Retail Watchers

Kaiser Permanente pharmacies are closing due to a 10 day strike by pharmacists and other frontline workers such as nurses. Hospitals will also be affected. The strike starts November 15. Kaiser usually requires that you use only Kaiser pharmacies to fill prescriptions if you have Kaiser insurance. H...

I have seen Living Spaces open up inside of an abandoned Kmart in San Leandro, California. The store looks great with amazing lighting and furniture displays. There are many employees asking if you need help. This store that has great customer service. The stores seem very popular now due to all the...

The reimbursement for uninsured and no ID patients is a long process. You wait 24 to 48 hours for a temporary ID and then you can start the process to get reimbursement. When you have dozens of uninsured patients or patients who refuse to show ID, then you have a huge time consuming process. Time is...

Many CVS and Walgreens stores are now saying COVID vaccinations need appointments. They do not want to do walk in COVID vaccinations, because it really slows down the workflow as the pharmacist has to stop what they are doing and prepare the vaccinations. The difference between flu vaccinations and ...

The long lines at the pharmacy are due to the COVID booster vaccinations and children's COVID vaccinations being approved. People are bringing the entire family to get COVID vaccines and the demand is high. It is crazy. I have not seen pharmacy lines like this in years. Many pharmacies ore overwhelm...

Walmart store managers make a ton of money. However, in the past year or so the pressure on the managers from those above them has risen to extreme levels. The store managers are under pressure to cut hours, reduce shoplifting (shrink), and it is really causing stress. It is getting to the point tha...

Some Walmart stores have turned them into vaccination clinics with temporary walls.

Shawarma Press has obtained the abandoned McDonald's spaces in many Walmart stores. They are planning a huge expansion serving shawarma. This is not the typical fast food place you would expect in a Walmart. There were about 700 McDonald's inside of Walmart stores. It may be a shift to higher qualit...

The Mansard design was all about brand recognition. When people are in an unfamiliar place and they see a familiar design, they gravitate toward it. I was visiting Disneyland as a child and I saw a Mansard McDonald's across the street. My family decided to have lunch there rather than at Disneyland....

San Francisco has a drug abuse problem by homeless people. They live on the streets and they use drugs. They overdose and they are brought back from the brink of death by the anti-overdose nasal spray Narcan. There are teams of people going around giving out free Narcan. There were over 3,000 homele...