In addition to what others have noted: he's seen as someone who develops people internally, with many of his management team having started out as baggers year

In addition to what others have noted: he's seen as someone who develops people internally, with many of his management team having started out as baggers years ago the stores have been noted for years as having good prices (and, at least where I am, exceptionally fresh produce, because of the high turnover because of the good prices). *The employees made the case to the public that the new management team intended to load the company up with debt, to the benefit of shareholders and to the detriment of employees and customers. Given people's experience of how private equity firms have ruined many things this seemed plausible, especially given that non-unionized employees were willing to put their jobs on the line because of it.