We had a really nice new Albertsons near here, a decent one not to far, and a really nasty one the other direction. The nicest one was the first to close. After being empty several years, it is now a Ranch 99 Asian supermarket. The other one closed when Albertsons sold off most of its stores. After being vacant several years, it’s now a Walmart grocery. And the dirty, crummy one that they couldn’t get rid of stayed open. It looked pretty backwards to me, but it probably had to do with the leases.
It’s generally Walmart, Aldi and Kroger (in that order) for me now, with an occaisional foray to Fiesta Mart for fresh produce. I haven’t been in a Tom Thumb/Randalls/Safeway in years.
You must be in TX, too (Fiesta gave it away...I think I’ve also seen a Ranch 99, somewhere :)
I like the new Kroger’s. I still get my steaks/meats at HEB, though.