October 26, 2016

Bass Pro Shop’s Cabela’s Acquisition by the Numbers

Earlier in the month, Bass Pro Shops announced that it will acquire fellow outdoor recreation and apparel retailer Cabela’s in...

By Mike Baker

October 26, 2016

Franchise Focus: Pizza Hut’s Top Franchisees

Last week, the Chain Store Guide team launched our newest product – The Top 20 Restaurant Franchises database, a new tool that...

By Mike Baker

October 25, 2016

Click-and-Collect: Analyzing the Top 10 Grocery Chains

Supermarket and grocery chains are increasingly deploying some form of click-and-collect service as a component of their ominchannel strategy. The...

By Mike Baker

October 24, 2016

Walmart Building Plans Reflect Ecommerce Focus

Fresh off its $3 billion purchase of ecommerce startup Jet.com in August, recent announcements of cuts to capital expenditures and...

By Mike Baker

October 21, 2016

The Shape of Supervalu after Save-A-Lot

Supervalu Inc. announced this week that it has agreed to sell its Save-A-Lot business to private equity Onyx Corporation for...

By Mike Baker

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