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by Brian Lutz
March 11th, 2024, 5:17 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ
Replies: 41
Views: 2268

Re: Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ

Costco has also been known to sell gray market products (particularly in softlines) by finding products that can be purchased cheaply in foreign markets and reselling in the US, so it's possible some of these products have come from that. There have been instances where manufacturers have actually t...
by Brian Lutz
March 11th, 2024, 7:49 am
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: Sheetz eliminating soft serve machines in stores
Replies: 8
Views: 288

Re: Sheetz eliminating soft serve machines in stores

It does appear that Sheetz does still have shakes available, so I assume they would still need to have a soft serve machine behind the counter for those. I also see that QuikTrip has soft serve cones/cups and shakes available served from behind the counter, so it's possible Sheetz could move to the ...
by Brian Lutz
March 9th, 2024, 5:20 pm
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: Sheetz eliminating soft serve machines in stores
Replies: 8
Views: 288

Sheetz eliminating soft serve machines in stores

At the local Sheetz today I saw that the soft serve machines in the store were no longer available, with signs indicating that they are being removed from all Sheetz stores, and will be replaced with some other unspecified item in the future. One report on Reddit claims that they'll be replacing the...
by Brian Lutz
March 9th, 2024, 4:29 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Oakland Taco Bell units: Drive Through Only, No Cash Accepted
Replies: 21
Views: 639

Re: Oakland Taco Bell units: Drive Through Only, No Cash Accepted

I remember that the City of Philadelphia and State of New Jersey made laws banning cashless stores (calling it discrimination) After Amazon Go stores opened up there in 2019, requiring those stories to offer an option to pay in cash. I wouldn't be too surprised if California did the same thing at so...
by Brian Lutz
March 8th, 2024, 8:57 am
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco
Replies: 37
Views: 2119

Re: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco

A couple of years ago when I still lived in WA there was a new 7-Eleven location in Everett (converted from what I believe used to be a Mobil station with a generic C-store on Everett Mall Way) where they built the whole thing out, then upon completion of the store they mothballed it, fenced off the...
by Brian Lutz
March 7th, 2024, 7:08 pm
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco
Replies: 37
Views: 2119

Re: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco

My sister in law from Utah visited us last week, and we spent the weekend down in Charlotte. I made a point of stopping in at a QuikTrip while we were down there just so she could see the two entire walls full of fountain drinks and coffees/teas they have. She actually lives right near a fairly nice...
by Brian Lutz
March 7th, 2024, 12:08 pm
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco
Replies: 37
Views: 2119

Re: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco

Currently there are 3 7-Elevens in Greensboro, all of which are new builds which have opened in 2021 or later. Out of these, two have already accumulated a fair number of 1 star Google reviews (mostly for not being open during what should be regular business hours but a few are things like accusatio...
by Brian Lutz
March 6th, 2024, 7:38 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Gov Newsom leaves Panera Exempt from CA Min Wage?
Replies: 21
Views: 715

Re: Gov Newsom leaves Panera Exempt from CA Min Wage?

I could theoretically see Jimmy John's trying to claim an exemption as they have sold their leftover bread from the day before for something like 50¢ per loaf for some time, but I suspect the resulting "bad optics" would outweigh any cost savings that might result from it.
by Brian Lutz
March 6th, 2024, 9:10 am
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco
Replies: 37
Views: 2119

Re: 7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco

What I've noticed about Sunoco around here is that they tend to be found only associated with generic/unbranded convenience stores, most of them rural and a grade or two below even the older 7-Eleven stores. I suspect that they maintain a token presence in NC mostly due to their association with NAS...
by Brian Lutz
March 5th, 2024, 10:28 am
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ
Replies: 41
Views: 2268

Re: Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ

Yesterday I was in an Eddie Bauer store for the first time in a while, and was somewhat surprised to see that the new logo was basically non-existent. Out of the entire store, I think I saw all of one item that even had the new logo on it, and that wasn't even clothing. Given the fact that the logo...