Retail Watchers

It is strange. At the end of the day I think this Temecula Store is larger than Stater typically goes after and they got "confused." With all the volume they do you'd think more space would be a blessing for them but for whatever reason their programs and mix do not scale well. This isn't...

I mentioned a few years ago that Costco was no longer carrying books in new stores, except for small displays during the holiday season. When I asked I was told that the book vendors who merchandise the displays for Costco lacked the capacity to take on any additional stores. In my experience these ...

Culver's? That chain is a joke. The last unit I tried to go to one in Castle Rock, CO barely had lobby open and looked abandoned it had so little business. That was in mid 2022... but other fast foods were open near it and busy. I was staying by it and stared out at it for a lot of time from the ho...

I am wondering about Barnes and Noble. It appears there were at least four locations that were built for them, but they never opened: Harrisburg Mall, PA, Osage Beach, MO, Streets at Southgleen, Centennial, CO, and San Antonio, TX-NW Military Pkwy. What other ones were proposed that weren't built (...

I am wondering about Barnes and Noble. It appears there were at least four locations that were built for them, but they never opened: Harrisburg Mall, PA, Osage Beach, MO, Streets at Southgleen, Centennial, CO, and San Antonio, TX-NW Military Pkwy. What other ones were proposed that weren't built (...

Should they successfully sell Family Dollar (which may not be possible), they are going to find themselves in a major pickle considering the amount of dual-branded stores they've opened the last few years. I know of one close to me in particular that was just a Family Dollar but closed. DT expanded...

TV news reporting Rubio's has filed for their second bankruptcy in this decade, as expected. At one point they had over 200 locations and are down to 84. They are going to let the bankruptcy auction process sell the company in hopes of a buyer who can send them moving in the right direction. Good lu...

Ya'll should check out the posting in Glassdoor and others about what REALLY goes on inside In&OUT. :idea: I get it, and I think I've mentioned one of my best friends was a manager there for over a decade and opened a lot of LA area locations. I've heard some pretty wild stuff that is probably ...

Looks like Dollar Tree has realized the mistake of buying Family Dollar and is considering unloading it.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/05/dollar- ... ocess.html

This was a store with front left corner Bakery, left wall wet rack and produce, and back left wall deli. Same proportions as Albertsons would have had. That entire left wall end to end is now bakery and deli with that weird produce cutting island and aguas frescas. So the only wet rack is part of t...