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-Marathon was also a Standard Company (The Ohio Oil Co.) -Arco was partially a Standard Company (The Atlantic part of Arco) -Amoco was an east coast thing. Maybe it was big in Chicago, but most of the rest of the Midwest was more fond of "Standard" and Sohio. Amoco was originally called &...

Nordstrom even seems to be losing ground in eBar sales. I have not seen two long time employees at downtown Portland and the new staff can't even make a solid latte. :roll: They did mark up pastries a bit and pull a "Starbucks"-ization of the menu (only the grande size price and a smatter...

The Phoenix Business Journal reported that a Safeway-anchored shopping center has started construction at The Point at Eastmark in Mesa, AZ. It will be slightly smaller than the store that recently opened in San Tan Valley, AZ.

The other argument is the union scales push up pay for management since you would not have an easy time getting people to move up to salaried non-union management if there was not an ample pay premium from a unionized clerk position. Isn't that a good thing? It's not pushing up the pay for executiv...

...Subway corporate needs to get involved. ... Seems doubtful that will happen, given the article's mention of Subway's founder/owner bullying franchisees and his sister having taken the reins since his death. I never liked Subway until one opened in my former San Diego neighborhood. THAT store was...

...A chain fast food store could temporarily change to a local supplier and very few people would likely notice. I'm certain the discerning palates of Taco Bell's denizens would immediately notice the difference should their Burracolada be made with a different tortilla than that which is usually u...

Grocery stores in my area are full of flour tortillas. Prices are great just like always, product is fresh, being replenished, etc. There must be some sort of supplier issue or change of suppliers. I wonder who their supplier is. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! You are right, according to this articl...

That's the key that a lot of people don't get. That's what it's really about. There is plenty of statistical evidence to prove it is true. But a lot of the other points you make are valid, as well. This topic is probably is too complicated for a thread about Target but suffice to say that if compan...

Four of the top five are expensive specialty stores. Trader Joe's is just in a class by themselves. And the bottom five are bland mass merchants with one of them having more sales than the top five combined. People say they like one thing but in reality most people vote with their wallets. It's tru...

Last I was in San Diego, two of the original outdoor seating only Jack in the Box restaurants are still standing. One is at El Cajon Blvd and Kansas Street and the other is at Washington and Front Streets. It's interesting that there are any of those left. Is the Jack in the Box HQ still in San Die...