February 21, 2017

2017 Restaurant Software Survey Results

This month, we continue to bring you new data we’ve compiled while preparing the 2017 Directory of Foodservice Technology. This...

By Mike Baker

February 20, 2017

Whole Foods: Charting the Challenge

Whole Foods is officially struggling – in the opinion of just about everyone since the company released its first quarter...

By Mike Baker

February 20, 2017

Targeting Top Card & Gift Shops

As the dust settles and retailers swap out displays to mark an end to the Valentine’s Day promotional period, what...

By Mike Baker

February 20, 2017

Targeting Top Card & Gift Shops

As the dust settles and retailers swap out displays to mark an end to the Valentine’s Day promotional period, what...

By superadmin

January 30, 2017

Fred’s Hopes to Triple Its Pharmacy Fleet

With some help from Walgreens and Rite Aid and a more than a bit of luck (served up by the...

By Mike Baker

January 26, 2017

Paint Stores by the Numbers

To start the new year, Chain Store Guide researchers and editors are taking stock of the Home Center Operators &...

By Mike Baker

January 26, 2017

Freshii’s Plans of Growth

Freshii Inc. held an initial public offering on Wednesday and intends to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange. In going...

By Mike Baker

January 25, 2017

Specialty Supermarket Expansion by the Numbers

Organic, natural and healthy are three words that mean growth for the specialty-supermarket segment of the grocery industry. Although they’re...

By Mike Baker

January 25, 2017

Holidays Unkind to Department Stores

The results are in and the news continues to get worse for the nation’s largest department stores. Words like “dismal”...

By Mike Baker

January 24, 2017

2017 Tabletop Tablet Survey Results

In preparation for this month’s publication of the 2017 Directory of Foodservice Technology, Chain Store Guide researchers spoke with 40...

By Mike Baker

January 23, 2017

BJ’s Moves into SC: Here’s a Look at the Location

Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club, the third largest membership club in the US, plans to open its first location in South...

By Mike Baker

January 20, 2017

Store Growth Projections for the Natural/Organic Segment

Healthy, fresh, local – three words that have yet to lose their drawing power in the grocery, restaurant and foodservice...

By Mike Baker