How Albertson's Can Save United From Itself

  Albertson's may be the best thing to happen to United Supermarkets. The Bumstead Family were pioneers but their creativity has long been gone. Dumb ideas like Amigo's and gouging prices to donate millions of dollars to government entities like Texas Tech were ill-conceived. United took no pride in their employees intelligence level. Very few could speak English effectively in Amigos. United also got mixed up with LSO and LPD "gestapo" and this editor was even arrested unlawfully at 4th&Slide location. United management even had early voting stations that cluttered their stores with corrupt election officials and too many yardsigns and even electioneers in the parking lots. United's poor approach fueled Lowe's,Wal-Mart and other stores interest in West Texas grocery market. Albertson's can ill-afford to keep the "business as usual" approach at United Supermarkets.