Dahl's in trouble?
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So is every other profitable business in the history of the world, so what's your point?
...and what are other businesses in business for? Can't believe this was a serious comment.
That angry post about store layout is great, but there are small coolers by the checkout at every Dahls filled with soda and energy drinks, and the frozen food is in the middle of the store. There is even an end of an aisle filled with frozen pizzas right by the checkout.
Store layouts have changed over the years and continue to change. I did the original layout for food stores for 27 years and went through a number of designs. Many factors go into the design so they will continue to change over the next cycle of new stores.
Well, looks like the end for Dahls
http://www.kcci.com/news/kansas-city-company-to-purchase-dahls/29637000
http://www.kcci.com/news/kansas-city-company-to-purchase-dahls/29637000
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Well hopefully the new buyer means people mostly keep their jobs. The ground-level employees shouldn't suffer just because the corporate people ran a ****** grocery store chain.
I think its been on this path for awhile. Dahls closed many of the underperforming stores but didnt have the money to maximize the current ones, now a new operator can come in and run with successful store locations without having to come in and immediately take a hit for closing stores\firing people. There were people saying they were hearing this buyout was in the works many months ago.
Not really. Although I think the individual stores vary quite a bit. I live near the one on 50th in WDM. It is a dump and I really wish it would close and Fareway would take it over.
The one on Ingersoll is pretty nice. Dahl's downfall was probably trying to expand too much.
When the Dahls in Ames was open, it was so overpriced, I can't believe it stayed open as long as it did. Unless they do something about their pricing structure, no outside investor will accomplish much. If they have to charge $1-2 more for products you can get at any other grocery store, they have no business being in business.
I really don't know how anyone could come into Des Moines at this point and be successful.
Hy-Vee and Whole Foods have the high end market.
Fareways are usually dumps but they are low priced and have a good reputation
Wal-Mart and Aldi's has the low end market.
It would have been nice to see someone like Fareway make a big move and buy these stores but I can't see them ever making a big move.
Hy-Vee and Whole Foods have the high end market.
Fareways are usually dumps but they are low priced and have a good reputation
Wal-Mart and Aldi's has the low end market.
It would have been nice to see someone like Fareway make a big move and buy these stores but I can't see them ever making a big move.
Dahl's had some good locations locked down, I could see someone else coming in and making it work there. Dahl's problem was that they never figured out who they were. They had the reputation of being a pricier, wannabe high end option, but the stores just felt low end when you walked in and they never had the selection to back that up.
