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Target 2022

Last post by storewanderer « Today, 12:26 pm
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by Romr123 » February 6th, 2022, 9:12 am
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I'll kick off a discussion of Target 2022 with a report from my visit last night at about 6:30 to the Super Target in Menifee, CA. Right off the...
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2022: 10 Kmart, 23 Sears stores remain...

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Based on data available as of 31 December, 2021 (Updated 16 April 2022), here's where we stand:

Kmart - 9 total : 3 stores in the 50 States, 1 in...
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Employees Want To Fight Back

Last post by veteran+ « Yesterday, 2:27 pm
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by Alpha8472 » June 29th, 2022, 12:37 am

Attacks on retail employees has gotten so bad recently, that some unions have won the right for employees to fight back against violent customers. I...

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Lack Of Air Conditioning At Stores

Last post by Alpha8472 « June 29th, 2022, 12:26 am
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by Alpha8472 » June 21st, 2022, 11:51 pm
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It was over 100 degrees today in many parts of Northern California. The stores seems to be skimping on the air conditioning.

It was almost...
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June 29th, 2022, 12:26 am
Potential multiple takeover bids for Kohl's

Last post by storewanderer « June 24th, 2022, 11:03 pm
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by Brian Lutz » January 25th, 2022, 3:55 pm
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Kohl's is reporting that several different private equity firms have expressed interest in an acquisition of the chain. One bid would value the chain...
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June 24th, 2022, 11:03 pm
Walmart observations

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I have been noticing a decline in the Walmart closest to my home.

A little background: Several years back, a second Walmart was built in Longview,...
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June 23rd, 2022, 11:31 pm
Retailers Have Too Much Inventory

Last post by storewanderer « June 6th, 2022, 12:02 am
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by Alpha8472 » May 29th, 2022, 5:49 pm

Retailers now have too much inventory. Now that the supply chain has eased, stores have received merchandise earlier than anticipated. There is too...

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June 6th, 2022, 12:02 am
Kohl's To Open 100 Small Format Stores

Last post by bryceleinan « June 4th, 2022, 5:17 pm
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by Alpha8472 » May 28th, 2022, 2:03 pm
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Kohl's will open 100 small format stores around 35,000 square feet compared to 80,000 square feet for most existing stores. The company will also...
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June 4th, 2022, 5:17 pm
BrandX To Relaunch Bon Ton and Open a Carson's

Last post by Mgomrjsurf « May 30th, 2022, 9:55 pm
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by Alpha8472 » May 25th, 2022, 4:36 am

A new company called BrandX has bought the names of various regional department store chains including Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Carson Pirie Scott,...

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May 30th, 2022, 9:55 pm
Nordstrom: dying too?

Last post by BreakingThrough « May 20th, 2022, 3:15 pm
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by ClownLoach » May 18th, 2022, 11:04 am

On another thread someone mentioned that they felt a Nordstrom may be thriving and helping a busy shopping center where Macy's had left. I checked...

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May 20th, 2022, 3:15 pm
Wall Township Kmart To Become Target: Delay

Last post by Brian Lutz « May 20th, 2022, 11:29 am
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by Alpha8472 » May 15th, 2022, 9:10 am

The former 91,000 square foot Kmart was supposed to open May 15, 2022 but it has been postponed. No new date has been set.

It looks very similar to...

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May 20th, 2022, 11:29 am
Target and Unions

Last post by veteran+ « May 19th, 2022, 8:09 am
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by Alpha8472 » May 12th, 2022, 10:03 pm
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Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia are in the process of filing for a union election.

Close to 60 Starbucks have voted to...
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May 19th, 2022, 8:09 am
Retail Theft Ring Loot Discovered

Last post by mbz321 « May 17th, 2022, 7:17 am
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by Alpha8472 » May 14th, 2022, 10:05 pm
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A huge amount of stolen merchandise from a suspected retail theft ring has been located in Pittsburg in Contra Costa County, California. A suspect...
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May 17th, 2022, 7:17 am
Walmart Arson Attack By Shoplifters: Total Loss

Last post by Alpha8472 « May 14th, 2022, 4:29 am
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by Alpha8472 » March 29th, 2022, 3:15 pm
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A Walmart was set on fire March 23 by shoplifters in Fremont, California. The store is now shut down. All merchandise is ruined and must be thrown...
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May 14th, 2022, 4:29 am
Bi-Mart / Walgreen's

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by kr.abs.swy » September 30th, 2021, 10:49 pm
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Bi-Mart just announced that they will be selling all of their remaining pharmacy files to Walgreen's.

They already had closed the Portland-area...
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May 10th, 2022, 9:20 am
JCPenney owners offer to buy Kohl's

Last post by ClownLoach « April 28th, 2022, 8:44 pm
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by Super S » April 25th, 2022, 2:03 pm

This almost sounds like another Sears-Kmart partnership in the making.

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April 28th, 2022, 8:44 pm
Target Machete Attack

Last post by veteran+ « April 26th, 2022, 8:18 am
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by Alpha8472 » April 23rd, 2022, 3:52 am

A Target near me in the affluent suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area in Walnut Creek, California had a machete attack. The man tried to rob a cash...

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April 26th, 2022, 8:18 am
Clothestime & Other Clothing Stores

Last post by bryceleinan « April 10th, 2022, 8:01 pm
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by Alpha8472 » April 10th, 2022, 10:37 am

There used to be many Clothestime stores. Does anyone know what happened to this chain?

It was some kind of discount clothing store similar to Ross...

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April 10th, 2022, 8:01 pm
Clothing/Softlines and Price on Tag

Last post by storewanderer « March 14th, 2022, 9:06 pm
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by storewanderer » March 12th, 2022, 8:37 pm

So it appears there is a trend specifically at Wal Mart but I assume other retailers as well, where they are no longer including the price on...

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March 14th, 2022, 9:06 pm
Any memories of Robinsons-May in Beverly Hills CA?

Last post by luckysaver « February 13th, 2022, 2:53 am

by luckysaver » February 13th, 2022, 2:53 am

Anybody have memories of shopping at the old Robinsons-May in Beverly Hills CA next to the Beverly Hilton (store entrance on 9900 Wilshire Blvd,...

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February 13th, 2022, 2:53 am
Retail Slowdown

Last post by mbz321 « February 10th, 2022, 6:37 pm
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by Alpha8472 » January 1st, 2022, 6:44 pm
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Since the Christmas shopping season is over, I have noticed a major slowdown in retail sales. Even Walmart seems eerily empty than before. Everywhere...
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February 10th, 2022, 6:37 pm
Amazon to open first retail clothing store

Last post by Brian Lutz « January 25th, 2022, 2:29 pm
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by Brian Lutz » January 20th, 2022, 9:34 am
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The store will open at the Americana at Brand in Glendale CA and will be roughly the size of a Kohl's store (30,000 square feet), but will show only...
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January 25th, 2022, 2:29 pm
Macy's Closing More Stores? (Later in 2022 or in 2023?)

Last post by Blueboy8 « January 23rd, 2022, 4:18 pm
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by TheBigSmall » January 11th, 2022, 8:52 pm
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So apparently Macy's still plans to close more stores after the recent announcement of 8 closures. Here is the article:

Here is a list of the...
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January 23rd, 2022, 4:18 pm
City of Issaquah proposes emergency ordinances targeting inaction by stores on shoplifting

Last post by Brian Lutz « January 20th, 2022, 10:36 am

by Brian Lutz » January 20th, 2022, 10:36 am

In a bit of an odd reversal from what we normally hear about retail crime, the City of Issaquah(WA) is proposing two ordinances in response to what...

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January 20th, 2022, 10:36 am
Macy's Closing 10 Stores in January 2022

Last post by ClownLoach « January 6th, 2022, 6:34 pm
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by TheBigSmall » December 3rd, 2021, 8:23 pm
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Macys is closing 10 stores in January 2022 as part of the plan to close 125 stores by 2023. About 65 have closed between 2020 and 2021. The reason is...
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