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by buckguy
March 21st, 2023, 3:20 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: A deeper look into dollar stores....
Replies: 12
Views: 1082

Re: A deeper look into dollar stores....

The podcast was interesting. I'm impressed at the breadth of thinking that went into looking at dollar store operation and their anticipating inevitable defenses based on pricing that's unsustainable. That Walmart was often a long-term liability to communities usually only sank-in when they left to ...
by buckguy
March 21st, 2023, 3:13 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Foot Locker to close 400 mall stores as it shifts focus to niche shops for sneakerheads, kids, and higher-income shopper
Replies: 6
Views: 546

Re: Foot Locker to close 400 mall stores as it shifts focus to niche shops for sneakerheads, kids, and higher-income sho

It's more than just getting out of malls (a lot of those stores will be Champs locations). They're making significant changes to their foreign operations and going in more new directions then described in the first link https://footwearnews.com/2023/business/retail/foot-locker-closing-stores-1203434...
by buckguy
March 20th, 2023, 5:24 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: JCPenney closings 2023
Replies: 16
Views: 4403

Re: JCPenney closings 2023

It's a small store in secondary shopping area, originally built for Strouss' which was the local May chain. I'm surprised it didn't close long ago.
by buckguy
March 20th, 2023, 5:20 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Bed, Bath and Bye Bye: Company is officially in default
Replies: 112
Views: 10005

Re: Bed, Bath and Bye Bye: Company is officially in default

They're still sending 20% coupons by text.
by buckguy
March 20th, 2023, 6:35 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Corner Bakery Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Replies: 4
Views: 822

Re: Corner Bakery Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The urban oriented fast casual restaurant chain is suffering from office workers still working at home. It has 140 locations in 19 states. https://chainstoreage.com/corner-bakery-cafe-files-bankruptcy I'm disappointed by this. Panera serves microwaved, batch prepped, and/or boil in bag cafeteria gr...
by buckguy
March 14th, 2023, 3:12 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Nordstrom exiting Canada
Replies: 29
Views: 4209

Re: Nordstrom exiting Canada

Hudson's Bay has been in trouble for quite awhile. They've closed flagships in the western provinces and are now owned by the same guy who owned and liquidated Lord & Taylor, so there's a fear that they will hollow it for real estate. They probably benefited from the demise of Eaton's which over...
by buckguy
March 14th, 2023, 2:52 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Target closing 2 Washington DC Area Stores
Replies: 6
Views: 972

Re: Target closing 2 Washington DC Area Stores

Uhm,.....I went to the trouble of finding a link and looking for where the stores were:https://bestlifeonline.com/target-closing-locations-may-2023-news/ The DC stores aren't in DC or even close---one is near the University of Maryland and within a couple miles of 2 full-line stores. One is in a mal...
by buckguy
March 9th, 2023, 3:19 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Future Of Oil Change Business With Electric Vehicles
Replies: 6
Views: 1210

Re: Future Of Oil Change Business With Electric Vehicles

Google is your friend. It's not difficult to find reviews of this sector. Basically, sales have been more or less flat for about a decade, doing a little better in the runup to COVID. Car sales were pretty robust for most of that time and people keep cars longer which should mean these places are gr...
by buckguy
March 4th, 2023, 6:29 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Nordstrom exiting Canada
Replies: 29
Views: 4209

Re: Nordstrom exiting Canada

Getting back on topic, Canadian fashion is just not the same as American at all. Outside of Levi's I'm not sure of any major American fashion brand that is universally accepted. Flashy, blingy and trendy clothes tend to be light and cheaply made which doesn't fly in a place that is cold most of the...
by buckguy
March 3rd, 2023, 9:42 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Nordstrom exiting Canada
Replies: 29
Views: 4209

Re: Nordstrom exiting Canada

Nordstrom's main competitor in Canda would be Holt Renfrew (owned by Weston, the parent of Loblaw), which has closed multiple stores in the few years and went in/out of the off-price business. Makes me wonder if their sector is part of the problem for them in Canada. Saks opened 2 stores in Toronto ...