EQUITY RETAIL BLOG

Walmart adds online delivery service in select Philly markets

According to a company news release, Walmart began online grocery delivery service late last month to Philadelphia and select suburbs, including King of Prussia, Warminster, Kennett Square, West Berlin and Cinnaminson. Customers in these areas can shop for items on Walmart’s website and choose a delivery time, including same-day delivery for an added fee. Walmart […]

Business is booming at first Amazon Go stores

Initial reports about the Amazon Go store concept have been positive, and sales appear strong. In fact, advisory firm Brick Meets Click estimated that sales per square foot at the Seattle store are about $2,700. That’s nearly $5 million in annual sales for an 1,800 square foot, cashierless store. According to Brick Meets Click, “Amazon […]

Lidl willing to lease sites, build smaller stores

Following an initial growth period that fell short of expectations, Lidl once again has a full head of steam as it searches for sites in Greater Philadelphia and beyond. When the German retailer began looking for sites a few years ago, it would only purchase property that could accommodate its 36,000 square foot freestanding prototype. […]

Halloween Pop-ups Rule the Retail!

Why Halloween pop-ups suddenly possess so many dead retail spaces This Washington Post article by Taylor Telford reports on how  Americans will drop about $9 billion in celebration of Halloween this year. Halloween’s craziness and camp are fun precisely because they are temporary — and so are the stores that sell it to us.

Study shows that consumers still prefer visiting supermarkets for groceries

Despite all the hype around online ordering and delivery services, a recent study conducted by TABS Analytics found that conventional supermarkets and Walmart are overwhelmingly the top destinations for regular grocery shopping. Of the 1,000 U.S. adults surveyed, 75% said traditional grocery stores were the retail venues they regularly visited to buy food and beverages […]

Whole Foods taking a small bite out of Trader Joe's traffic

In the past year, Whole Foods has increased foot traffic at the expense of Trader Joe’s, Walgreen’s and Dollar Tree, according to Sense360, a California-based company that tracks location data from millions of smartphone users. The data covers Whole Foods locations that are within a mile of competing stores. In addition, the number of shoppers […]

Quick-Serve Brands Performing in the Drive Thru

The 2018 QSR Drive-Thru Study This recent article from QSR Magazine discusses how pressures on drive thru performance, particularly speed of service and accuracy, have become ever more intense. The continuing importance of the outdoor lane is clashing with the fact that as traffic increases in the drive thru, service times are slowing down.    […]

Trader Joe's proposed for Cherry Hill

Plans presented to Cherry Hill officials earlier this month reveal that a Trader Joe’s store is proposed for The Shoppes at Garden State Plaza. TJ Maxx and HomeGoods are proposed as well. If approved, the new stores, along with a Shake Shack restaurant, would be built on Haddenfield Road and Garden Park Boulevard, between Pier […]

Walmart poised to surpass Amazon as online grocery leader

A report released last week by Deutsche Bank Securities found that as a result of Walmart’s investments in e-commerce, the company may overtake Amazon in online grocery market share by the end of the year. “The retailer is reaping the returns of many years of investment in e-commerce and customer service,” said Deutsche Bank Analyst […]

STORES Magazine - 2018 Top 100 Retailers & Trend Breakdown

STORES’ 2018 annual snapshot of the top 100 Retailers shows great stability, given the list has remained remarkably similar over the past couple of years.  This yearly list and trend analysis discusses some of the reasons why top-ranked, long-term retailers have remained in that position, including modernization and reinvigoration of their retailing strategies, and shows […]