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I read the article today online... how long do you think it'll take? Lol. I had always heard the rumor mill when I was little, living on St. Thomas, that they would build a Walmart.
At the least we should have more choices.
Do you think they would use the same companies to get their food stateside as Plaza and Pueblo? I've seen someone on the board say that Pueblo and Plaza use the same wholesale distributors. Or since it's a large chain, do you think they'd have more options? I think they would probably be more expensive than Pueblo and Plaza for the most, but not like Food Center, Gourmet Galley, ect. expensive.
In summary, no, they will not use the same wholesaler.
http://save-a-lot.com/own/about-save-a-lot/supplier-diversity-program
I can finally contribute something. We have 3 save a lots near where I live. I live in the center of three counties that border me. So I can drive to three different towns to shop. They do have very limited name brands and mostly their store brand. Some of their stuff is better than some name brands and cheaper. However, I do admit I will most always go to Krogers or Ingles before I go to save alot. But of course that is because I have that choice to do so. But if save alot was my only choice then it would be fine for me.
... but I hope they dont price super low and end up going out of business fast! Mainly from WAPA issues is what I'm thinking.
Unlike most smaller businesses (and owner-operated franchises), big name stores do a ton of research before investing and it would be a "first" for such a store to be forced out of business because of our high electricity rates.
Speaking only of my personal experience in Ohio. We had a long time locally owned store in my aging neighborhood that had been there for 30+ years but was smaller in size and could not compete with the "super size stores." The locally owned company let the store become and eye sore for many years without any needed maintenance on the inside or outside. The store finally sadly closed and we missed the employees and the convenience. The company just let the building stay vacant until the city withheld permits on any new store openings until the company would allow another company to buy the building. Save-a-Lot purchased the building. Many in my neighborhood were skeptical about this low cost food store but Save-a-Lot "spent-a-lot" to refurbish the building and the property and it is a welcome addition to the neighborhood. It is a very clean and organized store. Though I do not do my main grocery shopping at the store for some of the reasons already stated by others I try to shop there on a regular basis for secondary items. Their basic store brands are just as good as any other store brands and are what I usually purchase. Things such as bottled water, mustard, ketchup, paper products and the like are what I purchase there. The produce section can also be depended on. If they do open in the USVI, I hope they are a welcome addition to your neighborhood and mine when I get there.
... but I hope they dont price super low and end up going out of business fast! Mainly from WAPA issues is what I'm thinking.
Unlike most smaller businesses (and owner-operated franchises), big name stores do a ton of research before investing and it would be a "first" for such a store to be forced out of business because of our high electricity rates.
Understandable. I'm playing the devil's advocate here, but how much do you think they would be willing to pump into it to keep it open if they're constantly in the red? You can plan all you want, but if the customers just aren't coming, what do you do? Remember when iHop opened on St. Thomas in the mall? They did all the training in the world, had state-side representatives to help them, but WAPA issues still shut them down. Yes, I understand it was a franchise, but you never know what might happen.
Understandable. I'm playing the devil's advocate here, but how much do you think they would be willing to pump into it to keep it open if they're constantly in the red? You can plan all you want, but if the customers just aren't coming, what do you do? Remember when iHop opened on St. Thomas in the mall? They did all the training in the world, had state-side representatives to help them, but WAPA issues still shut them down. Yes, I understand it was a franchise, but you never know what might happen.
There was way more to the iHOP fiasco than WAPA and it shouldn't be put forward as anything to compare. Name stores who come to the USVI do extensive research and know exactly what they're getting into WAY before decisions are made. If there were any indication at all that they would be "constantly in the red" then they wouldn't pursue it.
This may squash all your dreams of a BK on STX. Mergers and moving to Canada does not sound good for us.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/26/burger-king-tim-hortons-merge/14608907/?csp=fbfanpage
Burger King is an American company worth more than $9 Billion dollars. They’re currently in talks to buy Canda’s largest coffee-shop chain, Tim Hortons Inc. But this isn’t just about donuts and coffee: Burger King’s sinister plan is to use the merger as an excuse to relocate their corporate headquarters to Ontario, Canada, thereby dodging their American taxes in a calculated move called “tax inversion."
Burger King’s stock is already soaring on the news of this tax dodge - because no one loves a Tax Cheat like Wall Street.
If we let this shady deal go through, Burger King’s largest shareholder - a private equity firm called 3G Capital - will win, and the American people will lose. Again.
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