Archive

February 14, 2012

Company Snapshot: CARE Pharmacies Inc.

Address: 100 Daingerfield Rd Ste 400 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-6301 Telephone: 703-414-5430 Internet Homepage: http://www.carepharmacies.com Total Current Stores: 52 Trading Areas:...

By Brian List

February 13, 2012

Company Snapshot: Ace Hardware Corp.

Address: 2200 Kensington Ct. Oak Brook, IL 60523-2100 Telephone: 630 990-6600 Internet Homepage: http://www.acehardware.com Total Annual Sales: $3,530,731,000 Senior Executives:...

By Arthur Rosenberg

February 8, 2012

The Restaurant Industry Looks Ahead

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) recently released its annual Restaurant Industry Forecast, and the outlook is promising. The Association projects...

By Linda Helman

February 6, 2012

BI-LO/Winn Dixie Merger Would Create 690 Location, $10B Supermarket Chain

Although the proposed merger BI-LO/Winn Dixie has hit a snag from a group of Winn Dixie stockholders, it still has...

By Brian List

February 6, 2012

Best Buy’s Fright Update

Last month I wrote a piece reviewing what many viewed as Best Buy’s fright before Christmas.  I explored Best Buy’s...

By Arthur Rosenberg

January 31, 2012

Chain Store Guide’s 2012 Databases

Research for Chain Store Guide’s 2012 Databases of Retail and Foodservice Technology has concluded and both editions are now available. Over the past year...

By Matt Werhner

January 30, 2012

Company Snapshot: Canadian Tire Corporation Limited

Address: 2180 Yonge St. Toronto, ON M4P 2V8 Telephone: 416 480-3000 Internet Homepage: http:/www/canadiantire.ca Total Current Stores: 487 Trading Areas:...

By Arthur Rosenberg

January 30, 2012

Company Snapshot: Jake’s Franchising LLC

Address: 1157 Highland Ave., Ste 209 Cheshire, CT  06410 Telephone: 203 439-7991 Internet Homepage: www.waybackburgers.com Total Current Locations: 42 Trading...

By Linda Helman

January 27, 2012

Company Snapshot: Bodega Latina Corporation

Address: 14601B Lakewood Blvd Paramount, CA 90723 Telephone: 562-616-8800 Internet Homepage: http://elsupermarkets.com/index.htm Total Current Stores: 36 Trading Areas: CA, AZ,...

By Brian List

January 27, 2012

A Slam Dunk?

Dunkin’ Donuts (DD) recently announced the opening of its landmark 10,000th restaurant, a location in Xi’An, China. Competing for the...

By Linda Helman

January 26, 2012

Home Depot vs. Lowe’s: a Brief Update

For years the image of this industry, held by experts as well as outsiders, was simply summed up by the...

By Arthur Rosenberg

January 16, 2012

Company Snapshot: Aaron’s Inc.

Address: 309 E Paces Ferry Rd NE Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Telephone: 404-231-0011 Internet Homepage: http://www.aaronrents.com Total Current Locations: 1,900+ Trading...

By Linda Helman

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