Retail Watchers

Yeah, I was not thinking of quantity. It was smart to reduce that substantially. But variety? I'm not seeing it. In fact I spoke to the Department Head and she said they keep on discontinuing lines. I had a list of items I wanted to buy (that I always found at Macy's) and they were either OOS or dis...

Problem is the bankruptcy filing doesn't support the narrative. Declining performance is not the same as a liquidity crisis. Do I think the stores had problems? You bet. But they were easily corrected, close all non CA stores and wipe their leases with a Ch 11. They didn't lease back much. I am sor...

Interestingly, I visit the Stater Bros off Iowa Ave in Riverside, which is just a few blocks away from UC Riverside. This Stater is one of the stores that just got a major overhaul as part of their remodeling program, and to my surprise, they added 4 self-checkout stations as part of the remodel. T...

None of this is official besides maybe Union Square. The rest is a presumptive "leak" probably intended to light a fire under the butts of their landlords. Someone had mentioned they thought they would consolidate South Coast Plaza which I doubted. Drove by today and both of the Macy's bu...

Awful take. There aren't "so many options for groceries". Oh wow! Customers can just go to the dollar store instead! Yeah, no. What's next, considering 7-Eleven a competitor? Imagine if American Stores had tried to argue something similar in the 1980s when they bought Lucky. Also, as far ...

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/99-cents-only-to-close-down-all-stores/ Can anyone else confirm this? Seems like a big deal YAY!!!!!!! Great news. I wonder who will occupy the beautiful mid century modern (moderne) store in Palm Springs. That was one of my Fresh & Easy stores in the Valley.

Side note:

Target across the street from The Beverly Center Mall had all their Self Checkouts closed. There were 4 regular lanes open an flowing nicely.

babs wrote: ↑April 4th, 2024, 9:07 am

veteran+ wrote: ↑April 4th, 2024, 7:48 am https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail- ... -registers

Government imposed mandates on how businesses should be run is never a good thing.

Perhaps, but if businesses will not do the right thing then..................who?

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Well done!