The problem is all too familiar. After years of building up perimeter departments, supermarkets were left with weakened Center Stores. More than a few retailers wondered whether this department was relevant anymore. Did it have a future...
The anticipation surrounding the opening of Tesco's first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores in Southern California on Nov. 8 brings to mind the arrival in the U.S. of another British phenomenon — the Beatles — in February 1964...
The two chains, which are undergoing store remodel programs, have key things in common. They operate in similar market areas...
