Retail Watchers

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Whole Foods Market (WFMI) said Friday it will sell 13 stores to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's challenge against the grocer over its $565 million purchase of Wild Oats Markets. Whole Foods is putting 12 Wild Oats stores and one Whole Foods store up for sale. The stores a...

I saw a few newer style Rite Aids. They looked like typical new Rite Aid builds. They were small stores located on street corners with the typical Rite Aid little square windows. Most of the other stores were store fronts in urban areas. I saw one converted movie theater that preserved the lighted t...

I remember the Big Fizz soda bottles. When I first saw them, I thought that they were the biggest soda bottles ever! I bought them, and they were terrible tasting. They still carry Big Fizz, but the bottles have shrunk down to normal looking 2 liter bottles. I looked on Google Street view. There are...

CVS seems to view large stores as a liability. The bigger the store is, the more rent they would have to pay. They feel that it is not worth it to have a large store. The CVS store above is quite big looking, but perhaps it is in an area where the rent is very low. If the rent is low in that area, C...

I can see that this chain is run by people who have no clue what they are doing. For this company to survive, entirely new leadership is needed. They need to get rid of the people at the top and bring in new people who will turn things around.

Who knows what is the priority when it comes to remodels. Maybe it is based on what the store manager recommends. One manager could complain that the store is rundown and a hazard, while another would not be as vocal. I can see that the decor is sort of like the next version of the decor seen in man...

This is certainly a surprise. The Sav-On signage gives the store some color compared to the bland white color of the Premium Fresh and Healthy decor. I like how the drug store section has the lighted shelves. It catches the eye and makes people want to walk up close and look at what is on the shelf....

That's the picture. New Walgreens, Rite Aid, and CVS stores are very much like convenience stores these days. The selection of products in their stores is limited. They are not much bigger than convenience stores and the prices can often be almost as high. A return of the Thrifty name might increase...

It seems like Krispy Kreme's demise cannot totally be blamed on people cutting back on high carb foods. Awful service at their stores is what has driven people away.

I didn't know Kroger had drug stores. I saw a photo of a Kroger Pharmacy in a convenience store, but it was not a true stand-alone drug store.