EQUITY RETAIL BLOG

Retail Sales Grow in September

It’s always good to start the week with some good news. Retail Sales Grow in September

Welcome to my blog!

As I write this blog post, I’m focused on my right-hand screen. Dual screens are one of the top 10 greatest inventions ever. How did I ever function with just one screen? I digress, and I haven’t even started yet. Welcome to my blog (and the right side of my brain). I’m a real estate […]

Big News... I mean Small News... from Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart is getting smaller in an effort to get even bigger. Wal-Mart Confirms Smaller Stores

Little Relief in Sight for Supermarket Operators

Supermarket News just came out with this comprehensive report on the supermarket industry. It’ll be very interesting to see what happens to the existing grocery players in the next couple years, not to mention new ones like Bottom Dollar. Little Relief in Sight for Supermarket Operators Financial results in the second half of 2010 are […]

ShopRite is coming to Hatfield Pointe

Unless they follow the grocery industry, northern Montgomery County residents simply draw their own conclusions about the winners and losers in the supermarket industry. Until now, that is. With the announcement that ShopRite is coming to Hatfield Pointe just days before Genuardi’s and Super Fresh are closing their doors at neighboring shopping centers, the message is clear. ShopRite believes in the […]

Takeover Chatter Surrounding SUPERVALU

I’ve seen lots of stories like this about Supervalu… http://tinyurl.com/39w4z34

Genuardi's isn't the same store it used to be...

… and many people blame Safeway. From Philly.com: “For many people, Genuardi’s was never the same after the corporate giant bought it from Gaspare (Genuardi) and Josephine’s children, who transformed their vegetable garden in Norristown into one of the area’s most beloved businesses. “‘The company replaced many favorite Genuardi’s brands with Safeway products and downgraded […]

They're here... Bottom Dollar opened its first Philadelphia-area store in King of Prussia

Many more to come… http://tinyurl.com/26yujj4

Wakefern Gets N.J. Green Award

Congrats to Wakefern… Wakefern Gets N.J. Green Award

Publix's Success Confirms Business Book Theory

Congrats to Publix on winning Supermarket News’ Retail Excellence Award. Core values, discipline, motivated employees and a willingness to evolve… sounds like a winning formula for any business. Publix’s Success Confirms Business Book Theory Retail Excellence Award