Retail Watchers

Old Taco Bell wall paintings are being sold illegally for $10,000. I have seen many still on the walls at my local Taco Bell. Some were taken when restaurants were being remodeled. There is an illegal underground for these paintings. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-pain...

Mcdonald's is getting rid of free soda refills and the story is showing up on all the major news websites. So, today McDonald's is giving away 6 free nuggets on their app today May 22. No purchase is required. This is very unusual as McDonald's usually requires a purchase for free food offers. Most ...

There is a San Francisco area Eataly in San Jose, California at Westfield Valley Fair Mall. It really brings in many people to the mall. These food halls and restaurants are keeping many of these malls in business. A Korean grocery store, H Mart, is being planned in a suburb of San Francisco called ...

These food halls and expensive restaurants are all the rage now instead of department stores.

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Target seems to love the peg board. Many of the walls are painted gray now. It seems very dull and colorless.

I think Target is a nicer environment to shop in, even if it costs a little more than Walmart.

Do you think Sears could compete with Ross if it went to that type of a format?

Dollar Tree thinks that people will just flock to their stores. The Dollar Tree stores in the San Francisco Bay Area are in terrible shape right now. They are messy, have problems with stocking, there is junk in the aisles, security guards at the front doors searching your personal belongings, etc. ...

Closing at 8 will be a disaster. During summer it is sunny until almost 9 PM at night. The days are burning hot at 90 to 100 degrees. People only come out after it cools down around 8:30 PM. The restaurants will lose tons of customers if they close at 8.

Five Below attracts teenagers and young adults due to the pop culture items. The stores look fancy with colorful signage. Many of these customers would never set foot in a messy Dollar Tree. Trying to sell Five Below items at Dollar Tree will be hit or miss. The pop culture items may sit there for a...