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April 11, 2013

Menards Growing Through An Interstate Bigger Box

For years the top three retailers listed in Chain Store Guide’s database of Home Center Operators and Hardware Chains have...

By Arthur Rosenberg

April 11, 2013

Eighty Years Later and Still Goin’ Strong…

In 1933, Irving Slobod published The List of Restaurant Chains, a compilation of a few hundred restaurant operators across the...

By Linda Helman

April 10, 2013

Insight Special: JC Penney – Ron Johnson’s Gone, So It’s Back to The Future?

An Insight posted here last week noted the rather drastic, 97% pay-cut imposed on Ron Johnson by JC Penney’s board...

By Arthur Rosenberg

April 10, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lilly Pulitzer Inc.

Lilly Pulitzer, named after the founder and designer herself, started in 1959 in West Palm Beach, FL. The company’s bright...

By Natasha Perry

April 9, 2013

Point of Sale Snapshot for Retail and Foodservice

Chain Store Guide’s Databases of Retail and Foodservice Technology are designed to help users identify the technologies currently implemented in...

By Matt Werhner

April 8, 2013

Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Experiment Flops Big Time in the U.S.

Some are calling it one of the largest failures in modern supermarket retailing, if not the largest ever. Tesco came...

By superadmin

April 8, 2013

Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Experiment Flops Big Time in the U.S.

Some are calling it one of the largest failures in modern supermarket retailing, if not the largest ever. Tesco came...

By Brian List

April 4, 2013

A Letter of Admission and An Act Of Admonition From JC Penney

Worse, quarterly financials consistently reflected the sharp negative reactions to the new policies at JCP.

By Arthur Rosenberg

March 29, 2013

Company Snapshot: Thrifty White Drug Stores Inc.

Founded in 1884, Thrifty White is one of the oldest remaining independent drug chains in the country.

By Brian List

March 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza, long known for its speedy pizza making and delivery service, is now promoting to its customers that slower...

By Matt Werhner

March 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lowe’s Tepidly Anticipates a House in Order

When most people think of home improvement retailers, Lowe’s and rival Home Depot often first come to mind.

By Arthur Rosenberg

March 27, 2013

Company Snapshot: Rue 21 Inc.

Rue 21 stores offer apparel and accessories for juniors and young men. The company was founded in 1976.

By Natasha Perry

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