In this era of industry mergers, many retailers are acquiring other retailers. In a number of cases that leads to decisions on whether to keep multiple store banners in the same market, or to retire one or more of them. I was recently quoted in a Washington state news article on this topic. Albertsons’ acquisition of Safeway in 2015 has produced the need for ongoing decisions about store banners in various markets, including in Washington. The Yakima Herald published a story