Retail Watchers

I'm with you on all this. There's a relatively new Stop & Shop in Waterbury, where they moved across the street into a closed ShopRite. It honestly looks really good and would be perfect for exactly what you describe (although it doesn't get particularly good reviews online, with complaints ran...

My local Stockton, CA JCP has been receiving some attention in the form of refreshing the store. The entirety of the first floor has been re-carpeted, including areas where it was removed during the Johnson era, and the registers were consolidated on the side nearest the parking lot. They've also b...

This chain is finally offering mobile order and pay amid record profits and growth. Meanwhile Starbucks is falling behind and the former CEO is rebuking Starbucks. https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/dutch-bros-will-offer-mobile-order-and-payment-first-time Kinda helps to post links..... CEO's commen...

Amazon bought an entire chain of doctor's offices called One Medical. Wall Street wanted Walmart to copy Amazon since Amazon seems to be all into the idea of opening doctor's offices. Amazon is losing money on those clinics and is too afraid to admit it. The company is still pushing the subscriptio...

Only thing I find odd is that this is a very, very rapid "about face" from Walmart. Here is an announcement from just last month about a massive expansion underway for the program. So a hair less than two months from announcing the doubling in size of the program they pull the plug? https...

A few notes on this, and what Wegmans has done away with, or changed in new-builds over the years: -Second-floor seating (except in urban stores, or those with compact designs; usually with large parking garages) -Terrazzo flooring -Pharmacies -Clerestory windows over produce -Lower ceilings -Moder...

With all of that said, the need to get health care into rural and under served areas is important. In the more rural areas, this is easier said than done. When you're looking at Supercenters now, you look at three models: The primary model runs 175,000 to 220,000 s.f. These stores have the mall are...

I never went to the Barnes & Noble in Sandy while it was open, and I believe that it closed some time in early 2023. The store was located next to the Super Target off State Street in a center that had the B&N, an Old Navy, a Buy Buy Baby and some sort of "ninja warrior" gym place...

Useless trivia- millennials became the first generation whose go-to food was not Italian. We prefer Mexican… but Gen Z prefers Asian. Tastes are diversifying. Depends where you live. DC never had much in the way decent Italian and the pizza only started to get better when styles from elsewhere in t...

The NYC store is a very odd location, but it would be difficult for them to locate where their customers are. The high end retail has migrated to a stretch of Madison Avenue that is perfect for boutiques and full line men's or women's retailers but not for even a modestly large store. The high end r...