Retail Watchers

I was listening to man on the bus talking about how his company makes the materials for mattresses in China and then does the final packaging in a warehouse in the Oakland, California area in the US. They call it made in the USA, but it is practically done already in China. The mattresses come off o...

What ever happened to Coffee Bean? There used to many inside of Ralphs and a few in the San Francisco Bay Area. Now they seemed to have disappeared from Northern California. Are there a lot still in Southern California?

I always thought of Coffee Bean as having a smaller menu than Starbucks.

I was wondering why people would want to pay more for electronics. It must be sort of like a pawn shop.

They have some locations opening in California, Utah, New England, Pennsylvania, and the South. Seventy new stores will be opening. Three will be opening in San Francisco. I am eagerly awaiting how that will go. https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2024-05-09?article=paymore-signs-13-franchise-deal...

I have never seen more than 1 or 2 people in those Sephora shops. I also wonder where Kohl's came up with these supposedly good sales numbers.

Circle K lowered prices for fountain drinks and Frosters to 79 cents from May to and 69 cents for Rewards members on the app.

Drink prices are outrageous at other gas stations especially at Chevron.

https://csnews.com/circle-k-puts-dispen ... -spotlight

This chain is finally offering mobile order and pay amid record profits and growth. Meanwhile Starbucks is falling behind and the former CEO is rebuking Starbucks.

https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/dutch ... first-time

Grocery Outlet reports a Q1 loss due to transition issues including its inventory system.

https://chainstoreage.com/grocery-outle ... ion-issues

Kohl's will open 200 Babies R Us shops in its stores in 33 states. The company says it hopes to have just as much success as opening Sephora stores inside of Kohl's.

https://chainstoreage.com/kohls-opening ... -locations

Restaurants are embracing sauces as Gen Z demands new flavors. KFC says Gen Z likes to dip, drench, and sauce everything. I noticed KFC was doing sauced nuggets recently. McDonald's added a Cajun Ranch McCrispy which has a spicy sauce on top of the chicken. Jack In The Box has been doing sauced and ...