Good Food Holding, the parent of Metropolitan Market, Lazy Acres & Bristol Farms was acquired a few months ago by a Korean retailer!

Not sure what Nordstrom was thinking here in the first place. The Nordstrom Grill in the Bellevue Square store seemed to be quite popular, but it was...

As many of you know, Tim Horton’s and Burger King are sister companies. Tim Horton’s and Wendy’s USED to be sister companies. While Tim and Wendy are...

The former CEO of Orchard Supply Hardware is helping to start a new chain of hardware stores in California based in former Orchard Supply Hardware...

In 2019, 22 years after first opening, the Idaho Falls Fred Meyer store is receiving a major remodel.
Floor Planogram, Highlighted Changes
The...

An interesting development. Hopefully this will bring some kind of turnaround here, GGP and its successors have mismanaged the mall for years. It's a...

A massive explosion destroyed a KFC in North Carolina. No one was hurt. The restaurant closed at 10 PM and the restaurant exploded about 12:30 AM....

Costco is moving forward with a proposal to build a store in Lake Stevens on Highway 9 near 20th Street SE. I've been hearing rumblings about this...

Not sure what is going on, but the Kroger Ship website has a ton (thousands) of items at half price now. A large portion are small size/small pack...

If you were a senior or had certain disabilities, I could see finding the extra $7-10 dollars in your budget to be worth it.

Memory of Sherm Olsrud

Here's an interesting article about how four chains are competing in the current competitive environment by turning stores into destinations:...

This one even extends to restaurants. However, it does not require restaurants to charge a bag fee like it will to retailers. The bag fee at 5 cents,...

A number of investors have made a bid to take Hudson's Bay (which is also the parent company to Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor) private,...

Elliott Management has bought the company.

Is PE to blame?
Good informational perspective from Dallas Morning News:

If The Idaho Statesman has a reporter to spare :( they could probably...

This guy was one of the last Safeway people left at Albertsons in the Division Management level. The Albertsons person took over in NorCal in 2017....

It was a big announcement that Costco was opening on the north end of town, utilizing local tax incentives. While not right near I-15 it will connect...

Hey all

Just recently heard of employees at Stop & Shop grocery stores going on strike.

I see Kroger has sold its Digital Coupon unit off to Inmar. I guess this is the You Technology division that is based out in San Francisco area.

I...

Not saying that you need to watch the entire video, but it's a bit startling to hear how one of them knows the old early 90s(?) JCPenney slogan for...

I have noticed a few local stores starting to offer online ordering/pick-up services. I have only used them a few times with mixed results. A few are...