February 15, 2013

Sutton’s Drug Store Celebrates 90th Anniversary

It’s not often in today’s retail pharmacy environment that a high-volume independent drug retailer survives for decades, let alone thrives...

By Brian List

February 14, 2013

Happy 20th Birthdays!

In last month’s Restaurant Insight, I gave you a look at some long-time survivors in the foodservice industry by focusing...

By Linda Helman

February 12, 2013

POS Manufacturers Retain Top Market Share

Chain Store Guide has just published the 2013 Databases of Retail and Foodservice Technology and each year we take a...

By Matt Werhner

February 11, 2013

How to Use Data to Identify Market Trends

Data analysis, ‘big’ data, and historical information are popular methods of tracking trends in the marketplace and identifying opportunities for...

By Brian List

February 11, 2013

Unlike Best Buy, hhgregg Quickly Changes Its Focus

March 8, 2009 was the last day Circuit City operated brick and mortar stores. Two months later Systemax purchased its...

By Arthur Rosenberg

January 29, 2013

2013 Holds Hope for Technology Vendors

Mobile devices are becoming much more prevalent in both retail and foodservice locations with uses ranging from point of sale,...

By Matt Werhner

January 18, 2013

Cigars, Liquor, and Sushi? Find them at your Neighborhood Walgreens

Drugstores are usually thought of as a place to get prescriptions filled, pick up over-the-counter medicines, or an occasional stop-in...

By Brian List

January 17, 2013

Ace Now Actually Owns a Member; Acquires Westlake Hardware

For years as the editor of Chain Store Guide’s Home Center Operators & Hardware Chains database files, I have received...

By Arthur Rosenberg

January 17, 2013

1953 Anniversaries

The year 1953 was an interesting and eventful time. According to The People History (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1953.html), the average home price 1953...

By Linda Helman

January 16, 2013

REI Celebrates 75 years

Celebrating 75 years, Recreational Equipment Inc. has been a trusted retailer of outdoor gear since 1938. The company, which offers...

By Natasha Perry

January 14, 2013

Ingles Markets Celebrates 50 Years in Business

After starting as a single store in Ashville, NC, Ingles Markets has grown into a highly successful 203-unit regional supermarket...

By Brian List

January 14, 2013

What’s In a Name? The CompUSA Brand Goes Into Oblivion Along with Circuit City

Just about two months ago I received a promotional email from CompUSA. Its primary purpose was clearly to function as...

By Arthur Rosenberg