Retail Watchers

At this point let Office Depot merge with Staples but, it may not be anything more than a band-aid for both chains. Walmart has pretty much sucked them dry with all the office supplies you can buy there. I just think both chains are on death watch at this point.

It's gonna be a double whammy, some fast food places are planning to reduce dining room hours on top of the minimum wage price increases.

i've heard rumors after the rollout is complete that nonmembers over 18 will need a valid ID to enter costco stores.

It looks like they've reached a bankruptcy settlement. Hopefully they exit rapidly. We should hear confirmation of this today or tomorrow. Interesting that the news reports specifically of settlements with both the DOJ and McKesson. My only concern is if that means they are going to have to cash ou...

Sign walkers no longer have a start date. Now say starting SOON. Okay guys. Whatever. This is however the first ad I've seen that also includes Mammoth Lakes. https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/lab/d/blythe-sign-walker-supervisor-blythe/7730910862.html CVS or whoever is behind these sign ads should...

Right now it seems like Macy's is a deer in the headlights with the direction of their stores. I think some of these lower end Macy's stores would be a good fit to try a standalone last act store and see if Macy's outlets gain any traction. Some of these other closures seems like it's more for real ...

I'm a little surprised River Park in Fresno may end up being a fatality but, then again it may be a redundant store with the one in Fashion Fair not too far away. This was a former Gottschalk's that opened not long before it went under. I wonder if they try to consolidate the men's/backstage over to...

Trader Joe's should expand more in the central valley. Visalia and Merced would be great cities for fresh blood for Trader Joes.

Hmm..... I'm wondering if Dollar Tree ends up rebranding to Family Dollar if these trends continue. The panhandlers outside the store near my house keeps me away from shopping there.

To me no closure news is good news. I just worry about the NorCal/Oregon stores as the most vulnerable right now with the distribution centers being so far away. I'll wait to see what will be the actual number of closures after all the leases that can't be renegotiated on that list.