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The Lucky supermarket in the Crow Canyon Place shopping will permanently close its doors Sept. 28, a store manager confirmed.
Across the street, chain restaurant Chili’s will close up shop on Aug. 27 after nearly 20 years in business.
Lucky’s said it will close its supermarket at 3181 Crow Canyon Place Sept. 28. It opened in 1980. There was no explanation given for the store closure.
Representatives from Lucky and the city of San Ramon did not return calls for comment. The shopping center is owned by San Jose-based Federal Realty.
Across the street, chain restaurant Chili’s will also close, ending service that it started in 1995 at 3 p.m. Aug. 27.
“Our lease is expiring and the landlord wanted to go in another direction,” said Chili’s General Manager Dave Campos. “We’ll just have to move on and serve our customers in a different location. We’re going to be very sorry to leave San Ramon.”
Campos said his 48 employees will transfer to other Chili’s locations. Officials from CMG Financial, which owns the property, did not return calls for comment.
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This Lucky store will be missed as they have
Some really nice people that are always very
Friendly.
It’s on account of their unionized workers. Unions bring down everybody.
Before anyone accuses me of being a racist, or bigoted, let me say first that this is my personal observations/opinions, but they are based upon facts and demographics. In my area of SoCal, areas that are heavily populated by whites, there are Staters Bros. and Vons, etc. type markets, while in areas that are heavily populated with Hispanics there are several Rio Rancho, La Familia, and Cardenas etc. type markets, and the same goes for many of the local restaurants and eateries. In some areas of Oxnard CA, it is very rare to hear English being spoken, this may not be the case in San Ramon or Pleasanton, but these are just some of the several reasons why a market or restaurant might not be able to stay open in those areas….just a thought.
John,
So some close because of language difficulties? Is that what you’re saying? I wouldn’t call that racist or bigoted at all. Daft maybe, but certainly nothing approaching seriousness.
Let me try and clear it up for you Steve. The fact is that if two competing stores, one that is a traditionally American market, and the other a newer Hispanic owned market that caters to the newer Spanish speaking residents, this generally has a dramatic effect on the revenue stream of the market that does not cater to that population. Over time this is what has happened to many areas of SoCal, why do you think that so many traditional American markets have been replaced by these Hispanic markets, do you think it is because those markets could no longer compete at a price point valuation, or because over time many of their prospective neighborhood customers have changed, it’s all about demographics in that marketplace. Hope that helped.
John, if your line of thinking is correct, we will see more Ranch 99 markets and lots more Indian food stands throughout San Ramon. Just drive through the Windemere neighborhood to understand the demographics. It’s self imposed segregation, as opposed to assimilation that was part of our past immigration norms.
and more traffic accidents
John, I can see what you are saying about particular So. Cal communities but can you clarify how that applies to the Lucky’s in San Ramon at Crow Canyon? What do you consider to be the competing market? Do you think it is the Safeway on San Ramon Valley Blvd? Do you see a particular demographic shopping elsewhere? I would guess the Lucky’s just did not change with the grocery times – as other stores have upgraded to more convenience and modern accents, this Lucky’s feels like a leftover from the 70s. It is quite big but always felt pretty desolate.
Glenn, read the last paragraph of my first post, that should answer your question.
We saw this happen in earlier decades all the time. The Italian and Chinese restaurants and groceries forced big chain stores to close down. And the unions. They buy off pols that re-zone districts that favor Filipino stores. Before you know it, all the real American chain stores shut down, and unions do a victory dance in the parking lot.
John – I would be happy to read the last paragraph of your first post, but it is not on the list of comments that I can see. All I can see is speculation about how So. Cal demographics and market changes may or may not be present in San Ramon or Pleasanton. I was wondering what your theory was on San Ramon specifically. Is it the potential for the same thing happening in San Ramon? I was just trying to see the applicability here. I apologize if there is another post by you that I am somehow missing or if the post has somehow been deleted or posted somewhere else.
I’d have to agree with John. The white population is getting smaller and smaller in San Ramon and with that there goes the american type of businesses. It’s sad, but that’s the truth…
“there goes the American type of business” … ????????
As if to say that businesses owned by ethnic Americans are NOT American? Wow, the things people say….
It’s a good thing PW editors keep this topic site up and running while closing off so many others. Because it really is important that we get all the opinions, as opposed to topic sites that, for example, deal with labor or race issues. I guess it just shows what kinds of journalistic values the editors have.
Wow – I did not realize the discussion of the closure of Lucky’s would turn into white/American population/business/shopping habits. I really need to stay out of these forums.
Earlier immigrants wished to assimilate. Not now. Divide and conquer from within. If ranch 99 or whatever goes in–I invite all to call the health dept weekly as these stores are stinky and dirty. And—no “diversity” in hiring!! Golly gee whiz!!