May 12, 2014

Family Dollar Reconsiders Its Course

Though the recession is increasingly hoped to be a fading horror, American retailing is still far from a picture of...

By Arthur Rosenberg

April 11, 2014

Off the Respirator – Rite Aid Healthy Once Again

Not so long ago, Rite Aid was thought to be a dead company walking. Its stock had dipped below $1...

By Brian List

April 10, 2014

Looking Back and Planning Ahead

As Chain Store Guide heads into its 81st year of providing restaurant insight to the world, the foodservice industry continues...

By Linda Helman

April 10, 2014

Home Depot Puts Its Money Where Its Omni Channel Is

From its inception, Home Depot has operated from a platform which quickly took this industry by storm.  The company’s founders...

By Arthur Rosenberg

April 9, 2014

Kroger On My Mind – New ‘Marketplace’ is Company’s Largest in Georgia

A new 100,000 square foot Kroger Marketplace in Savanah, Georgia opened this month with high expectations and customer excitement.  The...

By Brian List

April 9, 2014

Urban Outfitters Announces its Newest Arrival

Urban Outfitters Inc. unveiled a new concept that includes multiple floors of merchandise and a swanky restaurant. Space Ninety 8...

By Natasha Perry

April 8, 2014

Darden Is Jumping on the Tech Bandwagon

There is a considerable technology shift happening in the restaurant industry and Darden is the latest company to take action....

By Matt Werhner

April 7, 2014

Addition by Contraction: Major League Baseball Takes a Lesson from Retail

There are many merchandising techniques available to retailers which are designed to increase sales and maximize profits. One in particular...

By Arthur Rosenberg

April 7, 2014

Report: Reunited Albertsons Chain has a presence in 24% of Metro U.S. Markets

The largest grocery acquisition in 2013 reunited the Albertsons supermarket chain under one owner. Now, data from Chain Store Guide’s...

By Brian List

March 13, 2014

Navarro Pharmacies Celebrates its Hispanic Marketing Mojo

Navarro Discount Pharmacies was founded in 1940 in Havana, Cuba and later opened its first U.S. store in 1961 in...

By Brian List

March 13, 2014

Patrick Lumber and the Pittsburgh Steelers

Just the other day, two stories came across my desk as I was updating the Building Products section of Chain...

By Arthur Rosenberg

March 13, 2014

Papa Murphy’s: Rising to the Occasion?

On March 11, 2014, Papa Murphy’s Holdings Inc. filed a form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation...

By Linda Helman