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

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