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And that didn't even happen, no record profits. Furthermore, now the analysts are questioning if all of the alleged improvements are really just the addition of Sephora, and if the core business is much worse than anyone thought... Maybe the high prices were in hopes of delivering ANY profit at all...

Despite what I saw as declining operations for Whole Foods (which continue in Reno), the stores I go into are as busy as ever. They do not seem as staffed as before, perimeter department standards have literally nosedived. As of late they have done some price cuts. Employee attitude is still good, ...

What is with these fast food chains who refuse to sell you a (lower cost) hamburger? I know there are some game with this going on at places like Carls and McDonalds on some of the higher cost burgers for years now. But usually the more value oriented burgers have been spared this "forced chees...

Maybe they thought it worked so well for JC Penney that they should give it a try. It is another greedy, lazy retailer. They decided they could mark everything up and post "record profits." Customers would just keep paying and paying and paying without regard to the prices. And that didn'...

I have no idea what's going on with Mimi's. They have locations in 12 different states, but only one location in 6 of those states, and no more than 3 locations in any state besides California. The one here in Greensboro is the only location in North Carolina. Looking at the menu, their prices are ...

The two Burlington stores are both former Weingarten's grocery stores, each around 25-30k Sqft. As for Socal Dollar Store Business filings, trace them to Parminder Singh, who seems to also be a real estate investor in the area. At this point, with the Burlington, Ollies, and Dollar Tree pickups, ha...

Despite what I saw as declining operations for Whole Foods (which continue in Reno), the stores I go into are as busy as ever. They do not seem as staffed as before, perimeter department standards have literally nosedived. As of late they have done some price cuts. Employee attitude is still good, j...

...The first time I saw this new Extra Mile logo down in AZ I thought it was a fake location and not part of the actual chain. I actually stopped in to take a look at it just to see what the deal was. Of course once I got inside it was obvious it was part of the chain. Funny you say this because th...

...So for a brand that has trained its customers to shop on sale, they don't have much in the way of sales or coupons these days to get them in the door. Kohl's is going to have to work on this pricing issue first and foremost or they are going to be in real trouble. Maybe they thought it worked so...

They're taking over two long closed Raleys and Save Mart units. It is interesting they will do two stores at the same time. Cardenas seems pretty stagnant in NorCal, they aren't doing as much as I would have expected them to do as far as expansion goes. I suspect this will result in further Vallart...