Retail Watchers

Surely Bloomingdale's can pick up where they left off on restroom quality.

It looks remarkably like the new Rite Aid prototype. Almost like it could have been planned to be one. But it still looks like it has a higher SKU count and less wasted floor space. The pictures don't do the new Rite Aid prototype justice, I think 40% or more of sales floor is unproductive empty sp...

This is very interesting how some of these Albertsons banner stores get this very Albertsons-specific interior while various remodels (including to the Albertsons banner) just get the generic "Modern" decor. This looks like a very major improvement compared to what was here before. They sp...

To this day that one open Quiznos in Reno is quite stingy on the meat. I guess to that regard it is consistent with the Quiznos experience of the past. There is no longer a surcharge for Rosemary Parmesan bread, so there is that. But it tastes great and they will give you as much sauce/peppers/pickl...

Sacramento was supposedly one of the markets testing the changes.

Maybe they already stopped the test and I saw an old billboard?

This store is less than 2 miles south of another Neighborhood Market as well as 3 miles north of a Supercenter in an area that is a mix of commercial office space and low density residential. My guess is that the nearest Supercenter (which was a former Division 1 store) wasn't a supercenter when th...

I'm going to just agree to disagree. There is less GM product in newer small CVS stores for sure, but at least they have all the medications and personal care items you need. The new Rite Aid prototype has too little of anything to matter. It isn't a small store by any means either, but I've been i...

I would have really enjoyed working at McDonalds as a 10 year old. 2 AM would have been a bit late for me back then, but I could have made Midnight. That would have been a lot of fun.

Too bad it is illegal.

Do the kids get the $212,754 fine?

I saw one of these billboards for this new burgers and found a McDonalds within a few miles of said billboard. Sacramento area. I went and ordered a Cheeseburger. I watched them make the whole thing. They got the bun, then squirted on the ketchup/mustard, then got the burger out of the warmer, put t...

The traditional auto parts store has been pushed out by AutoZone, O'Reilly and Advance Auto. The three have larger buying power, attract the big names (Die Hard was a coup for Advance) and can drive prices down. The independent auto retailer then became no longer able to keep stock or experienced e...