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by jamcool
Today, 4:21 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Cracker Barrel Price, Menu, Store Size Changes Coming
Replies: 2
Views: 53

Re: Cracker Barrel Price, Menu, Store Size Changes Coming

Maybe they can reduce the size of the gift department. And they have done pretty well in the past without California.
They also have ownership problems with some hedge fund clown.
by jamcool
Yesterday, 6:51 am
Forum: Retail Product Brands
Topic: Springfield Private Label
Replies: 5
Views: 374

Re: Springfield Private Label

Springfield used to be the predominant private label brand in California, even having its own ad campaign and billboards. It became the store brand of Arden Mayfair even sold at its El Rancho stores in Arizona.
by jamcool
May 16th, 2024, 5:35 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Daiso to open in Vancouver, WA
Replies: 6
Views: 271

Re: Daiso to open in Vancouver, WA

Sounds like they sell the same crap as Five Below or the Dollar stores…only in an Asian style.
by jamcool
May 10th, 2024, 9:30 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Ahold Delhaize Strategy Day
Replies: 14
Views: 528

Re: Ahold Delhaize Strategy Day

A "Strategy Day" type open house is not going to announce anything of substance from a transaction perspective, or even anything from a financial or restructuring perspective. These types of calls happen all the time at retailers, they're usually called "investor day" and they a...
by jamcool
May 8th, 2024, 9:19 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Denny's All Day Diner Deals $5.99
Replies: 3
Views: 219

Re: Denny's All Day Diner Deals $5.99

I don't know when it happened since I don't live there anymore, but at some point it appears that almost all of the Denny's restaurants in the Seattle/Tacoma area returned to full 24 hour operation. There are only 3 Denny's locations near here, all with different hours. The one closest to here in G...
by jamcool
May 6th, 2024, 2:36 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target Paid Membership Program?
Replies: 83
Views: 4148

Re: Target Paid Membership Program?

Home Depot and Lowe's have decimated the nursery industry, and now they have horrible quality at horrible prices since they have a duopoly in many areas. There are still some chains left like Armstrong in SoCal but they have skewed to more premium quality plants that don't really compete with the o...
by jamcool
May 5th, 2024, 10:56 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: CA Senate Bill 478- "Junk fees" bill
Replies: 27
Views: 790

Re: CA Senate Bill 478- "Junk fees" bill

“To-go” requires packaging, which costs more nowadays, especially because foam containers are verboten in many areas of the country. Dine in requires none of that packaging. As to “checked luggage”, certain items “disappear” from checked luggage frequently as it is checked-like electronic devices. A...
by jamcool
May 4th, 2024, 9:14 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Mcdonald's Workers in Oakland, California Go On Strike Due To Rats
Replies: 5
Views: 303

Re: Mcdonald's Workers in Oakland, California Go On Strike Due To Rats

And the seagulls swoop down and take the food from the rats!
by jamcool
May 3rd, 2024, 6:50 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart to close Health Care Clinics
Replies: 31
Views: 1050

Re: Walmart to close Health Care Clinics

Shall we talk about Walgreens and Village Medical?