September 30, 2016

Pharmacy Same-Store Sales Tracker

As Walgreens attempts to unload what now appears to be 650 stores to satisfy regulators in its bid to acquire...

By Mike Baker

September 29, 2016

Five Fast-Casual Poke Concepts to Watch

Signs are that poke is ready to shed the “emerging” piece of the “emerging trend” label that it’s picked up...

By Mike Baker

September 29, 2016

“Lackluster” Summer for Lowe’s

The summer started off with a bang for the home improvement giant when Lowe’s sealed the Rona, Inc. deal in...

By Mike Baker

September 28, 2016

Top 5 North American Candy Retailers

The editorial team at Chain Store Guide is busy finishing up work on the 2017 edition of the Directory of...

By Mike Baker

September 28, 2016

Sears Holdings: Closings Continue

Another terrible quarterly earnings report from Sears at the end of August (for Q2 ended 7.30.16) was followed by last...

By Mike Baker

September 27, 2016

Subway’s Summer of Technology

Subway spent the summer making moves (two moves, in particular) that underscore the company’s commitment to its omnichannel marketing and...

By Mike Baker

September 26, 2016

Lidl and Aldi Look Ahead

With 10,000+ stores in 27 countries, discount giant Lidl has its sights set on joining fellow German-based global discounter Aldi...

By Mike Baker

September 26, 2016

Toys R Us: Renewed Prosperity for American Girl?

Mattel subsidiary American Girl, Inc., of $100-doll fame, has partnered with Toys R Us to make American Girl branded dolls...

By Mike Baker

August 31, 2016

The Halal Guys Nationwide Expansion by the Numbers

Famous for having the longest street-food lines in New York City since 1990, The Halal Guys are bringing their American...

By Mike Baker

August 26, 2016

Kroger Acquisition Bolsters Its Specialty Pharmacy Reach

As first we noted in the August 2016 Drug Stores & HBC Chains DataTrac report, The Kroger Co. made a...

By Mike Baker

August 25, 2016

Record Sales for The Home Depot

Last December, The Home Depot established an ambitious revenue target of $101 billion for fiscal 2018. That goal required annual...

By Mike Baker

August 25, 2016

Fast Pizza and Once-Cool Casual Midway through the Year

We’re past the midway point in the year, and the general consensus finds that the foodservice industry faces an increasingly...

By Mike Baker