July 26, 2018

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Concepts We Like

Pitas and bowls and chickpeas and chicken. Add them up, and they equal growth for most of the “new wave”...

By Mike Baker

July 26, 2018

Home Depot Expands Online Fulfillment with Lockers

In a move to increase operational efficiency and boost the profile of its buy-online-pickup-in-store program, Home Depot will begin a...

By Mike Baker

July 25, 2018

Party City to Extend Some of Its 250 Short Term Leases

In the run-up to Halloween 2018, Party City is again in the market for 250 to 300 spaces to house...

By Mike Baker

July 24, 2018

Walmart and Microsoft Dig Deeper vs Amazon

Last week, as retail rival Amazon dominated headlines in the run up to, shaky start of and ultimate success from...

By Mike Baker

July 23, 2018

Walmart: Same Day Delivery across US in 5 Years

Speaking at a Fortune conference last week, Jet.com founder and Walmart.com CEO Marc Lore threw down the gauntlet when he...

By Mike Baker

June 28, 2018

Breaking News: Amazon Trumps CVS Rollout

Amazon has done it again. Thursday, the company announced it had reached an agreement to acquire online pharmacy Pillpack for...

By Mike Baker

June 28, 2018

Changes at Chipotle: More Energy, More Fun, Fewer Stores

And a move to Southern California. But we already knew about that. Those are my initial thoughts from the special...

By Mike Baker

June 27, 2018

Top 10 Hardware Retailers – 2018 Edition

In advance of the July publication of the 72nd annual edition of Chain Store Guide’s Home Center Operators & Hardware Chains...

By Mike Baker

June 27, 2018

Five Below Adding 125 Stores as Growth Continues

Five Below continues to expand. The company closed 2017 with 625 stores, having grown by 103 net units, or 19.7% on...

By Mike Baker

June 27, 2018

PacSun and Eddie Bauer Find a New Home – Of Sorts

Golden Gate Capital, the owner of Pacific Sunwear of California and Eddie Bauer, announced the creation a new operating company,...

By Mike Baker

June 25, 2018

Ahold Delhaize Launches Peapod Digital Labs

While the Kroger-Ocado tech deal garnered a ton of attention in recent weeks, Ahold Delhaize USA, a subsidiary of 10th...

By Mike Baker

June 25, 2018

10 Years of Growth and Counting: Sprouts Opens #300

Earlier in June, Sprouts Farmers Market opened its 300th store, and in doing so, expanded into South Carolina for the...

By Mike Baker