Retail Watchers

I’ve always wondered why Aldi never goes into smaller towns, they would probably do very well as an alternative to DG and Walmart There is one example that pops to mind in northern NY - Saranac Lake. There is an Aldi there, though they also have a Tops/Grand Union (had two, which may have been unde...

BK had a somewhat exciting promotion going on right now with the upcoming Spiderverse sequel (Miles Morales/animated storyline). I got pulled in and decided to try the Whopper. Ordered online, arrived in store to find that they had no more buns. I generally have terrible experiences with BK (bitter...

Executive suite rhetoric aside, I always figured that these stores were greenlit because even if they failed, Amazon would learn enough about the tech to make it salable in the future, even if the stores turned out to be tax write-offs, best. Amazon is a tech company interested in logistics not a tr...

Bag checks used to be common with full-line departments stores. I did several Christmases and a summer at one that did this at somewhat random intervals. The value of many small items at stores like that probably justified them in a way that they don't in most places now. There would be occasional o...

It's not super far from existing Giants, but it looks like it fills a gap for them in the region and won't be a replacement for an existing location, although it's not in an area that's growing.

Here's a Shoppers that soon will be a Giant in the Baltimore area: https://www.wmar2news.com/local/giant-food-to-replace-shoppers-at-perring-plaza#:~:text=The%20Shoppers%20grocery%20store%20currently,over%20the%20space%20in%202024. The article mentions a recent renovation of the center, which is own...

Target has been reducing inventory which was an issue for them in 2022, so it shouldn't be surprising that this merchandise is turning up in outlets.

Much made about small changes in patterns of shopping at Target (online v. otherwise) and small changes in their profit margin. They did manage to cut inventory. Walmart is still not outperforming inflation.

These kinds of places seem to be popping up near major interchanges. I'm guessing they see opportunity because of the weakness of many established fast food and quick service chains and the endless sale and resale of branded gas stations. Breezewood, PA is a good example--it's where the PA Turnpike ...

I am not about to defend what has caused this series of events to go the way it has in San Francisco (are their city workers still "work from home?" - part of why NYC has recovered is due to that mayor forcing the city workers all back to the office) and this is decades of failed leadersh...