Retail Watchers

Haven't been to a Circle K here in a while, but I know they've been running $1.29 32 ounce Polar Pop drinks for as long as I've been here, and it's not uncommon for them to run promos to add a Circle K branded snack item for $1 with a drink purchase. The main issue I've seen with Circle K is that th...

I shopped at that Fry's a fair bit before they went downhill, I think the building and location would actually be a pretty good fit for a WinCo store. I know they have taken over big-box sized properties in the past (the Everett store, for example, was originally a HomeBase) and that one might be a ...

I don't know when it happened since I don't live there anymore, but at some point it appears that almost all of the Denny's restaurants in the Seattle/Tacoma area returned to full 24 hour operation. There are only 3 Denny's locations near here, all with different hours. The one closest to here in Gr...

I know Crossroads in Bellevue had a Nordstrom Place Two store for a while, but I don't think it lasted long. After that store closed it got subdivided into smaller stores. The Hallmark store moved into part of the space along with Party City, a Dress Barn that's now gone and Hand and Stone massage. ...

Another factor to consider is that the Barnes & Noble stores now sell a much larger amount of non book merchandise than they used to. At the Greensboro (Friendly Center) store I've visited I'd say at least 1/3 of the store is now occupied with toys, games and other non book merchandise (for exam...

Here in the South it seems like crinkle cut fries are the default style you'll find at most mom-and-pop places, and in particular most BBQ places will have them as a side on the menu (although most meals will come with slaw and hushpuppies if you don't specify something else.) In terms of bigger cha...

https://news.yahoo.com/wawa-president-answers-urban-legend-004642614.html During a recent groundbreaking for a Wawa store in Dauphin County PA (an area that would be considered Sheetz territory), the CEO of Wawa was asked about the so-called "Gentlemen's agreement" that allegedly keeps the...

I never went to the Barnes & Noble in Sandy while it was open, and I believe that it closed some time in early 2023. The store was located next to the Super Target off State Street in a center that had the B&N, an Old Navy, a Buy Buy Baby and some sort of "ninja warrior" gym place,...

And as soon as I post this, I found out that they have had to delay the opening of the Charlotte store again. The email said that the new opening date will be announced "in the coming weeks" which leads me to believe the delay will likely be significant. An anonymous employee on Reddit is ...

Park City is obviously best known as a major tourist area (Sundance, the ski areas and the Utah Olympic Park but it also has significant tourism the rest of the year as well) and Kimball Junction has a large outlet mall that brings people in from the Salt Lake area, and quite a bit of retail that ha...