David Segal pretty much nails it with his RI's Future post about Shaw's plans to close its supermarket in Eagle Square:

Many Olneyville residents and activists are (rightfully) saying “I told you so” at the news that the Shaws at Eagle Square will be closing.

The Shaws was one of the major supposed benefits of the Eagle Square project, which got a huge tax incremental financing deal from the city — even while displacing countless residents and businesses and entailing the demolition of several historic mill buildings.