Archive

June 10, 2013

Amazon, Walmart, and Costco – Three Giants Aiming to Shake Up the Grocery Industry

Recently, Walmart has come out and said there is a ‘weak demand for E-Grocery in the U.S.’ Meanwhile, one of...

By Brian List

June 4, 2013

Chain Store Guide Through The Ages: 1940s

This year, Chain Store Guide celebrates its 80th anniversary.  In honor of this occasion, we are hosting a monthly series...

By superadmin

May 31, 2013

Company Snapshot: Stater Bros. Holdings Inc.

Primarily a price-focused supermarket chain, Stater Bros. also looks to ‘green innovation’ for growth through its “Green Waste’” program and...

By Brian List

May 30, 2013

Company Snapshot: Pat O’Brien’s Bar Inc.

Pat O'Brien opened the doors to his eponymous bar on Dec. 3, 1933, two days before the repeal of Prohibition,...

By Linda Helman

May 30, 2013

Company Snapshot: Tractor Supply Co.

Tractor Supply was founded in 1938 as a mail order tractor parts business, in Minot, North Dakota. This, as the...

By Arthur Rosenberg

May 29, 2013

Company Snapshot: Rainbow Apparel Co.

Founded in 1935, the private company grew to over 300 stores by 1999. Rainbow has been a pioneer in apparel...

By Natasha Perry

May 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Hi-School Pharmacy Services LLC

Hi School Pharmacy’s original store opened in 1925, and was named Hi School Store due to its location across the...

By Brian List

May 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, or The Pep Boys as they are commonly called was founded as...

By superadmin

May 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, or The Pep Boys as they are commonly called was founded as...

By Arthur Rosenberg

May 23, 2013

Handy Hardware: No Longer a Co-op?

The past few years have been especially brutal to many of the dealers in our industry. This industry was centrally...

By Arthur Rosenberg

May 17, 2013

Industry Updates: Drug Stores and HBC Chains – May 2013

Personnel Updates: Pharmasave Drugs, which has more than 475 community retail pharmacies across Canada, has appointed Carmen Churcott as CEO....

By Brian List

May 16, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – May 2013

Personnel Update: Aaron’s has named David Buck COO, replacing Ken Butler, who is retiring after 39 years with the company....

By Arthur Rosenberg

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