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by buckguy
March 8th, 2024, 7:04 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Walmart 2023 Closings
Replies: 197
Views: 19006

Re: Walmart 2023 Closings

The Towson, MD Walmart is closing on April 5. https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/walmart-closing-towson-location-on-april-5-due-to-underperformance This is another "mall" Walmart (the store is a former Montgomery Ward) that was 2 levels. There is also a Target in the same mall which is a...
by buckguy
March 6th, 2024, 6:29 am
Forum: Shopping Centers
Topic: San Francisco Centre Renamed To Emporium Centre
Replies: 32
Views: 1572

Re: San Francisco Centre Renamed To Emporium Centre

The closure of the movie theater really caused a die off of the restaurants. The food court was surviving on the movie theater crowd. Once the movie theater closed, the restaurants were deserted. Perhaps a movie theater or a Dave & Buster's would help out. The Metreon shopping center across the...
by buckguy
March 5th, 2024, 1:44 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ
Replies: 41
Views: 2684

Re: Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ

Columbia quality far exceeds the modern Eddie Bauer. (*except made for Outlet goods) Columbia has been aggressively researching and designing new materials and fillers. They have superior waterproofing that is still breathable, thin and lightweight jackets that are incredibly warm when needed but w...
by buckguy
March 5th, 2024, 1:25 pm
Forum: Retail Product Brands
Topic: Knott's Berry Farm jams discontinued
Replies: 7
Views: 986

Re: Knott's Berry Farm jams discontinued

This feels like a bit of a dying product category to me. I am seeing more and more imported products in these items and fewer and fewer options in general. Too many of these products have high fructose corn syrup when they probably should not, yet also have a pretty high price tag. I expect cleaner...
by buckguy
March 5th, 2024, 4:40 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Whole Foods To Open 7,000 Square Foot Stores
Replies: 23
Views: 1053

Re: Whole Foods To Open 7,000 Square Foot Stores

These are about the size of many other supermarkets in New York City. I would estimate that the average NYC supermarket is 15-20,000 square feet, with plenty below 15 or even 10,000. The one they're opening first is a former Food Emporium. Now, Whole Foods actually used this "Daily Shop" ...
by buckguy
March 4th, 2024, 12:24 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: JoAnn-"restructuring"
Replies: 59
Views: 4687

Re: JoAnn-"restructuring"

by buckguy
March 2nd, 2024, 4:43 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Bluemercury
Replies: 8
Views: 661

Re: Bluemercury

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by buckguy
March 1st, 2024, 6:12 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Bluemercury
Replies: 8
Views: 661

Re: Bluemercury

Different price range than Sephora or Ulta. The usual places for these are lifestyle centers, the surviving high end malls, urban neighborhoods, or inner ring suburban downtowns. It shouldn't be difficult to find 30 of those locations. Kiehl's (one of the lines they sell) closed a lot of stores dur...
by buckguy
March 1st, 2024, 5:50 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Bluemercury
Replies: 8
Views: 661

Re: Bluemercury

Different price range than Sephora or Ulta. The usual places for these are lifestyle centers, the surviving high end malls, urban neighborhoods, or inner ring suburban downtowns. It shouldn't be difficult to find 30 of those locations. Kiehl's (one of the lines they sell) closed a lot of stores dur...
by buckguy
March 1st, 2024, 5:45 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: JCPenney Closing 4 Stores in 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 20200

Re: JCPenney Closing 4 Stores in 2024

Nothing surprising here, Macy's and Sears departed both of these long ago: Shenango Valley is a dead mall whose owners want to redevelop the property as a multi-use town center. JCP has been in long litigation to prevent this and recently lost. It's the weakest mall in the Warren-Youngstown area and...