EQUITY RETAIL BLOG

Grocery Outlet to open 40 new stores in 2019

Grocery Outlet, the California-based discount food retailer, has quietly ramped up its growth as competitors like Aldi and Lidl are making much more industry noise. Earlier this year the company opened its 300th store, and 40 new stores are expected for 2019. Grocery Outlet, which purchased Amelia’s stores in Greater Philadelphia a few years ago, […]

Amazon Fresh Future in Doubt?

Some Amazon Fresh customers are slamming the grocery-delivery service over disappearing and ruined orders, and it raises questions about its future. BusinessInsider.com, Dennis Green.   Some customers are saying that Amazon Fresh is growing rotten. The online grocery-delivery service has undergone many changes in the past year, and it’s racking up poor customer reviews as […]

These Retail Trends May Not Make It Through 2019

This author believes fast fashion and grocery delivery are the biggest retail trends that will come to an end next year.  I would love to get your opinion.   GlobeStreet.com.  By Kelsi Maree Borland | December 07, 2018 The retail industry is rapidly evolving, and trends that were once mainstays have been dying out. This […]

Dramatic 10% Increase in Top Retailer Foot Traffic

Placer.ai (foot traffic analytics platform) just released its initial ‘Retail Index’ measuring foot traffic at over 24,000 major retail brands and shopping centers across the United States, comparing the Black Friday weekend in 2018 vs Black Friday weekend visits for 2017. Key takeaways for the Black Friday weekend 2018 shopping period include: Overall foot traffic […]

Lidl opening first store in Pennsylvania

Lidl announced that its first Pennsylvania store will open next week in Folsom. The company, which operates about 10,000 stores in 29 countries, has 59 operating U.S. stores throughout New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Lidl announced earlier this month that it plans to purchase 27 Best Supermarkets, mostly in […]

Costco and Target are primed for growth, experts say

According to participants in Supermarket News‘ 23rd annual Financial Analysts’ Roundtable, warehouse clubs, specifically Costco, may be primed for a growth surge. Wolfe Research Managing Director Scott Mushkin said that Costco’s broad mix of offerings make it a big draw. “Costco, over time, has created more and more reasons to pay for that membership,” Mushkin […]

Study reveals that Whole Foods' prices have not improved under Amazon

A study conducted by Senior Analyst Chuck Grom from Gordon Haskett in New York found that prices at Whole Foods haven’t changed much in the year since it was purchased, despite Amazon’s promise of lower prices. As published in a September story by Forbes.com, in seven pricing studies of a basket of 108 items over […]

Whole Foods to finally open in Newtown Square, PA

Long after the Whole Foods building was constructed at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square, PA, it was announced that the store would open in January. Steve Spaeder, from Ellis Preserve developer Equus Capital Partners, said Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods delayed the opening by a year and a half.

Mall Doctors: Filling Vacant Retail with Medical Office

  POSTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2018  BY BETSY ROSSO NAIOP COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION As health care systems consolidate and consumers expect easier access to medical care, empty storefronts and abandoned shopping malls are increasingly transforming into health care hubs. CVS now operates more than 1,100 MinuteClinics within its pharmacies as well as some […]

Lidl to acquire 27 Best Market stores in New York and New Jersey

Lidl announced today that it plans to purchase 27 Best Market supermarkets in New York and New Jersey for an undisclosed amount. Twenty four of the Best Market stores are located in Long Island. The deal is expected to close early next year, and all of the acquired stores will be converted to the Lidl […]