genuine question, is this Kroger deal actually a positive for us, or is it just the beginning of our stores closing, and our owned brands moving into Kroger stores, helping our execs stay rich? i've been here too long to separate my cynicism from reality at this point, lol
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Sears started selling off their brands. Now you can buy Craftsman tools at Lowe’s and Kenmore appliances and die hard car batteries elsewhere. Where is the nearest Sears store to you?
It’s a better deal for Kroger if you ask me. They expand at our behest. We get to sell more online products in return.
EVERYTHING with this company is slowly going online. More stores will shutter in December/January. Try not to panic but in store is a mess.
the random things like as seen on tv merch, or sporting team merch, the extras brought in the browing shopper who'd go on to buy the kitchen gadgets and sheet sets and what not; now that we don't carry any of that stuff anymore, people are only going to go into a kroger or a target or somewhere...easier to pick up the 'essentials' while you're shopping for toys, electronics, groceries
Reality is BBB 's foot traffic is drastically down. They need to sell this cr---y and cheaply made stuff somewhere so why not try and sell it somewhere customers are actually buying stuff? It seems like a double edged sword though. If customers really do want to purchase this they can do so from Kroger. However wasn't selling their own brands this idea to try and get customers back into BBB stores? Could work out for them but it really does seem like grasping at straws. We will see what impact if any this has on the next earnings report.