December 29, 2016

A Good Year at e.l.f.

They bill themselves as one of the fastest growing cosmetics companies in the U.S. and with the kind of year...

By Mike Baker

December 29, 2016

Farm & Home: Top Stores of 2016

With a few days left in 2016 (give or take), let’s have a look at the current state of the...

By Mike Baker

December 29, 2016

Farm & Home: Top Stores of 2016

With a few days left in 2016 (give or take), let’s have a look at the current state of the...

By superadmin

December 28, 2016

Caleres Tries Allen Edmonds on for Size

Footwear specialist Caleres (Brown Shoe Company until 2015) announced mid-month that it acquired upmarket shoe and accessories manufacturer and retailer...

By Mike Baker

December 28, 2016

First Look at the Latest Retail Technology Data

As we noted last month, Chain Store Guide is wrapping up work on next year’s first publications, one of which...

By Mike Baker

December 28, 2016

PetSmart Testing a New, Smaller Footprint

With 1,500 North American locations and the largest chunk of market share among pet retailers, PetSmart is trialing the viability...

By Mike Baker

December 21, 2016

The Ten Largest Discounters in 2016

As we wind down the data-gathering and analysis for 2016, we’ve queried Chain Store Guide’s Database of Discount, Dollar &...

By Mike Baker

December 21, 2016

Whole Foods Partnering with Local Restaurants

The new Tustin, CA Whole Foods recently opened with a twist. The Tustin store is the first Whole Foods location...

By Mike Baker

November 25, 2016

Bartell Drugs Signs on with Amazon

They’re not delivering prescription meds, but Bartell Drugs joined another Seattle stalwart last week to become the first drugstore to...

By Mike Baker

November 24, 2016

Westlake Ace Hardware: Corp. Funds Fuel Growth

Ace Hardware Corporation’s move back into the retail business is paying dividends. Facing the prospect of private equity owners selling...

By Mike Baker

November 24, 2016

Street-Level View: Domino’s and Pizza Hut Franchisees

In last month’s Restaurant + Foodservice Exclusive, we looked at the five largest Burger King franchisees in the US using...

By Mike Baker

November 23, 2016

Targeting Fast-Growing Sandwich Chains

In last month’s Commercial Real Estate Exclusive, we looked at the five largest Pizza Hut franchisees in the US using...

By Mike Baker