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by jamcool
January 2nd, 2024, 6:49 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 2024 Retail Predictions?
Replies: 29
Views: 2442

Re: 2024 Retail Predictions?

I consider SoftBank the Japanese version of BlackRock….fingers into everything (they already control Gannett along with other US companies like Fortress)
by jamcool
December 30th, 2023, 10:35 pm
Forum: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores
Replies: 1500
Views: 141786

Re: Rite Aid closing at least 63 stores

Worst thing to happen was when the 2 East Coast chains….Rite Aid and CVS …….who ran basically pharmacies with a few rows of OTC and general merchandise, acquired drug stores in the West and Midwest where we had the large drug stores that were variety stores with a pharmacy, selling everything from g...
by jamcool
December 22nd, 2023, 7:41 am
Forum: Retail Product Brands
Topic: Great Value candy bars
Replies: 17
Views: 2488

Re: Great Value candy bars

Apparently store brand chocolate bars have the same problem as store brand cola beverages….close but no cigar.
by jamcool
December 21st, 2023, 11:49 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Pilot/Dairy Queen
Replies: 30
Views: 2129

Re: Pilot/Dairy Queen

Yet Pilot and DQ are both owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
by jamcool
December 20th, 2023, 10:22 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: 'Target CEO claims customers are saying ‘a big thank you’ for locking up merchandise'
Replies: 89
Views: 5121

Re: 'Target CEO claims customers are saying ‘a big thank you’ for locking up merchandise'

The more often you have insurance claims, the more likely you lose your insurance-or pay higher rates.
by jamcool
December 18th, 2023, 10:57 am
Forum: Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
Topic: 7-Eleven Self Checkout
Replies: 11
Views: 2169

Re: 7-Eleven Self Checkout

The first new 7–11 in the Phoenix area is being built in Goodyear on Estrella Pkwy South of I-10 (next to a yet to be open Chik-Fil-A with a double drive thru). I don’t know if it is company owned or a franchise, the handful of Phoenix 7-11s are franchises and are mostly dumps.
by jamcool
December 18th, 2023, 8:15 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Pilot/Dairy Queen
Replies: 30
Views: 2129

Re: Pilot/Dairy Queen

Why go to DQ in Salt Lake when you have Arctic Circle?
by jamcool
December 12th, 2023, 6:55 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact
Replies: 361
Views: 23436

Re: 🛒 Kroger-Albertsons Merger: National Impact

It wouldn't be an issue if they were planning to sell them to existing companies to expand - that is what they did with a large quantity of the Grand Union stores (to a variety of companies, depending on where they were - Price Chopper, Hannaford, Shaw's, Stop & Shop and probably a couple other...
by jamcool
December 9th, 2023, 12:33 am
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Dollar General To Open 800 Stores In 2024
Replies: 37
Views: 2400

Re: Dollar General To Open 800 Stores In 2024

The truth is that the “Dollar” stores are often the only mass retailer in a lot of small towns-the alternative is the overpriced convenience stores selling mostly junk food. Ma&Pa’s General Store ain’t coming back. Now if the people who run Aldi in the US had any sense, they would start building...
by jamcool
December 3rd, 2023, 10:04 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Neiman Marcus Turns Down $3 Billion Offer From Saks
Replies: 10
Views: 1085

Re: Neiman Marcus Turns Down $3 Billion Offer From Saks

I don’t think there have been any Speedways converted to 7-11s yet.