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Brighton bfresh soon to bclosed; Roslindale 7-Eleven soon to be 0-Zero
By adamg on Fri, 11/17/2017 - 6:28pm
Both the bfresh at 470 Washington St. in Brighton and the 7-Eleven at 4196 Washington St. in Roslindale Square currently have "50% off" signs because both are about to close down.
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Brighton Bfresh was always a
Brighton Bfresh was always a bit of a niche product
Isn't It Just A Small Shop & Stop?
( or perhaps in other regions, a dwarf Giant? )
Different division of same parent company, yes
with the same store-brand products (which are just called "store brand", without any other name, in their advertising circulars). Still, I like having it in my neighborhood.
Great store
Too bad, the hot food was great
Maybe stole too much business from the big stop n shop?
I walked to bFresh a couple
I walked to bFresh a couple of times, and couldn't find what I wanted. So I gave up and I've been driving to stop and shop ever since.
bfresh, please don't close the Davis Square store
It's always busy and quite popular in our neighborhood. People here have wanted a grocery store for decades, and you finally gave us one.
Apparently it's just the
Apparently it's just the Brighton store.
Roslindale 7-Eleven
Looks like this was a former Tedeschi's. Is there another 7-Eleven nearby that makes this one redundant?
There's new competition
down across from the Staplarget store where a new quickie mart opened. Maybe that did for this one? I never liked that 711 but then I wasn't it's target demo either.
Has Anyone Ever Really Liked Any 7-Eleven?
( let alone, thanked Heaven for it? )
Yes, but only in Japan.
Yes, but only in Japan.
Depending on the location - Very good coffee
And fresh baked donuts/pastries brought in every evening. Can often get a quite OK coffee/muffin special for half the price of a DD a block away.
7-11’s downfall was the rehab
Which is ironic since it was done for the Tedeschi changeover. They closed just as the store a block away (the one whose opening you decried) opened. That meant there was no convienence store loyalty in that part of the Square. Fascinating that the large chain failed while the upstart chain I had never heard of before succeeded.
It’ll be interesting to see what goes in in its place.
What is the name of the new convenience store?
and is it actually a chain?
Sam's Food Store
And, yes, it's a chain, but a small one.
Thanks
I was spacing on the name. WaWa was on my mind, but l knew it wasn’t that.
A chain without a store locator on their web page
Is it this one? They provide no list of their stores, which seems like a missed marketing opportunity.
Lottery Central
Before it became a 7-Eleven, the Tedeschi's/L'il Peach was a huge lottery outlet - people would sit there and play Keno for hours. Once that store converted to the 7-Eleven format, the regulars never came back (or went down the street to Sam's) - either 7-Eleven didn't want the reputation of being a hangout, or they wanted a format that had people get their stuff quickly and efficiently.
The Sad-conomy
Did they still sell lottery?
That's the sad economy to me, put donuts cigarettes and sody pop in there too. You have to sell poison to compete now.
I hate waiting in line behind lottery customers
who can't decide which 11 scratch tickets they want until they get to the counter, while I just want to buy a quick snack or a cup of coffee.
They did sell lottery
But to understand the change, you would have to had visited the site pre renovation. There was always about 5 people there playing Keno. It was basically a betting parlor that sold milk. It was kind of a sad place to visit. Ironically the post renovation place was more cheerful, but they mustn’t have had the income.
The Keno zombies in the
The Keno zombies in the aisles staring up at the game screens are the worst subclass of lottery player I can imagine/ have encountered- always think of the 7-11 on Western Avenue in Allston as a particular haven for that
Change of Franchiser?
Many of these small convenience stores are managed by franchisers. The franchiser may be an individual or a modest-sized company that may own more than one store. The fast-food industry works like this as do many chain restaurants.
The name is franchised by the company but they take responsibility for the stock and employees.
If the franchiser failed in some way that could account for the store closing. If so, it would still be possible for another franchiser to take over the space. Selling off the stock (which they own) would make sense in this case.
I have not witnessed any down-turn in clientele going in and out of the place so the possibility that the franchiser is leaving seems to move to the front row for me.
Wouldn't corporate want to temporarily take the store over
in this case, so that it doesn't actually close and lose its customer base while they search for a new franchisee?
Franchise for sale
If you Google 7-Eleven Washington St Roslindale you’ll see that the franchise is for sale. This isn’t a new development as that webpage has been online for several months.