Retail Watchers

Direct Store Distribution - those companies that bring their own items in to stock (like the ones you mention).

Look at Sears for example. People spent their entire working lives in one store and one dept. and made a darn good living doing it and then could look forward to a decent retirement as well. And their demise has been well documented right here on this board. It's just all part of the "dumbing ...

This sounds like a few years ago when Sears was aggressively pushing the Shop Your Way program. And that's worked out very well for them hasn't it :roll: I totally depend on caller ID for my home phone (guess I'm one of the few people left with a landline and my cell is a flip phone so that qualifi...

I was hoping to post the spot, but I can't find it online anywhere. They appear to be the only retailer (locally) heavily pushing a "Black Friday sale" event specifically on the day. The TV ad also makes no mention of doorbusters, etc. etc. so it must be modified slightly from the norm. A...

I did notice yesterday that they added the Dave's Single back to the 2 for $5 deal, when it was previously only chicken items. I assume that means they aren't supply constrained on beef anymore. Very likely - one of our supermarket chains here has had ground beef on sale for under $2/lb. two of the...

It used to be that you didn’t eat inside the theater....that is what the intermission was for. Not sure if they still (were) doing that, but one local theater even a few years ago would allow food but not beverages in the theater itself, just in the lobby. While it seems odd, it makes sense - much ...

Hannaford has Turkey this week for $0.37/lb. with a limit of 2 but no minimum purchase to get that price. I think we just have to write this year off folks. Price Chopper is a little worse - $0.48/lb. + $25 Purchase, Limit 1. ShopRite, of course, is still doing their free turkey/turkey breast/ham/k...

The only store I've seen locally that even mentions capacity limits is Hannaford. There's a sign right at the door saying capacity is limited to 140 people and it's been that way for months. Now, here's something that sign doesn't say-is that 140 customers or 140 customers AND employees? Maybe my &...

with thanksgiving fast approaching and cases rising rapidly, i could see a situation where stores could be ordered to offer curbside/delivery only to keep people home and away from gathering. Not sure that's possible with grocery stores since it doesn't seem legal to prevent people from getting nee...

Also, there is an aluminium can shortage. Diet root beer and diet cream soda is in short supply. They are rationing aluminum cans. Only the most popular sodas are being produced right now. Diet is not a priority right now. Progresso soup is also in short supply due to the aluminum shortage. Can mak...