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- June 1st, 2024, 8:20 am
- Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
- Topic: ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 317
Re: Phillips 66 (76/Conoco) to acquire Marathon (Arco/Tesoro/USA/Thrifty)
It seems like they are keeping the trademarks alive by establishing a handful of stations with some of the less prominent brands. Even Chevron, which is a VERY dominant brand, still has a handful of Texaco stations. Not to mention that Chevron has a single Standard branded station in each of the st...
- May 31st, 2024, 7:33 am
- Forum: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Kohl's Earnings Surprise Crash and Burn
- Replies: 24
- Views: 766
Re: Kohl's Earnings Surprise Crash and Burn
I went into a Kohl's in the Portland area a few weeks back. The men's department was a complete joke. NO big & tall sizes at all, prices were high. And the thing that puzzled me the most is how they have completely removed the registers from one set of doors, which can't be good from a loss prev...
- May 31st, 2024, 7:28 am
- Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
- Topic: ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 317
Re: Phillips 66 (76/Conoco) to acquire Marathon (Arco/Tesoro/USA/Thrifty)
The BP brand was used in the Pacific Northwest back in the 1990s (I believe this was before BP owned Arco) but at some point they withdrew and I recall that all the BP stations rebranded to 76. Over time a lot of those gradually rebranded to other things, particularly the Brown Bear Car Wash statio...
- May 25th, 2024, 7:57 am
- Forum: Non Region-Specific
- Topic: Kroger "Boost Member Price"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 872
Re: Kroger "Boost Member Price"
Seeing more of these 10% off Boost Member Exclusive tags throughout the store... Along with the batch of price increases I notice every week when I shop this chain. Garlic previously .50 now .67. My favorite this week was the Boar's Head Wraps in the deli- they have been 4.99 for years (a true barg...
- May 21st, 2024, 10:13 am
- Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
- Topic: Fred Meyer 2018 remodel not aging well
- Replies: 1
- Views: 676
Fred Meyer 2018 remodel not aging well
Last night I was at the Longview Fred Meyer for a regular shopping trip. This store was remodeled in 2018, and as I shopped, I was thinking that it does not seem to be aging well. The wall colors and the rounded font of the letters were ugly then and are ugly now. The floors have lost the shine they...
- May 20th, 2024, 8:23 pm
- Forum: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Pocatello, Ida. Pine Ridge "Mall" bought by Simon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 659
Re: Pocatello, Ida. Pine Ridge "Mall" bought by Simon
SuperS, was that Sears relocated from the mall that used to stand where the Pocatello Fred Meyer now is? I think that Sears may have been relocated after Pine Ridge Mall was established (similar to the Idaho Falls move from Country Club Mall) but am not sure. It is interesting how times have change...
- May 20th, 2024, 4:58 pm
- Forum: Non Region-Specific
- Topic: Alternative Retail
- Replies: 11
- Views: 778
Re: Alternative Retail
The problem with many stores in today's outlet malls is that they are often just a regular store with the word "outlet" slapped on the outside with no difference in pricing or quality. Once they lose the concept of "outlet" people shop elsewhere.
- May 20th, 2024, 4:55 pm
- Forum: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Pocatello, Ida. Pine Ridge "Mall" bought by Simon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 659
Re: Pocatello, Ida. Pine Ridge "Mall" bought by Simon
It is interesting how times have changed. That was actually a pretty nice mall when it opened. Back in the 1980s, my parents would often postpone shopping until we took a trip to the Pocatello area, which happened a few times a year. One huge reason was that Boise at the time (before 1988) did not h...
- May 16th, 2024, 1:01 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Daiso to open in Vancouver, WA
- Replies: 16
- Views: 886
Daiso to open in Vancouver, WA
Daiso is opening in Hazel Dell:
https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/may ... azel-dell/
I think this is a former Tuesday Morning location.
It will be interesting to see if they expand south into the Portland area.
https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/may ... azel-dell/
I think this is a former Tuesday Morning location.
It will be interesting to see if they expand south into the Portland area.
- May 11th, 2024, 7:57 am
- Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
- Topic: Proposed and delayed WinCo in Centralia, WA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3703
Re: Proposed and delayed WinCo in Centralia, WA
Construction of the Centralia WinCo is finally underway:
https://www.chronline.com/stories/const ... ent,340113
https://www.chronline.com/stories/const ... ent,340113