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by SamSpade
August 25th, 2020, 1:54 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: Nike cutting ties with several retailers
Replies: 8
Views: 2763

Re: Nike cutting ties with several retailers

It appears based on the list that they are cutting ties with any regional retailers or those that do not move a lot of athletic footwear. It is unclear to me if this also means no more apparel in these stores. I wonder what that will mean for the Fred Meyer adjacent to Nike headquarters that has a s...
by SamSpade
August 23rd, 2020, 11:31 pm
Forum: Northeast USA
Topic: Market Basket opens second Maine store (Westbrook)
Replies: 12
Views: 8722

Re: Market Basket opens second Maine store (Westbrook)

320 employees?!? :o

But yeah, any pictures I've ever seen are clean, traditional looking stores with fewer hours than some larger chains.
by SamSpade
August 19th, 2020, 12:46 pm
Forum: Northwest, Rockies, & Alaska USA
Topic: Fred Meyer "Spokane Test" - eliminate dedicated electronics, reduce GM, expand liquor/food, require card for sale prices
Replies: 78
Views: 36722

Re: Fred Meyer "Spokane Test" - eliminate dedicated electronics, reduce GM, expand liquor/food, require card for sale pr

Today is the official chainwide roll out of "My Freddy's Rewards," and so now all sale prices are noted as 'with card.' The print insert shows both the old style purple and orange Fred Meyer Rewards card alongside a new red and white card. There was one interesting thing I didn't know abou...
by SamSpade
August 18th, 2020, 10:56 am
Forum: Shopping Centers
Topic: Indoor Vs. Outdoor Malls & Restaurants
Replies: 33
Views: 15540

Re: Indoor Vs. Outdoor Malls & Restaurants

This past weekend I was at the Shops at South Town (formerly Southtowne Mall) in Sandy UT, and the mall seemed to be operating more or less normally, and seemed to be doing plenty of business. Almost everyone was wearing masks and distancing as appropriate, and a number of the smaller stores (place...
by SamSpade
August 17th, 2020, 12:09 pm
Forum: Non Region-Specific
Topic: Coronavirus Fears and Empty Supermarkets
Replies: 423
Views: 100374

Re: Coronavirus Fears and Empty Supermarkets

A new "trusted" brand I've seen at Walmart is Suave (Unilever doesn't seem like a company that would mess around), which I'm realizing now does not list country of origin. They had 2 ounce portable and 8? ounce larger bottles. The large bottles finally did not smell like the strange odor ...
by SamSpade
August 15th, 2020, 12:57 am
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: SteinMart Files for Bankruptcy.
Replies: 44
Views: 15858

Re: SteinMart Files for Bankruptcy.

Tyler, Texas' was in a strange shopping center from what I recall. Maybe years ago good trade, but didn't seem that way in 2016. But, by the main post office. :lol: Salt Lake City's Foothill Village is going through a change and renovation, I think. The Stein Mart went in where the last ZCMI II exis...
by SamSpade
August 9th, 2020, 10:13 pm
Forum: Department Store Chains
Topic: JC Penney Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Replies: 226
Views: 65395

Re: JC Penney Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

The Mother Store could maybe be saved by someone like this foundation: https://kemmerergazette.com/article/renovations-for-jc-penney-house A few years ago the foundation along with staff from Plano fixed up the James Cash Penney home that is in Kemmerer. Note, I don't know if this foundation would b...
by SamSpade
August 3rd, 2020, 12:25 pm
Forum: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Discussion: Convenience stores / gasoline retailers
Replies: 47
Views: 13927

Discussion: Convenience stores / gasoline retailers

Hi, I thought I'd give a platform for folks to discuss various operators and experiences. I am unfortunately in the Pacific Northwest so we have really boring operators for these stores... so much that I almost always bypass them if I'm in the car for a mainstream grocer or discounter. (but not drug...
by SamSpade
August 1st, 2020, 4:26 pm
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: The Future of Buffets, Salad Bars, and Self Serve?
Replies: 93
Views: 29795

Re: The Future of Buffets, Salad Bars, and Self Serve?

Self service food bars and buffets were allowed to open in Utah again under updated phased guidelines, but based on all the restrictions, if I were a restaurant owner I would probably pay 1-2 people to operate and plate the servings and bring them to diners tables. Self-serve buffets can start up ag...
by SamSpade
July 31st, 2020, 10:18 am
Forum: Restaurant Chains
Topic: The Future of Buffets, Salad Bars, and Self Serve?
Replies: 93
Views: 29795

Re: The Future of Buffets, Salad Bars, and Self Serve?

The regional tribal casino is serving a "buffet" of sorts with a plated menu that has some 'all you care to eat' options. It's a bit lengthy and with all kinds of different pricing so I'm going to include the link rather than outline it here.
Buffet - Plated Menu