Retail Watchers

Ollie's buys 11 99 Cent Only Stores.

https://chainstoreage.com/ollies-acquir ... -locations

There is a supermarket in Los Angeles that is like the Costco of Thai food.

https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/lax-c ... 390753.php

Not all bookstores are closing down. There are still some surviving in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. This one is in a very interesting looking building.

https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/last- ... 462012.php

Burger King nuggets vary from restaurant to restaurant. Sometimes they are hot and fresh. Other times they taste like they were cooked in rotten oil. The meat is sort of soft and crumbly with a crumbly fried coating that is not hard like McDonald's. Prices vary even in the same city. Sometimes the 4...

A new law to ban reusable plastic shopping bags has passed the legislature.

Now what will people use?

https://fox5sandiego.com/sustainable-sa ... ping-bags/

Chick-fil-a seems to be opening more non-drive-thru restaurants. I drove by a recently opened Chick-fil-a in Pleasanton, California that had no drive-thru. It was built just down the street from an existing drive-thru Chick-fil-a. Literally it is a block away. Another Chick-fil-a with no drive-thru ...

The McNuggets are very often petrified. The only thing that makes them tolerable is sauce.

I also have noticed the shrinking size of the nuggets. I used to think Wendy's nuggets were tiny. Burger King nuggets are oily, but at least they are not dry and rock-like.

The company is opening up larger 57,000 square feet Neighborhood Market stores that are 17,000 square feet larger than previous Neighborhood Market stores.

https://chainstoreage.com/walmart-expan ... ger-format

Old Taco Bell wall paintings are being sold illegally for $10,000. I have seen many still on the walls at my local Taco Bell. Some were taken when restaurants were being remodeled. There is an illegal underground for these paintings. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-pain...

Mcdonald's is getting rid of free soda refills and the story is showing up on all the major news websites. So, today McDonald's is giving away 6 free nuggets on their app today May 22. No purchase is required. This is very unusual as McDonald's usually requires a purchase for free food offers. Most ...