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[MUST READ!] Politics and opinions in posts

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This forum is meant to facilitate the discussion of news in the modern retail landscape. Political viewpoints and opinions are not...

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Costco CEO since 2012 steps aside

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by SamSpade » October 18th, 2023, 2:57 pm

Pretty long run for a CEO of a retail company these days.
COO and president of the board is succeeding so not too much excitement around there.
CNN...

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The 99 Store Mail Ad

Last post by storewanderer « Yesterday, 11:58 pm
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by Alpha8472 » November 23rd, 2023, 3:14 am

I looked in my mail and found a two sided ad for The 99 Store. It advertised various items such as $7.99 to around $17.99. There were some small...

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Circuit City Plans In-Store Return

Last post by ClownLoach « November 16th, 2023, 7:34 pm
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by Alpha8472 » November 14th, 2023, 10:12 pm

Circuit City plans in-store return this year with a more expansive rollout in 2024.

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November 16th, 2023, 7:34 pm
San Francisco Prosecuting Crimes

Last post by storewanderer « November 15th, 2023, 2:01 am
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by Alpha8472 » November 8th, 2023, 3:19 am
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I heard on KCBS radio that San Francisco has made many changes and is now arresting and prosecuting people for theft. The days of rampant theft are...
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November 15th, 2023, 2:01 am
BuyBuy Baby To Open 11 Stores Before The Holidays

Last post by Alpha8472 « November 14th, 2023, 10:08 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 26th, 2023, 6:26 pm

Buy Buy Baby is opening 11 stores in time for the holidays. I got a coupon in the mail advertising Bed Bath and Beyond's website. They are really...

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November 14th, 2023, 10:08 pm
Z Gallerie Closing All Stores

Last post by ClownLoach « November 10th, 2023, 11:48 am
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by rwsandiego » November 10th, 2023, 8:02 am

After filing for Chapter 11 in October, Z Gallerie is closing its brick-and-mortar stores, according to KTLA.

I was never impressed with their...

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November 10th, 2023, 11:48 am
Amazon Closing Clothing Stores

Last post by storewanderer « November 5th, 2023, 9:03 am
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by ClownLoach » November 2nd, 2023, 8:32 pm

I already commented on another thread, but I thought it would get more attention with the more accurate subject line announcing the closure of these...

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November 5th, 2023, 9:03 am
Jelly Belly Company Sold To Ferrara Candy Company

Last post by Alpha8472 « November 4th, 2023, 2:08 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 27th, 2023, 2:14 am

The Fairfield, California based company Jelly Belly and the Jelly Belly Factory has been sold to Chicago based Ferrara Candy Company.

Jelly Belly...

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November 4th, 2023, 2:08 pm
Best Buy to Discontinue Physical Media

Last post by storewanderer « October 27th, 2023, 12:14 am
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by BatteryMill » October 13th, 2023, 9:44 pm
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Not sure why this thread hasn't been made yet...

Best Buy is discontinuing their DVD and Blu-ray collection. This change takes effect as of Q1 2024,...
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October 27th, 2023, 12:14 am
Texas Rangers Store With Amazon RFID Just Walk Out

Last post by Alpha8472 « October 26th, 2023, 6:20 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 26th, 2023, 6:03 pm

Amazon's Just Walk Out cameras could not handle apparel or softlines. So Amazon has added RFID chips to apparel to keep track of the items. The...

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October 26th, 2023, 6:20 pm
Lowe's Invests In Employees & Has Lower Theft

Last post by ClownLoach « October 20th, 2023, 4:03 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 25th, 2023, 10:30 pm
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Lowe's has invested in more staffing than its competitors and in turn has less theft.

More employees on the sales floor creates better customer...
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October 20th, 2023, 4:03 pm
Eddie Bauer dumbs down logo for GenZ

Last post by SamSpade « October 18th, 2023, 12:21 pm
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by Brian Lutz » October 10th, 2023, 7:15 am
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Eddie Bauer, in an effort to make their logo readable to GenZ people who apparently consider cursive writing some sort of hieroglyphics, has created...
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October 18th, 2023, 12:21 pm
Dollar Tree To Change Some Items Back to $1

Last post by storewanderer « October 17th, 2023, 11:40 pm
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by Alpha8472 » August 2nd, 2023, 9:09 am
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Dollar Tree will change 300 to 400 items back to $1. Apparently, some items are priced lower at other retailers.
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October 17th, 2023, 11:40 pm
Banana Republic Opens New Flagship in San Francisco

Last post by rwsandiego « October 14th, 2023, 6:56 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 12th, 2023, 10:56 am

The new slimmed down Flagship opens in downtown at Union Square. This new store seems to feature mostly furniture. Furniture stores are profitable...

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October 14th, 2023, 6:56 pm
REI Store Level Layoffs

Last post by storewanderer « October 14th, 2023, 10:30 am

by storewanderer » October 14th, 2023, 10:30 am

It appears this involves cutting a position called sales lead which some stores had and some didn't.

Corporate level was previously restructured...

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October 14th, 2023, 10:30 am
Scheels Opens 250,00 Square Foot Store in Phoenix

Last post by storewanderer « October 9th, 2023, 9:50 pm
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by Alpha8472 » October 7th, 2023, 1:55 pm
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Scheels opened a 250,000 square foot store. It features a saltwater aquarium, wildlife mountain, shoes, team sports gear, fishing, and hunting...
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October 9th, 2023, 9:50 pm
JoAnn-"restructuring"

Last post by storewanderer « October 8th, 2023, 10:46 pm
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by buckguy » September 16th, 2023, 4:58 am
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They've had lots of ups and downs and seem to have plenty of problems now:
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October 8th, 2023, 10:46 pm
Toys R Us Opening 24 Flagship Stores in 2024

Last post by Alpha8472 « September 30th, 2023, 6:21 pm
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by Alpha8472 » September 29th, 2023, 9:37 pm

These 24 Flagship stores will open in a deal with Go! Retail Group. The 452 Toys R Us shops at Macy's will remain.

Go! already sold toys, games, and...

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September 30th, 2023, 6:21 pm
99 Cents Only

Last post by storewanderer « September 28th, 2023, 12:03 am
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by storewanderer » June 5th, 2022, 11:52 am
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Now they will match any competitor's price:

I don't know. I can't imagine many customers even asking for price matches there. Not sure what it...
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September 28th, 2023, 12:03 am
Dick's closing Moosejaw stores

Last post by buckguy « September 25th, 2023, 4:46 am
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by buckguy » September 24th, 2023, 8:32 am

Dick's will close all but 3 of the stores and merge the business into its Public Lands chain

Moosejaw used to be owned by Walmart--They paid $51M...

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September 25th, 2023, 4:46 am
Halloween Sales Expected To Reach Record Levels

Last post by Alpha8472 « September 21st, 2023, 8:16 pm

by Alpha8472 » September 21st, 2023, 8:16 pm

Big box stores are the main place that people buy Halloween products. I read another article that listed chain Halloween stores as number one and...

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September 21st, 2023, 8:16 pm
Harbor Freight ramping up TV/Radio ads

Last post by buckguy « September 21st, 2023, 4:54 am
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by Super S » September 20th, 2023, 6:39 pm

I have noticed over the last few weeks that Harbor Freight has been heavily advertising on both radio and TV in my area (Portland market) I don't...

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September 21st, 2023, 4:54 am
Sketchers Adds A Costco Style Food Court Window

Last post by Alpha8472 « September 18th, 2023, 4:06 pm

by Alpha8472 » September 18th, 2023, 4:06 pm

A shoe store has added a food court window with a menu board and food items just like Costco. Sales at the store have increased dramatically.

They...

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September 18th, 2023, 4:06 pm
Big Lots

Last post by Romr123 « September 15th, 2023, 1:15 pm
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by cjd » March 27th, 2022, 8:10 am
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I went to Big Lots yesterday, I had not been in a long time.

This is what I'd consider a quite old Big Lots, I can remember it being open in at...
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September 15th, 2023, 1:15 pm
Dollar Tree, etc.

Last post by Brian Lutz « September 15th, 2023, 12:14 pm
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by veteran+ » March 3rd, 2023, 9:10 am
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Isn't that special......................

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September 15th, 2023, 12:14 pm

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