-Caveat Lector- On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:00:58 EST, Kris Millegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, which said:
> From: Katherine Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am unhappy to report that Albertson's has introduced a loyalty card > in its Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas region. This is the worst news we > have had in the two years since CASPIAN was formed. If Albertson's > falls the game is over. And we will have lost. Surely the card is not required. Tom Thumb has a card system, but they are not required to shop there. You simply get more "sale items" than people who do not have the card. > Albertson's owns stores in 36 states and had sales of over $37 billion > last year. > > The top ten grocery chains now stack up as follows: > > 1. Kroger (card)..............3127 stores > 2. Albertson's (???).........2514 stores > 3. Safeway (card)...........1689 stores > 4. Ahold (card)................1229 stores > 5. Costco (card)................335 stores > 6. WalMart (no card).........953 stores Wal-Mart opened its 1,000th supercenter in August of 2001, not counting their ~1,700 regular Wal-Mart stores. Counting the Sam's, Wal-Mart, Supercenters, and Neighborhood Markets, they have 3,500 locations in the United States alone. Add the 1,000 international locations and that brings them up to 4,500 locations and over one million employees. They do 191 billion per year in sales. They're planning to open another 180-185 supercenters in 2003, plus more Sam's and regular Wal-Marts. [...] > Current Dallas/Ft. Worth consumer research revealed two out of three > Albertson's primary shoppers would spend more on groceries if a > savings card were available. Additionally, more than sixty percent of > top competitors' primary shoppers who do not currently shop at > Albertson's said they would if the Company offered a savings card. [...] > Applications for the free card were mailed to thousands of customers and > are available this week at all Dallas/Ft. Worth Albertson's stores. [...] I saw absolutely nothing in the article saying that a loyalty card was required. So don't get the card and you will have nothing to worry about. Damaeus <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
