K, found what I was looking for. In this case, I don't think Walmart was to blame for the problems with Dominick's. Basically, a brief history for those that don't live in IL, Safeway bought the company/chain in 98 and made a bunch of changes to it. It went from being a regular looking grocery store/supermarket, to this mega grocery store, with a sitting/eating area, and a little cafe in a sense. You can go in and have lunch or dinner, then go grocery shopping. Personally, I like the changes, but that's just me. After the crappy conditions I worked under at Jewel, scanners that didn't work hlf the time, convyor belts that emitted a high pitch noise, etc, the changes made gives it more of a nicer look/feel. Kind of like some of the local stores downtown. Now the kicker is Jewel's trying to copy them by cleaning up and fixing up their stores. The one by my house recently was remodeled. *shakes head*
Anyway, getting back to teh reason for my post. This is the last paragraph in a bit that was on the news last night and the link that follows is the full thing.
quote:
After paying $1.2 billion for Dominick's in 1998, Safeway introduced a series of changes that alienated both shoppers and workers, according to industry analysts.
http://www.nbc5.com/money/2708057/detail.html
