February 15, 2012
With Former Apple CEO in Charge, Everything is Fair and Square at JCP
When former Apple CEO Ron Johnson joined the JCPenney team, we knew there would be major changes, but on Feb...
February 15, 2012
When former Apple CEO Ron Johnson joined the JCPenney team, we knew there would be major changes, but on Feb...
February 8, 2012
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) recently released its annual Restaurant Industry Forecast, and the outlook is promising. The Association projects...
February 6, 2012
Although the proposed merger BI-LO/Winn Dixie has hit a snag from a group of Winn Dixie stockholders, it still has...
February 6, 2012
Last month I wrote a piece reviewing what many viewed as Best Buy’s fright before Christmas. I explored Best Buy’s...
January 31, 2012
Research for Chain Store Guide’s 2012 Databases of Retail and Foodservice Technology has concluded and both editions are now available. Over the past year...
January 27, 2012
Dunkin’ Donuts (DD) recently announced the opening of its landmark 10,000th restaurant, a location in Xi’An, China. Competing for the...
January 26, 2012
For years the image of this industry, held by experts as well as outsiders, was simply summed up by the...
January 9, 2012
According to a company press release, Safeway Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to sell 16 of its Genuardi’s stores...
January 4, 2012
It was the morning before the morning of Christmas Eve and two items which came fresh across my computer screen...
December 6, 2011
Early last month, ChainStore Guide released its latest white paper, titled Trading Spaces: Detailing the Top Mergers and Acquisitions of the Year....
December 6, 2011
Honolulu is an interesting market to analyze for prescription pharmacy market share data. At the top of the heap is...
December 6, 2011
ProBuild Holdings was the last of the national pro dealers to continue expansion and acquisition through the early stages of...