March 11, 2019

Foot Locker Won the Fourth Quarter and Kept Going

Analysts expected Foot Locker Inc. to deliver same store sales in the neighborhood of 4.5% for the final quarter of...

By Mike Baker

February 27, 2019

The Latest News in Opening and Closings

It’s been a busy week in the news for supermarket opening and closings. At Chain Store Guide, it’s our goal...

By Mike Baker

February 27, 2019

Target Takes a New Approach to 3rd Party Online

Tired of just shopping for products carried by Target on Target.com? You’re in luck. Earlier this week, the company announced...

By Mike Baker

February 27, 2019

Home Depot & Lowes: Graphing the Results

With this morning’s Lowes earnings release, we now have results in hand from both home-improvement retail giants. As usual, Home...

By Mike Baker

February 27, 2019

Home Depot & Lowes: Graphing the Results

With this morning’s Lowes earnings release, we now have results in hand from both home-improvement retail giants. As usual, Home...

By superadmin

February 26, 2019

Five Potential Dine Brands Acquisitions

Click Image to Enlarge  How We Narrowed the List 1. To develop a list of potential Dine Brands acquisition’s targets,...

By Mike Baker

February 25, 2019

Four Pizza Concepts Ready to Expand

If you’re looking for pizza chains that are a lock to add 50 or more net units this year, the...

By Mike Baker

February 25, 2019

AI in the Drive-Thru

In a development that makes absolutely perfect sense, Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard announced that it is partnering with...

By Mike Baker

February 22, 2019

Taking Stock of Store Closings

Two months into the year and we’ve reached a point at which we can chart 2019 store closings by major...

By Mike Baker

February 14, 2019

Breaking: Huge Retail Sales Drop, CSG Polling Proves Out

This morning, the Commerce Department released its retail sales report for December, and the news was not good. The decline...

By Mike Baker

January 30, 2019

Lowe’s Partners with the NFL

In the lead up to this weekend’s Super Bowl, the National Football League and Lowe’s announced last week that the...

By Mike Baker

January 30, 2019

Loads of Leadership Changes in the Last 10 Days

Executive-suite activity levels have ramped up at a number of major chains recently, as the past 10 days have seen...

By Mike Baker