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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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Lowe's Invests In Employees & Has Lower Theft

Last post by ClownLoach « Yesterday, 3:34 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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99 Cents Only

Last post by storewanderer « Yesterday, 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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Gas Station Rebuilding

Last post by Alpha8472 « September 25th, 2023, 4:09 pm

by Alpha8472 » September 25th, 2023, 4:09 pm

The awful rundown ARCO AMPM in Dublin, California was shut down recently. They put a fence around the entire station.

I don't know if it is a...

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September 25th, 2023, 4:09 pm
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
JoAnn-"restructuring"

Last post by storewanderer « September 17th, 2023, 11:52 pm
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by buckguy » September 16th, 2023, 4:58 am

They've had lots of ups and downs and seem to have plenty of problems now:

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September 17th, 2023, 11:52 pm
Did Plaid Pantry quietly get sold?

Last post by jamcool « September 17th, 2023, 3:58 pm
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by SamSpade » September 17th, 2023, 8:45 am

In recent years these stores have really seen a facelift to newer wall graphics, floor improvements, more fresh product added.

When I worked with...

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September 17th, 2023, 3:58 pm
EG Group exit from Davenport, IA

Last post by storewanderer « September 16th, 2023, 11:46 pm

by storewanderer » September 16th, 2023, 11:46 pm

So in Davenport, IA Kroger had a collection of old run down 70s 7-11 units running as Kwik Shops. Never knew Kroger had these locations but assume...

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September 16th, 2023, 11:46 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
American Eagle sues Westfield over San Francisco Centre crime

Last post by ClownLoach « September 15th, 2023, 12:19 am
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by ClownLoach » September 13th, 2023, 3:15 pm

Here we go again. I heard that mall tenants are starting to sue their landlords over various conditions but this is the most high profile case so...

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September 15th, 2023, 12:19 am
Round1 Bowling and Amusements Taking Over Nordstrom in San Francisco

Last post by ClownLoach « September 13th, 2023, 11:02 am
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by Alpha8472 » September 9th, 2023, 7:31 pm

The empty Nordstrom at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco will be transformed into a Bowling Alley, Arcade, bar, and amusement center.

Round1 is...

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September 13th, 2023, 11:02 am
Best Buy Says Tech Sales Has Reached A Low Point

Last post by submariner « September 11th, 2023, 7:59 am
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by Alpha8472 » August 30th, 2023, 4:40 am
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Sales of computers, appliances, tablets, and mobile phones is down. Perhaps people just don't want to spend money on items that they don't need....
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September 11th, 2023, 7:59 am
Radio Shack brand sold, could a B&M comeback be in the works?

Last post by ClownLoach « September 7th, 2023, 10:56 am
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by Brian Lutz » September 3rd, 2023, 10:25 am

The rights to the Radio Shack brand in the US, Canada and 30 other countries have been purchased by Unicomer (which already owned the rights to the...

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September 7th, 2023, 10:56 am
Gas & Diesel Contamination in Florida

Last post by storewanderer « August 30th, 2023, 8:46 am
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by Alpha8472 » August 29th, 2023, 3:44 pm

Citgo says there was a gas and diesel mix up that is affecting many Citgo supplied gas stations in Florida. It seems like this has happened before at...

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August 30th, 2023, 8:46 am
7-Eleven Houston and Dallas: Two completely different stores

Last post by wnetmacman « August 30th, 2023, 6:42 am
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by storewanderer » August 20th, 2023, 12:17 pm

7-Eleven in Houston and Dallas is very interesting. 7-Eleven in Dallas seems to be the same trash chain I am used to on the west coast with...

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August 30th, 2023, 6:42 am
Petco Selling Fancy Feast Again

Last post by storewanderer « August 28th, 2023, 9:44 pm
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by rwsandiego » August 25th, 2023, 7:21 pm

According to the Petco website , they are selling Fancy Feast cat food again. They had discontinued selling it when they discontinued selling pet...

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August 28th, 2023, 9:44 pm
Shein buys 1/3 of Forever 21

Last post by buckguy « August 27th, 2023, 7:48 am
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by Brian Lutz » August 24th, 2023, 1:56 pm

Singapore based (but Chinese originated) fast fashion retailer Shein is buying 1/3 of Forever 21's parent company Sparc. Shein currently has no...

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August 27th, 2023, 7:48 am
Race Way, Race Trak, Sold Off

Last post by storewanderer « August 23rd, 2023, 11:04 pm
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by storewanderer » August 20th, 2023, 12:10 pm

What is the situation with this chain Race Trak?

Going around Dallas I see a good number of Race Trak stations and these seem to be pretty high...

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August 23rd, 2023, 11:04 pm
Gas station brands appearing in new areas

Last post by Alpha8472 « August 23rd, 2023, 3:34 pm
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by Super S » August 16th, 2023, 10:49 pm
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Over the last few years, I have seen several brands popping up locally (Southwest Washington) which either faded away once before, or have never been...
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August 23rd, 2023, 3:34 pm
BBB in Chapter 11

Last post by ClownLoach « August 18th, 2023, 4:00 pm
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by buckguy » April 23rd, 2023, 5:17 am
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I went to one last week and was surprised at how much they had although a lot of it was housebrand. They seemed to have a limited number of brands,...
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August 18th, 2023, 4:00 pm
Pilot/Flying J new brand: One 9 Travel Center

Last post by wnetmacman « August 17th, 2023, 1:39 pm
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by storewanderer » June 29th, 2023, 12:32 am

For some reason Pilot/Flying J has added another travel center brand to its portfolio called One 9 Travel Center.

Some of these One 9 units are...

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Last post by wnetmacman
August 17th, 2023, 1:39 pm
Wawa All Digital Store With No Shelves

Last post by BillyGr « August 15th, 2023, 11:48 am
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by Alpha8472 » August 9th, 2023, 12:13 am
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A Wawa has converted to an all digital format with no shelves. You order from a kiosk or app and employees behind the counter will fulfill your...
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August 15th, 2023, 11:48 am

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