Retail Watchers

Wendy's is adding grilled chicken wraps March 28. However, they are getting rid of the grilled chicken sandwich. The grilled chicken salads will be precooked and precut. No more cutting boards for grilled chicken. Now there is no option for a fast food grilled chicken sandwich. https://www.brandeati...

Brosnan Security is terrible. A local Walmart in the San Francisco Bay Area decided to get additional security from IPS. IPS employs experienced veterans who are armed and wear body armor. They do a great job. Shoplifters avoid the store now. If you need security trust a quality business that employ...

Regal is closing these multiplex cinemas just to save money. These cinemas were doing decent business. Regal Sherwood was designed by Act III theatres but opened as a Regal. The design of Act III theaters was very high quality. Their theaters had stadium seating, THX, and high quality speakers. Rega...

The Walmart was built as a Costco. The concrete floors look terrible now with cracks and holes.

Chevron Extra Mile in Northern California sells stale donuts for $1.99.

$1.99 is not that different than Safeway. A Safeway in San Ramon, California with Pavilions decor sells boring store made donuts for $1.79 each.

They are supposed to use diamond pads to grind concrete down so it shines. When a Walmart near me got a concrete floor conversion from tile about 5 years ago, it was really shiny at first. Over the years the surface got scratched up, so now it is very dull. Stripping concrete with chemicals and then...

Krispy Kreme is ending its grocery store line. They will focus on fresh donuts and donuts sold at McDonald's.

The grocery store ones had preservatives and were stale.

https://www.eatthis.com/krispy-kreme-grocery-donuts/

Walmart is getting rid of the tile because concrete does not need wax or expensive chemicals. Tile floors need to be stripped and waxed. It is a cost and labor savings measure.

7-Eleven is preparing to open one of the largest EV charging networks in the country. With the Inflation Reduction Act, businesses get $100,000 for each electric car charger. This is a huge money making business for 7-Eleven. Subway is doing this too. I have even seen Dollar Tree building tons of ch...