Retail Watchers

Found the traditional "mall" on the 16th St. Mall, it's named Denver Pavilions. It is struggling with a lot of the 'youth focused' tenants gone. Uniqlo was here but left, Forever 21 was here, now the only hang-on appears to be H&M. I guess H&M must get pretty good rent deals, they ...

This is only day 1 of me being here so I don't know for sure yet, but so far this is the worst urban center I've been in for shopping in some time. Target actually has a good "city" store here, built like most of them were, on 2nd & 3rd floor of a building. It was comparable to the Por...

Haggen appears to be undergoing an ever so slight rebrand by using their same H with a circle default logo for square needs, but have replaced the "since 1933" in the logo with the word 'Quality.' This has also appeared on paper bags. The horizontal Haggen Northwest Fresh logo also still s...

It's not as clear from the desktop website, but MoC has updated their logo and font families to reflect some of their new movements in "local" food and branding. They definitely are branding the "Oregon-ness" so clearly not moving into SW Washington state (or elsewhere) soon. Fr...

What is the "Gyro Meat?" Arby's is surprisingly open about their ingredients (many chains seem to have pulled back from this): Gyro Meat: Beef, Water, Bread Crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast), Lamb, Soy Protein Concentrate, Cereal Binder (corn, wheat, rye, oat and rice f...

Hilco is secured, according to the LA Times report. 14,000 people will lose their jobs.
99 Cents Only to close all 371 stores and wind down its business

With ALDI on the way, here's another new competitor as "southern Nevada" increasingly becomes So-Cal lite. ;-) California grocery chain opens 1st Vegas store 21955 N Nellis Blvd., 89115 There was a pretty cool Instagram video showing off the tamale bar, the agua frescas, the boba tea bar, ...

Focus is on the app and that it apparently offers "bargains" alongside showing in-store inventory.


Creative seems to sound a little different, I am thinking they have a new ad agency.

I'll probably add this to the national thread as well, but G.O. is pushing that they now offer an "app" and that it can search your store's inventory, so you know if they will or won't have something in stock.

It's not as clear from the desktop website, but MoC has updated their logo and font families to reflect some of their new movements in "local" food and branding. They definitely are branding the "Oregon-ness" so clearly not moving into SW Washington state (or elsewhere) soon. Fro...