Retail Watchers

The 'coming soon' sign was definitely out there longer than five years. My mom was in an adult care facility out there and I didn't think the store was going ever going to get built. It wasn't a nice area at all. Cadence had been promoting the new housing development on property they owned to the n...

Had more trouble with Target and items not scanning at posted prices, AGAIN (this has been going on for months). The person at "customer service" told me the prices must have gone up and they didn't change the label and asked me if I wanted the items or not. I told him I wanted the marked ...

Well, unless things have changed, they better get ready for crime and theft and more. This City used to be the dumping grounds for ex-felons from just about everywhere. I briefly managed the Vons there after their remodel (many many years of neglect). I couldn't wait to get the heck of there. Not r...

For nearly a week dozens of Starbucks stores in the San Francisco Bay Area have been closed. In San Francisco, many of them including the ones in busy places such as Westfield San Francisco Centre, the Folsom Street Target, and Union Square are closed. Even in the suburbs, former busy stores that w...

Long Beach is a massive store in a nice area but the Grocery Outlet near by throws me off. The Ralphs near by closed recently so maybe that will help with business. Grocery Outlet is opening in various location types. They go into locations that are in nice areas as well. They seem to be targeting ...

Fry’s Marketplace is basically a large Fry’s with a clothing section and seasonal items, including patio furniture. It is nothing like Fred Meyer was or even the original Smitty’s superstores of the 70s-80s , which had a little bit of everything-even a set down restaurant. Are they still doing gard...

Ironically there is a loophole that can be exploited but it requires the liquidation of Kohl's. If the bankruptcy court assigns the lease of the Kohl's building to a tenant that can and does override the lease restrictions of other tenants. This is famously how Hobby Lobby entered California throug...

Tillamook is fairly wide spread - at least one chain here in NY has it, and just looking quickly it looked to be linked to both Walmart and Target websites. Tillamook is now a billion dollar brand sold nationally. It's not a regional brand anymore. They've taken a lot of market share from Kraft.in ...

Desert Hot Springs? Yikes........................one of my least favorite areas in the Coachella Valley. Also, lots of dark history in that city. I am sure the land is cheap. And it is an offramp location... lots of open space. Assume the permitting process there is fast and easy. Already 2 gas sta...

Meanwhile the first Buc-ees West of Texas will open in Colorado in 2024. C-store market in Colorado is going to get real crowded. Frankly once Quik Trip shows up it is no contest in my opinion. The various 7-Eleven, United Pacific, and Stinker sites are going to be in for some really hard times. Ci...