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- December 7th, 2021, 7:35 am
- Forum: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Jack in the Box to buy Del Taco
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3057
Re: Jack in the Box to buy Del Taco
Del Taco still prepares many items in store. Aside from the mention of the guac that is prepared fresh, there is more. They still grate cheese from a large block, they still prepare beans in store from dry beans, they still grill the taco meat on an open grill (but use a pre-made seasoning packet),...
- December 6th, 2021, 11:22 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8267
Re: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
I guess it would better be explained that the banks preferred to see Circuit City acquired by another company which was what we thought was going to happen all the way down to the wire. The richest businessman in Mexico had a bid in to buy the company and merge it with his operations down there. If...
- December 6th, 2021, 11:06 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8267
Re: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
Been a few years, showing a number of interesting trends so I'm taking in a few notes about the evolution of Best Buy. Closings are still commonplace in the chain. I assume these are primarily to decrease store density, limiting the spread to only a few per metro area (equivalent to the density of ...
- December 6th, 2021, 10:52 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8267
Re: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
As a Circuit City veteran, I can tell you that the shock at Best Buy was the fact that their revenue was completely flat in the year after the Circuit City liquidation. They didn't get a dime of additional sales after expecting billions to flow in. All those sales went to other companies like Targe...
- December 6th, 2021, 6:24 pm
- Forum: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Is the Franchise Model doomed?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2998
Is the Franchise Model doomed?
With today's sad news about Jack in the Box acquiring Del Taco, likely to milk the system dry by selling the restaurants to franchisee owners - and the obviously negative impact similar decisions have made on Panera, Coffee Bean, Baja Fresh, Pick Up Stix, Jamba, Peets, Carl's Jr., various Bagel plac...
- December 6th, 2021, 5:02 pm
- Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8267
Re: Best Buy and the Smartphone Era
I can give you two words that sum up Best Buy's lack of activity: Circuit City Their collapse scared Best Buy to its core, and while they have made *some* changes, it really doesn't amount to much. Best Buy is now an Electronics Convenience Store and Showroom. Folks don't go there to buy. They go t...
- December 6th, 2021, 12:31 pm
- Forum: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Jack in the Box to buy Del Taco
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3057
Re: Jack in the Box to buy Del Taco
Really disappointed to see this. Del Taco has improved substantially the last few years, especially since they started focusing on larger, higher quality products instead of the dollar menu type junk Taco Bell leans towards. If you're in a market where good fresh avocados are available then their gu...
- December 5th, 2021, 7:48 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: California and the upcoming War on Retail
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5193
Re: California and the upcoming War on Retail
Based on my experience across multiple big box retailers on the field leadership and real estate side - California almost universally has the worst retail real estate for nearly every chain in operation. Always the smallest back rooms, smaller sales floors, more logistical challenges such as noise ...
- December 5th, 2021, 1:06 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: California and the upcoming War on Retail
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5193
Re: California and the upcoming War on Retail
War on retail? That sounds a bit dramatic to me. It is well documented that the US is overstored, with far more retail space per capita than other countries. In post-Porp 13 California, there is the added issue of "cash box zoning", where cities have historically favored retail over resid...
- December 5th, 2021, 12:58 pm
- Forum: California USA
- Topic: Safeway San Francisco 2020 Market St closing at 9 PM
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3492
Re: Safeway San Francisco 2020 Market St closing at 9 PM
First off, I am always infuriated when the media says there isn't data on theft. The store takes inventory. There's the data. Where it gets sticky is that generally Wall Street hates to hear about shrink in quarterly earnings reports and anywhere else because they consider it completely preventable ...