Meijer has their logistics down cold. I used to work for one of their suppliers and despite the fact that we were their first delivery of the day there was always someone there to take delivery. Problems were rare.
Some of the other stores we delivered to *cough* (Spartan) *cough* were total nightmares to get someone who was authorized to sign the paperwork and heaven help you if it was not the correct person.
It was not like we were delivering at all hours. You saw us first thing. If I had a nickle for every time I got called by some poor driver who was not able to deliver because they had not yet open the loading docks I would have been able to take a really nice vacation.
I never had a problem with Meijer.
Their people were quick and professional. I loved delivering to their distribution centers.
Wal-Mart could learn a thing or two from them.
Never heard of Spartan, doesn’t sound like I missed anything.
Wasn’t Farmer Jacks what was left after the unions destroyed A&P?
I know here A&P closed all their stores and reopened them as Super Fresh but still had the old union problems.
I’m thinking they sold out, closed most of their stores here and rebranded their northern stores as Farmer Jacks.
Back in the day the A&P stores were great but didn’t change with the times because they were shackled by the unions.