Retail Watchers

The 99 continues to raise its prices — candy was 99.9 cents but now 1.29 - but I think I saw the biggest bargain of all-time: sweet organic Japanese watermelons for $8.99. These are sold for $150 at speciality Asian grocers.

"Just for fun," we stopped at the Whittier Sears the other day. For the most part, the store was neat & clean, but there wasn't much merchandise in it. The clothing sections seemed like a thrift shop -- random collections of various items moved from nearby Sears & Kmarts that have...

Interesting. I visited three stores recently (Anaheim, Irvine & Foothill Ranch), and all three had dedicated $1 clearance racks in men/women's/boys/girls, but it was all dated merchandise (mostly last fall & winter). The men's was almost entirely XS and big & tall sizes (much of which w...

"Just for fun," we stopped at the Whittier Sears the other day. For the most part, the store was neat & clean, but there wasn't much merchandise in it. The clothing sections seemed like a thrift shop -- random collections of various items moved from nearby Sears & Kmarts that have ...

Historically, Walmart begins marking apparel down at the end of the season, and continues to mark it down for several months until it reaches $1 or less. It’s mostly unpopular styles and sizes that reach that price point. For example, a local store has plenty of 6-packs of George-branded men’s brie...

Historically, Walmart begins marking apparel down at the end of the season, and continues to mark it down for several months until it reaches $1 or less. It’s mostly unpopular styles and sizes that reach that price point. For example, a local store has plenty of 6-packs of George-branded men’s brief...

I stopped at the Fox Hills JCPenney yesterday. Wow, did this store have the merchandise! So much that it was tough to navigate around. Probably more people shoplifting than buying - I opened up four boxes of shoes in my size, and all four had somebody’s old pair of shoes. The dressing room had a co...

I stopped at the Fox Hills JCPenney yesterday. Wow, did this store have the merchandise! So much that it was tough to navigate around. Probably more people shoplifting than buying - I opened up four boxes of shoes in my size, and all four had somebody’s old pair of shoes. The dressing room had a cou...

Kohls also had a fairly large selection. Not unusual, either. Since the Great Recession, Kohls begins to stock Christmas stuff in mid-August,

Tiny businesses? Chipotle restaurants are entirely corporate owned…