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...
February 15, 2013
It’s not often in today’s retail pharmacy environment that a high-volume independent drug retailer survives for decades, let alone thrives...
February 14, 2013
In last month’s Restaurant Insight, I gave you a look at some long-time survivors in the foodservice industry by focusing...
February 12, 2013
Chain Store Guide has just published the 2013 Databases of Retail and Foodservice Technology and each year we take a...
February 11, 2013
Data analysis, ‘big’ data, and historical information are popular methods of tracking trends in the marketplace and identifying opportunities for...
February 11, 2013
March 8, 2009 was the last day Circuit City operated brick and mortar stores. Two months later Systemax purchased its...
January 29, 2013
Mobile devices are becoming much more prevalent in both retail and foodservice locations with uses ranging from point of sale,...
January 18, 2013
Drugstores are usually thought of as a place to get prescriptions filled, pick up over-the-counter medicines, or an occasional stop-in...
January 17, 2013
For years as the editor of Chain Store Guide’s Home Center Operators & Hardware Chains database files, I have received...
January 17, 2013
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...
January 16, 2013
Celebrating 75 years, Recreational Equipment Inc. has been a trusted retailer of outdoor gear since 1938. The company, which offers...
January 14, 2013
After starting as a single store in Ashville, NC, Ingles Markets has grown into a highly successful 203-unit regional supermarket...
January 14, 2013
Just about two months ago I received a promotional email from CompUSA. Its primary purpose was clearly to function as...