[Dan Nunn]

This is from about two weeks back, but I didn't see anything about it. The parent of Chase-Pitkin, Wegmans, I'm sure is very familiar to many people in upstate NY and PA. It's quite a remarkable supermarket. It's also part of a dying breed, a large business headquartered in New York!

I've never personally been to a Chase-Pitkin store, but I've seen several, and this is indeed a loss. With the competition in today's market with Home Depot, Lowe's, and even discount retailers like Wal-Mart, it probably wasn't economically feasible to continue pumping money into the branch.

[melt]

Thanks for the post. Wegmans is indeed a superior market. I've been to the one in Corning.
Sad story, though.

[Revelation 911]

I've never personally been to a Chase-Pitkin store, but I've seen several, and this is indeed a loss.

I live in Roch - the stores are notorious for crappy service and sales staff that disappears the minute you ask the difference between thinset and portland

I get swarmed at Home Depot -

the closures are IMO a result of that

[takbodan]

Wegmans is indeed a supurb supermarket. I liked Chase-Pitkin for some things, mostly because it was convenient being next to Toys R Us. Too bad for the workers, but Wegmans has been rated in the past as one of the best companies to work for. They'll do ok.

[cynicom]

Wegmans, Americas number one super market.

[Senator Bedfellow]

I've never personally been to a Chase-Pitkin store...

I have, but not for years. Honestly, I'm surprised there were still any left. They were nice enough I guess, but it's kind of hard to position yourself as a somewhat upscale plywood dealer, the way Danny's done with the supermarkets.

[metmom]

We live in CNY and are really disappointed to see Chase-Pitkin closing. They did a much better job than Home Depot. HD's service has been pathetic lately. We'll be switching to Lowe's. NYS is shooting itself in the foot with its ridiculous regulations for businesses. My husband used to own one and after he closed it, swore that he would NEVER own a business in NYS ever again. Wegman's is doing great, though, and expanding down into the DC area, where I hear they are doing well.