Retail Watchers

I went into the Pasadena (CA) Amazon Fresh this afternoon (mainly to use my 20% off of $50 coupon that expired today.) I hadn't shopped there in a while and there are big changes underway. They have already removed any vestiges of the "Just Walk Out" technology. No more entrance gates, no ...

Sounds like people weren't impressed. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/sears- ... -thoughts/

Not sure I've ever seen a freestanding Trader Joe's..

The original Trader Joe's (still in operation) on Arroyo Pkwy. in Pasadena is a freestanding building.

Interestingly, there's an existing 99 Ranch Market in Arcadia about 1.5 miles away from the new mall location. It's in a location that was at one time a Pantry store that closed when Vons built one the first Pavilions literally next to it. (It's been turned into a Vons.) There's also an Aldi across ...

This is a hugely successful mall (formerly owned by Westfield) in an area with a substantial Asian population and a lot of Asian-related stores and restaurants, in addition to many traditional mall tenants. (Anchors are Macy's, JCPenney, and Nordstrom.) The 99 Ranch is going into the old Robinson's ...

Per this article. This is the store that's literally across the street from a Pavilions. It's been that way since the Safeway acquisition. I'm surprised they kept two stores open for so long, especially as the distinction between Vons and Pavilions eroded over the years.

New owners of Buy Buy Baby and Harmon (two different companies) plan to reopen some stores later this year.

Macy's Eagle Rock Plaza (Los Angeles, a former May Co.) is closing in September. There are two much nicer Macy's stores nearby, at the Glendale Galleria (former Broadway) and in Pasadena (former Bullock's.)