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September 22, 2011

Home Center Company Snapshot: Tractor Supply Co.

Address: 200 Powell Pl. Brentwood, TN 37002-7514 Telephone: (615) 440-4000 Internet Homepage: http://www.tractorsupply.com Company Email: customerservice@tractorsupply.com Total Store Count: 1,043...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 22, 2011

Home Center Company Profile: Menard Inc.

Address: 5101 Menard Dr Eau Claire,WI54703-9604 Telephone: 715 876-5911 Internet Homepage: http://www.menards.com Total Stores: 259 Total Square Footage: 36,260,000 Total...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 22, 2011

Does Netflix Miss Blockbuster?

Just this past March I wrote a piece focusing on the unlikely but similarly star-crossed paths of Blockbuster and Best...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 20, 2011

Lowe’s Closes Stores; Not Menard!

Recently an article from a somewhat obscure source came across my desk.  The headline referenced two store closings in a...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 19, 2011

A Retail Resurgence

CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) recently released its second annual Shop Talk: A Retailer’s Perspective, the results of a survey that...

By Linda Helman

September 15, 2011

Technology News Update

FOODSERVICE TECHNOLOGY A&P has selected DemandTec’s Deal Management software service to help streamline its deal and allowance management capabilities. Winn-Dixie...

By Matt Werhner

September 15, 2011

Drug Store and HBC Chains Industry Updates | September

Personnel Updates: CVS Caremark has appointed Mark S. Cosby as President of CVS/pharmacy, effective 10-1-2011.  Cosby succeeds Larry Merlo, who...

By Brian List

September 15, 2011

Home Center and Hardware Industry Updates

Personnel Updates: Ace Hardware Corp., announced that Dorvin D. Lively most recently Exec VP and CFO has left the company...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 15, 2011

They Say Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

Lululemon Athletica Inc., the sports apparel company known for its pricey yoga gear, was featured in Chain Store Guide’s Companies...

By Natasha Perry

September 15, 2011

Is Pie the New Cupcake?

In December of last year, the Betty Crocker blog posited that pie would be a hot trend in 2011. In...

By Linda Helman

September 15, 2011

Company Snapshot: Edible Arrangements International Inc.

Address: 95 Barnes Rd Wallingford CT 06492 Telephone: 203 774-8000 Internet Homepage: www.ediblearrangements.com www.eafranchise.com Company email: eafg@ediblearrangements.com Total Current Stores:...

By Linda Helman

September 13, 2011

How Walmart’s Scattered Merchandising Policies Helped Save Kmart

When Walmart news hits the New York Times, as it often does, it’s generally big news.  One of the latest...

By Arthur Rosenberg

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