Retail Watchers

I think it makes the case for Save Mart to bring the Lucky name back to SoCal and use it on every store they acquire. Acquiring the Albertsons banner is going to be too logistically challenging and messy. They can't afford to have basically every Albertsons and Vons store disrupted by mass customer...

Rebranding to Save Mart will probably not go well, as the name is mostly unheard of outside the central valley, and sounds like a budget name. To someone who isn't familiar with the company, Food Maxx should be the conventional stores and Save Mart should be the discount stores. If they need a bann...

Their next wild move I predict will be rebranding them to a combined Amazon Fresh/Whole Foods format. Perimeter will go full Whole Foods. Throw in more Whole Foods stuff in center store. Keep the Coke and junk for the "Amazon Fresh" side. It still won't work and will end up diluting Whole ...

Didn't they also eliminate another store operations position some months ago (maybe it was back in 2021)? I mean based on how the stores have gotten the past couple years I am not sure what anyone in store operations is actually doing anyway. They sure don't seem to be trying to enhance the store mi...

I just don't see Cracker Barrel as a west coast restaurant chain. Lots of canned and frozen produce on their side dishes when we are used to the same dishes fresh here (like green beans). Reducing the menu means that the core customers will walk in and find it to be a shadow of their expectations s...

A lot of the problem with higher prices has to do with higher minimum wages, and the pandemic restrictions, unfortunately, have served as a convenient excuse to provide subpar service and limit the hours of operation. I am somewhat surprised by how long some restaurants have kept restrictions in pl...

Foot Locker seems like one of those chains that never closes stores. Some malls have multiple locations. They seem to always be about the last store to close in a dead mall. As fewer and fewer retailers sell Nike that is likely driving more customers their way and also eliminating some previous pric...

I've tried to ignore the whole stock shill situation but yes. I suspect most on Reddit aren't actual employees. I forgot all about the stock meme thing already. Has the store P&L always been under lock and key at BBB or is that a recent development in the past couple of years? I do follow some l...

I am wondering if Save Mart could roll up some of the regionals in the South too. I am thinking specifically the TX-LA-GA-AL type territory. Not going to name any names but there are a few chains I am thinking of. Cannot believe we are at a cusp of what looks like a potential major expansion for Sa...

In a somewhat shocking (to me) development, the Beaverton, Bend, and Tualatin stores are closing immediately, leaving only Medford... https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/cracker-barrel-closes-beaverton-tualatin-bend-oregon-stores/283-377f5469-71b4-4556-add7-9f46e6afeda0 I've been to all of t...