Tim wrote:Ronnie,
Maybe the new owners will take them back to Rosen's original location under the Ell and they can refocus on selling half-pints of Four Roses in paper bags.
Tim
ronnie_suburban wrote:In any event, the bottom line is that Sam's is pretty much dead.
ronnie_suburban wrote: hoping for some nice spirit finds and a couple of items on my list. Instead, the place resembled Eastern Europe circa 1987.
aschie30 wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote: hoping for some nice spirit finds and a couple of items on my list. Instead, the place resembled Eastern Europe circa 1987.
When did the liquor tax increase go into effect? Anyhow, at that time, the spirit aisles were literally cleaned out at Sam's. Interesting, though, that they haven't restocked, although I don't have a sense for how quickly that is done with the distribution network that is Chicago.
Khaopaat wrote:aschie30 wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote: hoping for some nice spirit finds and a couple of items on my list. Instead, the place resembled Eastern Europe circa 1987.
When did the liquor tax increase go into effect? Anyhow, at that time, the spirit aisles were literally cleaned out at Sam's. Interesting, though, that they haven't restocked, although I don't have a sense for how quickly that is done with the distribution network that is Chicago.
Personally, I don't think the liquor tax increase had anything to do with the sad state at Sam's...I believe it's a convenient-but-totally-b.s. excuse that they're trying to get as much mileage out of as possible, rather than fessing up to whatever management dysfunction they're currently experiencing.
aschie30 wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote: hoping for some nice spirit finds and a couple of items on my list. Instead, the place resembled Eastern Europe circa 1987.
When did the liquor tax increase go into effect? Anyhow, at that time, the spirit aisles were literally cleaned out at Sam's. Interesting, though, that they haven't restocked, although I don't have a sense for how quickly that is done with the distribution network that is Chicago.
Sandra M. Jones at the Chicago Tribune wrote:Walgreen Co. plans to add beer and wine to its stores, marking a return to the liquor business.
The Deerfield-based drugstore chain expects to rollout the liquor category to stores in the next 12 to 18 months, said Walgreen Chief Executive Gregory Wasson in an earnings conference call Tuesday.
Although the category is expected to account for less than 1 percent of store shelf space, the hope is that beer and wine will drive traffic to the stores and that shoppers will buy other items once they are there, Wasson said.
ronnie_suburban wrote:Just caught this story at the Trib's web site:
Walgreens to bring liquor back to stores
Khaopaat wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Just caught this story at the Trib's web site:
Walgreens to bring liquor back to stores
I wonder if they saw CVS eating their lunch after starting to sell liquor at their (non-former-Osco) stores, and realized they were leaving a ton of easy money on the table. CVS's liquor section has come in handy in a pinch a few times, when I needed easy stuff like a bottle of Jack or a case of cheap domestic brew but didn't feel like going out of my way.
mhill95149 wrote:Khaopaat wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Just caught this story at the Trib's web site:
Walgreens to bring liquor back to stores
I wonder if they saw CVS eating their lunch after starting to sell liquor at their (non-former-Osco) stores, and realized they were leaving a ton of easy money on the table. CVS's liquor section has come in handy in a pinch a few times, when I needed easy stuff like a bottle of Jack or a case of cheap domestic brew but didn't feel like going out of my way.
Nope....
That's not why WAG is back in the retail liquor business.
ekreider wrote:The print version of the Tribune had some information that was not in the on-line version. Three notable points:
1. Beer and wine only, no spirits
2. One 4 1/2 foot cooler for beer
3. Twelve feet of shelf for relatively inexpensive wines
mhill95149 wrote:Rumor has it that Binny's has purchased Sam's.....
Announcement soon.