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getbak · 10-22-2013, 05:08 PM

Save-On just opened a new store in Calgary last weekend. They have stores either open or opening soon in Panorama, Seton, and Walden (which are apparently now the names of places in Calgary).

There are a few Safeway and Sobey's locations that are very close to each other that I could see them selling off after the merger is complete (32nd Ave NE, almost across the street from each other; Riverbend/Ogden off 18th St on either side of Glenmore).

For the 32nd Ave locations, I could see either Co-op or Save-on being interested in buying one of those locations. They're both good size stores and far enough away from their other locations that they wouldn't be cannibalizing their own business.

The Ogden Safeway is one of the older smaller stores, so it could be sub-divided and/or taken over by a store like Shoppers Drug Mart, like a few of the other older Safeway stores have been.

10-22-2013, 05:08 PM	#181
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Save-On just opened a new store in Calgary last weekend. They have stores either open or opening soon in Panorama, Seton, and Walden (which are apparently now the names of places in Calgary). There are a few Safeway and Sobey's locations that are very close to each other that I could see them selling off after the merger is complete (32nd Ave NE, almost across the street from each other; Riverbend/Ogden off 18th St on either side of Glenmore). For the 32nd Ave locations, I could see either Co-op or Save-on being interested in buying one of those locations. They're both good size stores and far enough away from their other locations that they wouldn't be cannibalizing their own business. The Ogden Safeway is one of the older smaller stores, so it could be sub-divided and/or taken over by a store like Shoppers Drug Mart, like a few of the other older Safeway stores have been. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!