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FAO Schwarz to reopen in NYC

Last post by Brian Lutz « November 19th, 2018, 1:23 pm

by Brian Lutz » November 19th, 2018, 1:23 pm

Three years after their flagship New York store closed, FAO Schwarz is opening a new store in Rockefeller Center, with an eye on further expansion...

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November 19th, 2018, 1:23 pm
Lowe's Closing 51 Stores

Last post by rwsandiego « November 14th, 2018, 8:43 pm
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by J-Man » November 6th, 2018, 8:40 am
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20 in the US; 31 in Canada. This comes on the heels of the shutdown of Lowe's-owned Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH.)
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November 14th, 2018, 8:43 pm
Marathon to acquire Andeavor (Tesoro)

Last post by BillyGr « November 4th, 2018, 4:34 pm
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by storewanderer » April 30th, 2018, 8:39 pm
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Funny.

I expect all of the Tesoro convenience stores (Giant, Howdy's, USA, SuperAmerica) will be getting rolled into Speedway after this. It will...
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November 4th, 2018, 4:34 pm
Mattress Firm Files For Bankruptcy

Last post by jamcool « November 4th, 2018, 1:20 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 5th, 2018, 11:26 pm
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Mattress Firm has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. The chain took over various regional chains such as Sleepy's and Sleep Train.

The chain...
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November 4th, 2018, 1:20 pm
OSH Closing All Stores

Last post by Super S « November 4th, 2018, 9:11 am
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by storewanderer » August 21st, 2018, 9:30 pm
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Looks like Lowes is pulling the plug on the entire OSH Chain/Format.

Odd to see this given that they even expanded the chain to FL.
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November 4th, 2018, 9:11 am
U-Haul reusing KMart - Sears buildings for self storage

Last post by Super S « October 23rd, 2018, 9:19 am
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by SamSpade » October 15th, 2018, 8:42 pm

I just don't understand why humans allow themselves to spend all this money to store things, but apparently it's big business.

In some of the more...

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October 23rd, 2018, 9:19 am
Amazon 4-star store

Last post by babs « September 28th, 2018, 1:34 pm
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by arizonaguy » September 27th, 2018, 2:28 pm

Here's Amazon's newest retail concept:

This looks like it could be a viable concept (especially if the product mix is tailored to the...

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September 28th, 2018, 1:34 pm
AT&T Adding Cafe and Self Checkout

Last post by SamSpade « September 24th, 2018, 3:35 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 23rd, 2018, 2:34 pm

The company is opening a new store with a cafe inside called The Lounge by AT&T. Coffee robots will brew coffee for customers. Customers will...

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September 24th, 2018, 3:35 pm
Dollar Tree Buying Family Dollar

Last post by cjd « August 26th, 2018, 3:59 pm
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by Alpha8472 » July 28th, 2014, 10:20 pm
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Family Dollar was not doing well. They got away from dollar items and started trying to be more like an everyday low price store such as a small...
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August 26th, 2018, 3:59 pm
Circle K acquiring "Corner Store"

Last post by cjd « August 26th, 2018, 1:23 pm
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by storewanderer » August 30th, 2016, 8:59 pm
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Circle K is acquiring the former corporate owned Valero group ( Corner Store ). It seems Corner Store had already sold its locations in CA and WY to...
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August 26th, 2018, 1:23 pm
Death of AM/PM

Last post by Brian Lutz « August 20th, 2018, 9:47 am
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by storewanderer » June 9th, 2018, 9:34 pm
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Are Am/Pms debranding at a rapid rate (but staying Arco) in other areas or is northern Nevada an odd case? The Arcos up here are all owned by...
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August 20th, 2018, 9:47 am
Radio Shack liquidating?

Last post by cjd « August 18th, 2018, 7:20 am
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by Super S » February 2nd, 2015, 7:51 pm
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I am actually kinda surprised they lasted this long. Radio Shack used to be an interesting store, but these days about the only thing they know how...
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August 18th, 2018, 7:20 am
7-Eleven to buy Stripes

Last post by pseudo3d « August 10th, 2018, 4:36 pm
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by pseudo3d » April 7th, 2017, 10:11 am
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This mostly affects Texas and Louisiana, but yesterday, it was announced Sunoco would sell its Stripes gas station chain to 7-Eleven, which would...
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August 10th, 2018, 4:36 pm
Places/locations with unusual signage

Last post by Super S « July 28th, 2018, 8:32 am
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by Brian Lutz » June 18th, 2018, 9:06 am

(Not sure where this would fit in the board, this was my best guess)

This weekend while on a short roadtrip I ended up taking a detour through the...

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July 28th, 2018, 8:32 am
Two remaining Blockbuster Video stores in Alaska to close

Last post by submariner « July 14th, 2018, 11:21 am
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by Brian Lutz » July 13th, 2018, 12:25 pm

The two remaining Blockbuster Video stores in Fairbanks and Anchorage(2 of the 3 last holdouts from the chain) will be closing soon, citing rent...

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July 14th, 2018, 11:21 am
Toys R Us Could Seek Bankruptcy Protection to Deal With Its Crushing Debt

Last post by storewanderer « June 26th, 2018, 10:39 pm
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by mbz321 » September 7th, 2017, 9:00 am
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Add Toys R Us to the list of retailers choking on a huge chunk a debt and looking for relief.

The retailer has hired a law firm, Kirkland &...
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June 26th, 2018, 10:39 pm
Petsmart in trouble

Last post by rwsandiego « June 11th, 2018, 7:03 pm
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by Super S » April 27th, 2018, 7:28 am
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I will say that I visited one of their stores not long ago, and their prices were on the high side unless you signed up for their loyalty card (ugh)....
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June 11th, 2018, 7:03 pm
76 reverting to orange?

Last post by storewanderer « May 30th, 2018, 10:12 pm
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by storewanderer » January 21st, 2015, 7:36 pm
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I noticed the 76 in Penryn, CA is reimaged to an orange scheme back in November. I wasn't sure what to make of it and figured it was some sort of one...
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May 30th, 2018, 10:12 pm
Multiple Sam's Club Stores to close

Last post by arizonaguy « May 17th, 2018, 4:39 pm
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by arizonaguy » January 11th, 2018, 9:39 am
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The Casa Grande, a Chandler, the Prescott Valley, and the Scottsdale store have closed in Arizona.
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May 17th, 2018, 4:39 pm
AT&T ending participation in Plenti 10/31/2017

Last post by storewanderer « May 4th, 2018, 11:43 am
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by storewanderer » September 29th, 2017, 11:55 pm
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Interesting they are ending participation. I haven't earned any points in a long time on my service; for a while I was earning a little every month....
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May 4th, 2018, 11:43 am
Michael's to close Aaron Brothers

Last post by Brian Lutz « March 30th, 2018, 11:44 am
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by arizonaguy » March 23rd, 2018, 7:58 am

I've never been to Aaron Brothers. However Michael's is building a new store a couple of blocks from my house (in a former Fry's next to a Hobby...

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March 30th, 2018, 11:44 am
Claire's files for bankruptcy

Last post by BillyGr « March 21st, 2018, 11:46 am
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by Super S » March 19th, 2018, 10:58 am

It is worth noting that this chain is present in nearly every major mall in the U.S., and often seems to be a holdout even in malls that are...

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March 21st, 2018, 11:46 am
Dollar General opening in Oregon

Last post by Super S « March 7th, 2018, 9:11 am
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by SamSpade » February 24th, 2018, 7:15 pm

In traveling through Clatskanie, Oregon today I saw that Dollar General is constructing a store from the ground up.

I don't believe Family Dollar...

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March 7th, 2018, 9:11 am
Best Buy to close all 250 Best Buy Mobile stores

Last post by Super S « March 5th, 2018, 8:50 am
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by arizonaguy » March 1st, 2018, 5:57 am

They're shuttering all of their mobile focused stores. I've never been in one (as I've always bought mobile phones at stores run by the mobile...

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March 5th, 2018, 8:50 am
Washington Attorney General files suit against Value Village

Last post by storewanderer « December 22nd, 2017, 12:04 am
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by Super S » December 21st, 2017, 8:29 am

I don't see the point of this. It is pretty obvious to me that this chain is a for profit chain. Makes me wonder though if this has anything to do...

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December 22nd, 2017, 12:04 am

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