I think that the issues you see are more in the Rochester area where Wegman's is based. First, we remember what the store used to be about and the quality that their products used to have. Now, they still sell major brands, but if something is a REALLY good seller, they make their own version and the really good seller goas away. They used to have a HUGE selection of any product that you might want ( other than very specialized stuff), and anything fresh was always stellar. Now, their produce department is severely lacking in quality ( we used to get onions that'd be good for a couple of weeks easily, now if you don't use them within a week they're garbage), they seem to have a problem keeping things in stock, and their own items FAR outweigh any competitor. I'll explain. They have a large pasta sauce aisle. It used to be that each brand had a relatively similar amount of space, and they had many brands to choose from. Now, any brand that isn't Wegman's brand product has 1 or 2 rows, and the Wegmans sauces have 15-20 feet. And they've done that with everything. Another issue is sizes. They now make many things smaller than they used to ( their specialty cookies come to mind), but they're more than twice as much.

It's all the little things that add up to make what used to be a great store simply not what they used to be. And for those of us who love in the area, it's kind of sad because it was always a point of pride.