Supermarket musical chairs

[Megax]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Ingles goes after Food Lion directly & wins.

I don't doubt that that has happened, but I was responding directly to the inference that Publix and/or Harris Teeter would somehow contribute to Food Lion's demise in the region. But since you brought it up, Ingles aren't likely to do that either.

These chains aren't going to be putting stores in less desirable areas, so FL are more likely to struggle if/when Wal-Mart start to expand their small format stores and plop them into Derita/Tuckaseegee/Lasalle/Sunset Rd etc.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by Megax

I don't doubt that that has happened, but I was responding directly to the inference that Publix and/or Harris Teeter would somehow contribute to Food Lion's demise in the region. But since you brought it up, Ingles aren't likely to do that either.

These chains aren't going to be putting stores in less desirable areas, so FL are more likely to struggle if/when Wal-Mart start to expand their small format stores and plop them into Derita/Tuckaseegee/Lasalle/Sunset Rd etc.

Well, I think that the poster makes a valid point. Publix will upset the balance.

Ingles will have no effect in Charlotte because the expansion came to a halt when Bob Ingle died, but it does have an effect to the west. The Dallas Ingles has been pulling out of Gastonia, Cramerton & Belmont.

Now, if Teeter decides to rebuild in Gastonia, it will be a mistake, in my opinion. They said that they were withdrawing from rural areas. They insulted the people in Gastonia & think that they'll go back a year later, just because Publix is coming.