Retail Watchers

There are numerous Belk locations in small Mississippi towns. I visited one just before the holiday and it had surprisingly low inventory levels and was very disorganized. When Belk first entered Mississippi their stores seemed to have a better quality of merchandise. Now Belk reminds me of Kohls, w...

I haven't been inside a BBB in years, I have purchased a few items online off a wedding registry. BBB is struggling but it's easy to see why and it's not just online shopping that is the culprit. Homegoods, TJM, Marshalls, Ross, have all exploded the last several years and those stores at times have...

I am a huge fan of CVS and spend some time figuring out their coupons, sales and extra bucks. If one puts a little effort in it they can purchase some household or personal items cheaper than Walmart or Target. Their sales and prices during these events are better than Walgreens. However, I can hone...

My former townhouse in Atlanta, Georgia, had 2 Rite Aid stores within relatively close proximity. I've gone twice in a few months. One of them was in the process of converting while I was there and I snagged a bit of merchandise on the cheap. The other store was still all Rite Aid, all the time. My ...

Fred's is closing an additional 104 stores. There are a few in the Memphis area where I live as well as North Mississippi close by. I am doubtful the chain will make it much longer. After this round of closures they will be down below 300 stores and I suspect it will be tough for them to survive wit...

I was back in Atlanta to visit an old friend a couple of weeks ago and noticed one of the two Rite Aid's near my old home was having a massive clearance sale in preparation for closing a few days to reopen as Walgreens. I looked around briefly and didn't buy anything but just took in the fact the Ri...

My mother uses Fred's for her prescriptions in her small, North Mississippi town and has for years. Their pharmacy is still open yet the town doesn't have a Walgreens. She commented months ago how the quality of the Fred's store has declined significantly in the last few years. The town now has 2 Do...

I saw a list over a year ago where it indicated Rite Aid was leaving most states in the southeast (where I reside). Rite Aid didn't have a large presence in the Memphis area where I reside and there were a few scattered around North Mississippi. The last Rite Aid in Memphis closed completely in Nove...

The latest list includes the last store in Memphis at Southland Mall. The Wolfchase Galleria store is in the process of closing but I've not been out there to see what's going on with it. I wondered a couple of years ago why Sears didn't just pull the plug. My family actually wasn't a "Sears&qu...

[/quote] Noticed you are a new poster. Welcome to the site. I've been to a few Publix stores and never really saw anything that special. What is that makes you (and a lot of people in their trade area) so passionate about them? [/quote] Thanks for the welcome. Sorry for the delay in replying but had...