We love rumors.
We love quashing rumors.
Got this mail forwarded from a neighbor.
The rumor: QFC Broadway Market is going out of business.
The proof: The Jello aisle is gone!
The facts: QFC says they’re adding a “wellness center” upstairs and had to adjust inventory to make room. That means pudding deals for all!
Hey all – just a heads up. Just came back from QFC.Don’t know what’s going on, but they’ve cleared out a LOT of the shelves, marked the products down to firesale prices, and piled them into carts in the aisles. In particular:Ethnic foods (except for the TexMex and Asian standards)Gourmet productsSpecialty products (dietary, organic, vegan etc)Holiday foods (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Passover)I got sweet deals on some turkey stock, imported sherry vinegar, and Indian eggplant tapenade.I’m hoping this is just spring cleaning (lots of the usual dented cans and overstock in there). But judging from the dust on the shelves (and products) and some of the shelves they cleared, this might be a round of “the economy is tanking, and we can’t carry all this crap anymore”. I hope not.Odd thing though – they also cleared out an entire quarter-aisle of all Jello brand products (puddings and gelatins).In any case, there are some good prices to be had, if you get there before all the good stuff is gone.
Upstairs? I’d take that to mean the main floor… but that is an interestingly laid out store.
Upstairs. Yeah, I should have translated that. The customer service woman was on the lower level when I talked to her. Upstairs = main floor I assume.
It used to be a Fred Meyer (which is why there are multiple levels) along with a mall. The Fred Meyer portion was where you now find home stuff and the wine/toiletries stuff. Gold’s Gym used to be a movie theater. The front of QFC facing Broadway used to be a few different store fronts (that seemed to change about every other year). The big open area of QFC used to be the center of the “mall”, with a small newspaper/magazine stand and some seating. The back area where you can find dairy and frozen foods was yet another store and a set of escalators that led up to the corner where Gold’s and Urban Outfitters meet.
I guess the Fred Meyer wasn’t that profitable or something. QFC moved out of the building that has since been torn down and is being rebuilt just across the street and into the newly renovated space that is where it is now. They are both owned by Kroger, and that’s how this QFC has so much home stuff (kitchen appliances, dishes, sewing needs, hardware, some furniture, towels, etc.)
So there’s a history lesson. :)
Remember when the old Broadway Market had a GAP? I also miss the Gravity Bar.
Gravity bar rocked!