So Sayeth The Email - Coming soon: Better selection
With the demise of Simon Delivers it appears the company was bought and is now being reopened under the Coborns Delivers umbrella.
The emails says:
You loved the lifesaving convenience of shopping at Simon Delivers. You’re really going to love the expanded selection and competitive prices CobornsDelivers brings to the neighborhood.
Does anyone know anything about Coborns?
I think I’ve seen Coborn’s trucks driving around. I knew it was a grocery store. That’s about it.
Their website has frames. Ack!
Coburn’s has been a grocery chain in Northern Minnesota for quite awhile, particularly in the St. Cloud area. They’re known for having pretty good selection as far as Northern MN grocers go. I think this is their first foray into the Twin Cities. I think they’ll be alright.
Coborns sucks. They have stores in Hastings and New Prague and their prices make Cub look cheap. Growing up in Austin, I was more familiar with their discount brand of Cash Wise. Very cheap prices and if they’d extend that brand into the Twin Cities, they’d give Cub some real competition. Until then they’ll play fifth fiddle. Or tuba.
Erica - Frames on the website is almost reason enough not to shop with them. I haven’t checked, but how much do you want to bet they use Target Main?
Geographygirl - I wonder if they’ll also sell wine and beer? That was the one advantage SimonDelivers had over Byerly’s and Lunds.
Sornie - So you’re saying I may have the final piece to my Tuba/Ukelele death metal band?
They’re based in St. Cloud. You see a lot of them in the North of there: Brainard, Park Rapids, Sauk Center,
I’ve heard rumors that they are interested in Rainbow foods.
Mnblrmkr - I could see a Rainbow purchase making them a serious threat to Byerlys and Cub, especially with delivery.