Retail Watchers

If I didn't prefer the Biltmore Macy's to the Fashion Square Macy's, I would disagree with you arizonaguy and suggest Biltmore become the Bloomingdale's. Given the presence of Sak's, Bloomingdale's would do well. However, you are right: the Fashion Square Macy's is pretty dismal and Bloomie's fits b...

I was (pleasantly) surprised to see several local brands return to Whole Foods in Phoenix. Just a couple of years ago they eliminated almost all local product. Someone figured out that people who shop at Whole Foods want to buy local.

...When they went this way they also reduced the sizes kept in store substantially, forcing many customers to order online where it is easy to find the same product from a competitor for less. Prior to the fulfillment warehouses, they always kept every size in stock even if they didn't have room on...

Looks like effective last Monday, most Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions will be open 6AM - 10PM. Previously, these stores were open until 11PM and some opened at 5AM. Prior to the pandemic, many were open until 12AM-2AM. It’s only been recently that some locations near Los Angeles saw their hours expanded...

Yes it is the only one. Maybe Walgreens intends to open more of them. "Be Well" was Walgreens slogan for a number of years as I recall pre-Boots. Or possibly right after Boots. That's true. However, the "Be Well" that is renting space from Walgreens is part of Be Well Family Car...

Walgreens has been closing down the Village Medical sites in several markets-mainly in Florida. These are the clinics that were built on existing Walgreens sites-cutting the size of the Walgreens store in half. With Village Medical gone, what do they do with the now empty space? Here in Phoenix, th...

Walgreens has been closing down the Village Medical sites in several markets-mainly in Florida. These are the clinics that were built on existing Walgreens sites-cutting the size of the Walgreens store in half. With Village Medical gone, what do they do with the now empty space? Here in Phoenix, th...

That is my impression. The first time I went into one of these decades ago I was blown away by how cheap everything was. Compared to other stores it almost felt like free food. And the quality was above average for generics. The store was orderly and spartan. NOW- the price gap between them and oth...

They use a multitude of logos. They have never used just one. Similar to Target when you think about it and how they use the bullseye and lettering in many different ways. I do not understand why this got any hype as there was no indication that they were eliminating the original. Eddie Bauer has u...

I don't get why S&F is there, either. Should have been sold to Gelson's or Lazy Acres or anyone else, really. Even a Ralphs-ette like the one in Point Loma would have been good. ... The other issue is Smart & Final isn't really even any deal... Vons would be a better deal a lot of the time.....