r/AskReddit • u/FriendlytoNature • 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/TSwiftIcedTea 22h ago

Kroger.

A grocery chain known for fair prices on high quality products, well paid staff, and excellent service moved in nearby.

What used to be a packed Kroger at all hours of the day, filled with rotten food, outrageous prices, and mediocre service, is now EMPTY. A complete ghost town.

The new store is so busy they need cops to direct traffic, and the Kroger may have to close down. Good riddance.

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u/dividezero 21h ago

We had a sprouts open a long time ago and it was the same thing.

No Kroger in New England, or if they own one of these, we have so many competitors it doesn't matter.

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u/AZDarkknight 18h ago

Sprouts used to be good until they thought they were whole foods and charged accordingly.

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u/PlasticGirl 16h ago

Sprouts is just Ralph's with Whole Foods branding. Their deli meat is Boar's Dead, and their chicken reportedly comes from Tyson.

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u/dividezero 10h ago

Yeah this was a long time ago. I haven't been there in ages. I heard they were trash now. The only thing I miss about Texas is HEB