I'm sorry. I felt bad for a local store here that was bought out by another "local"...and kept very few of the employees..they moved "their employees" and stock to the "bought" store.
I did not shop there for years..and I now shop there for very limited things, maybe go in the store 3 times a year.

But I spend most of my weekly grocery funds in our Safeway. It is the cleanest, freshest of the three stores I have available to me.

And many of the employees have worked their for years and years and years..their children are now working there, and some grandchildren.

In our community Safeway is our "small town" grocery store.

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In our area, the competition is from the food sections of Target and Walmart, both of which were remodeled only in the past two years.

I like our local Safeways, too. Clean, nice stores, and long-tenured union employees who make a living wage. Prices aren't the best, tho.

I know it is very sad to see Dominicks go, I feel bad for the employees, I believe it was a decent paying job which is hard to come by these days. My aunt has worked for jewel for over 30 years and while she is not rich she made enough to support herself, her husband, and 2 (now grown) kids. That cannot be said for employees of walmart, target, or many other chain stores. I think the part of the problem in the Chicago land area is the resurgence of family owned grocery stores. Caputos, Pete's market, are some of the larger ones I can name. While I am happy for a smaller business to thrive, and I appreciate the cheaper prices, I get the feeling they survive on the backs of the employees working for low wages.

My brother said the Safeway closed in his town because a super Walmart came in and offered lower prices...

I know that our local Jewel is a union shop. Don't know about all of that chain or Safeway. (We shop Safeway on Maui.)

I know some people are anti-union, but this kind of work is, IMO, where you need a union. No union means the Walmarts of the world can get away with what I consider to be unfair labor practices.

We went to our local, soon to be closing, Dominick's today to take advatage of 50% off. And we did quite well on our non-perishables shopping.

Our local store is dirty, old, and has horrible produce. And because of that I very rarely shop there. Except for the fact that it's the closest grocery store to our house, I'm not the least bit surprised they are done. I won't miss them.

Today's cashier is using the closing as the "kick in the backside" to find something better in life. She doesn't mind the closing at all. It's not a sad time at all.

We'll do just fine with Whole Foods, Trader joe's, Caputo's and, if desperate, Jewel all within 1-3 miles.

I went to the one at Milwaukee and Nagle last night and it was like Black Friday. I did pile up a cart with shelf stable item, mainly pet foods. The shelter and food pantry will both benefit from my haul. I did go back this morning for more so all tallied, I have a $350 savings.

This store has been there for about 25 years and so have the employees. Many have said they will retire but I really worry about the baggers. So many are mentally challenged youths, I hope they find something.

Yes, we have plenty of grocery options here. WF, Jewel, Trader Joes, Aldi, mariano, Caputo's and Tony's. I have no idea on what they pay. I will say that while Walmart pays less than others, no one is forced to work there and there is always a line when they are hiring.

Jewel closed here, but a local grocery took advantage of the bigger building and bought it within a week. Good move. WalMart superstore is the last place I would shop for groceries. Locals have better price and selections. If any business can't show a profit, bye bye. Sorry the current economy doesn't allow displaced employees faster employment.

I work for Safeway here in Western Canada, and in June of this year we were bought out by Sobeys. For the government to agree to the sale, Sobey's had to sell some million stores in Western Canada, which included, Safeways, Sobeys and IGA stores. One Safeway in Edmonton has to be sold and all the employees go with it. They must sell to a company that will operate the space as a grocery store. I'm not sure what will come in as the Safeway that is being sold is in a mall, and I know that Superstores and Save-On-Foods are usually independant buildings. Rumor has it that some Eastern Canada chain stores are coming this way.