Retail Watchers

Outback Steakhouse has some really inconsistent hours. Some are open very limited hours such as the one in Pleasant Hill, California: Monday to Thursday: 4 to 9:30 PM. Saturday 12 to 10 PM and Sunday open at 12 to 9:30 PM. No lunch on weekdays? This one is is an area with office parks. It used to do...

I get coupons for Burger King practically every week in the mail. Those weekly Valpak envelopes are filled with coupons. Then there are monthly Burger King full page coupons. When the sandwich first came out it was super thin and tiny. They must have changed it. The previous chicken sandwich from Bu...

KFC lured me back with the free chicken sandwich with $1 purchase today. The sandwich is actually quite good. Everything else is kind of expensive. They do have some cranberry drinks and lemonade.

I have noticed at some Walmart stores that during the summer the temperatures in the store were very uncomfortably warm. It was absolutely awful. You wanted to leave the store as soon as possible instead of browsing. I am sure the store lost many sales due to this. The store was warm in most areas e...

The Jewel decor had high green colored ceilings. Which looked much better than what Safeway did.

The first combo restaurant will open in Seguin, Texas in the first quarter of next year. IHOP will be busy in the morning and Applebee's will thrive in the afternoons and evening.

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All Kum & Go stores will become Maverick.

https://csnews.com/maverik-rebrand-all- ... nce-stores

It is possible that in the near future there will be deregulation. The FDA could be severely weakened and possibly abolished. This will allow drug manufacturers to do what they please. They will sell anything that customers will buy. It will open the door to many various medications banned over the ...

Evaporative coolers or swamp coolers use water to cool. They are good for dry climates. They add humidity to the air whereas air conditioners decrease humidity. These work well in California since it is so dry here.

Once again I think it has pretty much solved itself. There clearly is a gradual program initiated by Starbucks themselves, independent of any chain, to get rid of the cramped old kiosks that lack storage and can't serve the customer in a timely manner. The upgraded kiosk is identical regardless of ...