This article is from dailyfinance.com. I shop at Target on occasion, mostly for houseware items, and while I’ve never compared prices I generally felt like I was getting a fair price. The article talks a lot about Walmart, Costco and Dollar Tree being cheaper. Those are 3 stores I never shop in (Walmart is Read More…
Author: RetailGuy
I have worked in retail for over 40 years. I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the completely unbelievable.
Pharmacy Business Is Still Booming
So Rite-Aid continues to do well: Shares of Rite Aid were up slightly Thursday morning by 3% to more than $8.85 in early morning trading, following the company’s report of March results. For the four weeks ended March 28, overall same-store sales increased 4.3%, with a front-end same-store sales increase of 2.5% and pharmacy Read More…
Walgreens Filing False Claims?
This suit is about a year and a half old, but it continues a trend that has been in CVS as well, specifically pharmacies bending the rules to get Medicare and Medicaid claims paid. Seeing how thoroughly they audit the pharmacy on a regular basis, it’s amazing to me that this kind of stuff Read More…
Walgreens manager busted & broken in cig-stealing scheme
So this is some classic stuff, once again the Karma Truck comes a-calling and some idiot discovers crime doesn’t pay. Over $100,000 in around a year is pretty impressive, makes me wonder if someone had noticed the shrink in his store and was asking him if he knew what was going on–and all the Read More…
Why Repairing Your Neon Sign Should Be A Priority
It seems that you see broken neon signs more and more these days. Advertising your business right out in front of it is a no-brainer, but these companies better get the repair guy out there quickly or they’ll be attracting the wrong customers… In case you can’t afford the full breast reconstruction. Read More…
Easter Is Here!!
Easter is here and yesterday was another crazy day of last-minute shoppers, as always some complaining because we ran out of Cadbury Eggs (sorry, but we’ve had them for almost 3 months, you had your chance) and others complaining about the cost of a greeting card (Yes, $6.99 is a lot for a greeting Read More…
Bitchy Sick Note to Boss Goes Viral
So last week I talked about sick calls from employees, here’s a different take on the situation. Evidently this employee’s job required a doctor’s note for them to miss work, and the doctor used the opportunity to make a statement about the company policy. I love the “kind regards” part at the end… We Read More…
The Rising Tide of Crime
The other day I posted a photo that showed Tide being locked up in a store somewhere (turned out to be a Walgreens) and I made a comment about what a bad area that must be. Well I have since learned that this is in fact a thing in a lot of areas. Below is Read More…
CVS To Bring Back Longs Name in California!
CVS President Helena Foulkes has confirmed that CVS will be bringing back the Longs name in the state of California. “We recognize the brand loyalty that Longs built, and we aim to recapture customers that may have gone to other retailers because they felt they had lost something.” As part of the re-conversion, CVS has Read More…
Whole Foods Expensive Foods That Some People Can’t Live Without
This is from thrillist.com. A bunch of yuppies talking yuppie talk about foods they’ve bought at Whole Foods. I guess I’m not yuppie enough because not only do I not shop at Whole Foods, but I’ve never even HEARD of some of the stuff these people buy. Artisanal pickles? I’ll take a Read More…