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Post by crossride on Feb 20, 2011 21:08:03 GMT -5
It's too bad that a locally owned market couldn't survive, but I think this is a big hit to the anti Wal-Mart folks. They made a big deal about the report that claimed the Wal-Mart expansion would hurt Pacific, but it seems that was just talk, Pacific was struggling anyway. Had the expansion gone through and Pacific closed, no doubt they would have shouted I TOLD YOU SO from the rooftops. I wonder if they knew how much Pacific was struggling all along.
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Post by subdjoe on Feb 21, 2011 0:42:55 GMT -5
I had lived near Roger Wilco/Pacific for a number of years. When Pacific took over the prices increased maybe overall about 10% over what Roger Wilco had been, and RW had been a bit higher than Safeway.
With the economy starting to tank shortly after the takeover, it isn't any wonder that the sales didn't meet expectations. There was a lot of movement out of that area starting in 07 with the subprime meltdown.
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Post by jgaffney on Feb 24, 2011 20:36:30 GMT -5
They told me that, if the City Council approved the WalMart expansion, Pacific Market would be forced to close, and they were right! Oh, wait, the WalMart expansion hasn't happened yet?
Face it, folks, Pacific Market was just too expensive for Rohnert Park. Maybe the store does well in the Montecito neighborhood or in Sebastopol because it caters to a eclectic market segment. It doesn't seem that the same segment exists in Rohnert Park in sufficient numbers to keep the store profitable.
It's all your fault! You didn't shop there enough!
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Post by mrbose on Feb 24, 2011 22:59:47 GMT -5
Shopped at roger Wilco for many years,tryed to continue shopping at Pacific market but just could`nt handle the 10/20% price increses
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