{"id":7026,"date":"2017-06-08T21:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T04:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7026"},"modified":"2020-07-10T05:02:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T05:02:07","slug":"quebec-soopers-preparing-for-end-of-days-urges-customers-to-remember-the-good-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7026","title":{"rendered":"Quebec Soopers Preparing for End of Days; Urges Customers to \u2018Remember the Good Times\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With the Eastbridge Soopers expected to open at the end of the month, the Quebec Soopers is preparing for what undoubtedly will be the end of the store. \u201cFor the last several years, we have known the time would come when another grocer entered the market,\u201d said Quebec Soopers manager Gary Stevens. \u201cWe tried to make improvements which would keep us in the market longer, but projections do not look good for us to remain in the Stapleton market. In essence, King Soopers will be put out of business by King Soopers.\u201d Research, in fact, shows that Stevens is correct and 84% of current Quebec Soopers shoppers no longer plan to go there once the Eastbridge store is open. \u201cI am very much looking forward to the opening of the Eastbridge store,\u201d said resident Paul Larson. \u201cI have no idea if it will be better or worse, but it will be different. And that\u2019s all I am really looking for right now. It\u2019s like I am going through a divorce from the Quebec Soopers and the Eastbridge Soopers is my rebound.\u201d Lee Jepsen is also at the end of his rope with the Quebec Soopers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know, it\u2019s really not even that bad any more,\u201d said Jepsen. \u201cBut, I am still looking forward to the change.\u201d Stapleton mom Cindy Williams is more harsh about the Quebec Soopers. \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible shopping experience,\u201d said Williams. \u201cI hate going there, especially any time it is dark, which makes winter shopping really tricky. I am way over the Quebec Soopers.\u201d Stevens still has hope his store will stick around after the new store opens in Eastbridge. \u201cWe may have some hidden loyalty from customers, or maybe the closer neighborhoods will still use us out of convenience, or maybe the new Soopers won\u2019t live up to the lofty expectations the community has set,\u201d said Stevens. \u201cAny rate, there are some unknown or unquantifiable variables which may allow for us to stay open a little longer, or maybe even continue to co-exist with the incoming store.\u201d Most experts see that as a long shot. \u201cThe math just doesn\u2019t work,\u201d said University of Colorado economist John Lauterbach. \u201cHistorically, the only brands which have been able to open stores in close proximity and\u00a0 co-exist are Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks,\u201d said Lauterbach. \u201cGrocery stores in close proximity have been able to survive, but usually it’s due to being completely different in name and style. There isn\u2019t much of a chance this can work, especially when you consider other key factors such as how much everyone hates the existing Soopers.\u201d For his part, Stevens is hoping customers will remember some of the good times they had with Soopers. \u201cThey weren\u2019t all bad, were they?\u201d asked Stevens. \u201cRemember when the Broncos won and you got a free donut? Or how about the time we gave your kid a free banana? So, we have done some things that may have gone unnoticed.\u201d With the Eastbridge store opening soon, many of us will be saying goodbye to the Quebec store for good. Here are some memories of the Quebec Soopers in their time in Stapleton:<\/p>\n\n\n\n