Retail Watchers

The whole Plenti program just seems like more of a hassle more than anything. All the participating companies are vastly overpriced to begin with, and you have to spend a lot to really earn any kind of 'savings'.

Here is another article from Forbes with some observations made by the journalist: https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilstern/2017/09/28/lidl-reshuffles-u-s-management-supervision-move-suggesting-challenges-here-in-the-u-s/#3b0a3ce92646 One of the things mentioned is that the stores just seem 'too big' ...

And word is the stores has a sytemwide error today and wouldn't accept gift cards as payment. Highly suspicious after more news stories on Friday make a bankruptcy seem that much more likely. Comments indicate they might be paying vendors with escrowed gift card holdings (not sure if that is legally...

https://sourcingjournalonline.com/bon-ton-retailer-advisers-bankruptcy-debt/ It seems the only companies making any money lately are those that specialize in restructuring retail businesses. Add The Bon-Ton Stores to the list of retailers hiring turnaround advisers. The Wall Street Journal reports t...

https://corporate.target.com/article/20 ... target-run

I speculate that Target is starting to tank.

http://fortune.com/2017/09/07/toys-r-us-bankruptcy/ Add Toys R Us to the list of retailers choking on a huge chunk a debt and looking for relief. The retailer has hired a law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, specialized in restructurings such as Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filings, to look at how to...

i wonder if eddie lampert might make the decision to divest the profitable kmart stores to target and walmart at some point in order to infuse cash into sears. i think sears will file bankruptcy after the new year. I am really hoping they could somehow spin off the profitable Kmart's to a private e...

i wonder if eddie lampert might make the decision to divest the profitable kmart stores to target and walmart at some point in order to infuse cash into sears. i think sears will file bankruptcy after the new year. I am really hoping they could somehow spin off the profitable Kmart's to a private e...

Wow, if Walgreens wants a recipe for becoming irrelevant, this is it! If I am going to be convenience store prices, I at least expect to be able to find the product that I am looking for. Corner 'drug stores' have already become irrelevant for most people. I don't know anyone in my mid 20's age gro...

This may sound like a shocking turn, but it has been confirmed HHGregg will return from the ashes after only three months. A firm by the name of Valor LLC has won a bid for the brand, besting none other than Sears Holdings for the enterprise. :lol: So far, in the coming month HHGregg is solely focu...