Retail Watchers

When I was at KFC in the late 80s the lifespan of a KFC box was 30 years...I don't think they have done anything that would cause a step-change in that life since; the reasoning was that the technology and decor/setup/offering changes the older buildings become obsolete. You can see that as they ha...

The 3.29 asking price for 6 pieces is too much. I can still go to Wendys and get a 4 for 4 meal that has 4 nuggets in it plus fry/drink/jr cheeseburger. Which is more or less what McDonald's just announced but at $5 (though at least here in this part of NY, they have been doing that for some time n...

Not exactly the same, though on the same thought - we have one (called the Scarlet Knife) outside of Albany, NY, that is in a portion of a former Kmart store.

Store presentation and operations seem to be drastically improved. I do not see any two entrance stores reduced to one door anymore. Registers are open and staffed. Although I don't have that they stripped down the wall racking I understand why they did it, and at least now there are finally some w...

It certainly does. As people have mentioned, I believe the interior that the East Norriton ACME has is a Shop Rite interior with most aspects such as wall signage being carried over to ACME (it looks like Albertsons put up new aisle signage and repainted the store, but most of the wall signage look...

It is confirmed, as of July 1st all the fees at restaurants must be folded into the menu prices. No more surcharges. No more automatic gratuities either even for large parties. Link to the AG documents in this article. It's very clear. https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/its-finally-official-a...

Grocery outlet has always been a treasure hunt store for me. You never know what you will find. I really enjoy walking through there and seeing all the failed products end up on the shelves there and shaking my head how those products made it past multiple rounds of review in each company. They hav...

I sure wish more restaurants customers would walk if they find out there is a fee. But most just seem to accept it. Maybe money isn't tight enough yet... if this sort of thing is still being accepted. But it is also surprising how many people don't ask for a receipt and how many more receive a rece...

I have not noticed or encountered any expired or soon to be expired products at any "mainstream" stores in my area (including Target, Pavilions, Vons, Ralphs). I ALWAYS find this in these price impact stores like Dollar General, 99 Cent, etc. I also found some at Sprouts an Trader Joes. T...

Out here in NV the Cumberland Farms unit (Quik Stop) is now at 1.49 for a small 12oz coffee and 2.29 for the Extra Large (24oz I think). These prices are still pretty competitive with other gas stations but nobody is buying coffee there anymore. They probably should have tried 1.39 any size and bee...