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Susana Barrios
From:Mary Kasper <mkasper@superiorgrocers.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 9, 2026 2:45 PM
To:Public Comment; City Clerk
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] City of Anaheim Potential Self-Checkout Regulation - Communication
from Superior Grocers
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Dear Mayor Aitken, Mayor Pro Tem Leon, Councilmember Balius, Councilmember Rubalcava, Councilmember
Kurtz, Councilmember Maahs and Councilmember Meeks,
On behalf of Superior Grocers, I am wri?ng regarding the Self-Checkout Ordinance currently under
considera?on by the Anaheim City Council. Superior Grocers operates one store within the City, employing
approximately 85 team members who serve thousands of local residents and visitors each week.
We appreciate your ?me and considera?on in understanding our business and the poten?al opera?onal
impacts of the proposed Ordinance. Brick-and-mortar grocers play a vital role in the community as food
providers, local employers, and anchors for shopping centers that support a wide range of small businesses.
Our customers value the flexibility to choose between full-service checkout and self-checkout, par?cularly for
smaller, rou?ne purchases. Overregula?on of self-checkout can introduce added labor and administra?ve
burdens, costs that are ul?mately passed on to customers or may force grocers to scale back or eliminate the
self-checkout op?on altogether. Limi?ng these choices not only reduces customer convenience, but may also
drive customers to alterna?ve purchasing channels, undermining the accessibility and compe??veness of
brick-and-mortar grocery stores.
Superior Grocers values its partnership with the City of Anaheim, and we welcome the opportunity to engage
construc?vely on this issue.
Thank you for your considera?on, your service to the community, and your a?en?on to the concerns of your
cons?tuents. We would be pleased to provide addi?onal informa?on or answer any ques?ons you may have.
Respectfully,
Mary Kasper
Mary Kasper
Chief Legal and Human Resources O?icer
Superior Grocers
15510 Carmenita Road
1
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
O?ice: 562-345-8597
Mobile:
mkasper@superiorgrocers.com
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