May 26, 2016

Digging into Jersey Mike’s

The fast-casual takeover has been the focus of the industry but 1,000+ unit stalwart Jersey Mike’s Subs is a QSR...

By Mike Baker

May 26, 2016

Lowe’s + Rona: The Shape of the Industry after the Deal

It’s official. Lowe’s, the second largest home center chain in the US finalized its acquisition of large Canadian hardware retailer...

By Mike Baker

May 24, 2016

Amazon’s Prime Time Is Now

In less than two years, Amazon Prime has redefined retail delivery and shaped consumer expectations for convenience and service. The...

By Mike Baker

May 23, 2016

Catching Up with Amazon

Even by its own standards, Amazon has been busy in recent weeks. Putting aside owner Jeff Bezos’ dustup with Donald...

By Mike Baker

May 23, 2016

Goodbye Texas, So Long Iowa: The Fresh Market Looks East

A week after closing the deal to acquire The Fresh Market and take it private, Apollo Management Group announced the...

By Mike Baker

April 29, 2016

CVS + Curbside: Please Stay Seated

As we noted in Chain Store Guide’s April 21st, 2016 Drug Store DATATRAC, CVS has publicly launched CVS Express, a...

By Mike Baker

April 28, 2016

State of the Restaurant Industry

The first quarter results for 2016 are in, and with April almost over, it’s a good time to take a...

By Mike Baker

April 28, 2016

Fastenal’s Struggles Continue Relative to Past Performance

Fastenal continues to struggle relative to its exemplary past performance, and the question now becomes whether this is the year...

By Mike Baker

April 27, 2016

New Starbucks Covering Full Range of Sizes

Starbucks is making sure it draws full potential from all of its store prototypes, with recent announcements covering both ends...

By Mike Baker

April 27, 2016

Tough Times for Teen Retailers of the Past

As we commented in Chain Store Guide’s April 13, 2016 Apparel Snapshot a set of companies and brands once considered...

By Mike Baker

April 26, 2016

Big Pizza and the Digital Order

With Domino’s much-hyped announcement of its Zero Click ordering app earlier in April, the CSG editorial team takes a look...

By Mike Baker

April 25, 2016

Are Dollars Opening Up In Your Town?

Alongside the results from this year’s chili cook-off and details on the forthcoming changes to the curbside recycling program, the...

By Mike Baker