Retail Watchers

Walmart is still eyeing South African retailer Massmart which is unionized unlike any other Walmart operation. Also Massmart's hypermarkets carry deeper lines in home improvement leading to speculation that the chain is considering taking on Home Depot and Lowe's in the home improvement segment, be...

Title says most of it, but I do wonder how these chains get so much capital for expansion it seems, so much more than most other category of retail nowadays. It feels like every so often I'm hearing of a new state they're entering, a recently-built location being knocked down for a rebuild, or more ...

I've had some suspicions about this store since it held out years without a remodel (whereas the vast majority of "Super Giants" from that era have been renovated) and was in a more secluded spot. I'm surprised the continued development of Ashburn, as well as the introduction of the Metro ...

Great news. It will be interesting to see if Publix inks more locations in and around Winchester or if they head north or east from there. Winchester, Berryville and the Eastern Panhandle of WV are experiencing a lot of growth. A lot of it is coming from people looking for more affordable housing v...

In the words of DJ Khaled, "another one":

Second Publix grocery store announced, this one for Winchester

The Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia metropolitan area will have a new supermarket competitor. Publix has announced a store in Stephens City. https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/publix-grocery-store-coming-to-stephens-city/article_54d79700-7090-5566-b750-43f1da7aaa2a.html Finally some progress! Thoug...

I'm hearing rumors the Miami Kmart has closed already (note, cannot confirm). This is based on the fact its pages on Kmart.com and Facebook have been taken offline. It could be plausible considering the store's size, product mix and high-traffic area, but is this true?

Strikingly similar situation to Winchester, Virginia, of which has been chronicled on this forum.

https://wtop.com/local/2023/06/landover-based-giant-foods-will-be-forced-to-close-stores-if-uptick-in-crime-continues-companys-president-says/ I don't do a lot of shopping at Giant-MD anymore. When I have been in Giant-MD I have noticed that stores with dual entrances have one entrance closed off t...

Any status updates as of today?