAVol said:
I've always wondered what possible thought process leads someone to "hey, I know...let's go eat at Ryan's."
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Several older people went there for lunch or early dinner. It was a gathering place for them.

The Ryans and Food Lion both closing is around 75-100 jobs lost.

I don't know of any chains closing these large of numbers since 1985-1995.
 
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