Mike Baker

Mike joined Chain Store Guide in February 2016 as a data content editor and writer, bringing with him the extensive publishing, brand management and new-product development experience that he gained over the course of a decade with John Wiley & Sons publishers and the “For Dummies” brand in North America and the U.K. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Ball State University.
Mar 14, 2019 Banner to Remodel Nearly 100 Stores in 2 States
Grocery & Convenience

Ahold Delhaize and Food Lion announced last week that change is coming for 92 Food Lion stores in North and South Carolina. The company is making a capital investment of more than $150M, much of which will go towards remodeling […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mar 11, 2019 Family Dollar: 390 Closings, 200 Re-Banners, 1K Remodels
Discount & Specialty

When last we checked in with Dollar Tree Inc. and its Family Dollar challenges, we reported that Dollar Tree seemed poised and very much needed to get serious about the issue given the extent of the problem and the heat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mar 11, 2019 Papa John’s and John Schnatter Make Nice
Restaurant & Foodservice

John Schnatter and the company he founded, Papa John’s, have been at odds for more than a year, but it looks like both sides are finally ready to get past their issues. In that time, Schnatter has resigned as CEO […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Mar 11, 2019 Family Dollar: 390 Closings, 200 Re-Banners, 1K Remodels
Discount & Specialty
Mar 11, 2019 Papa John’s and John Schnatter Make Nice
Restaurant & Foodservice
Mar 11, 2019 Breaking Down 6,000 Store Closings
Commercial Real Estate
Mar 11, 2019 Foot Locker Won the Fourth Quarter and Kept Going
Apparel & Department
Feb 27, 2019 The Latest News in Opening and Closings
Grocery & Convenience
Feb 27, 2019 Target Takes a New Approach to 3rd Party Online
Discount & Specialty
Feb 27, 2019 Home Depot & Lowes: Graphing the Results
Home Center & Hardware
Feb 26, 2019 Five Potential Dine Brands Acquisitions
Restaurant & Foodservice
Feb 26, 2019 Hy-Vee Continues Pharmacy Expansion
Drug & HBC
Feb 25, 2019 Four Pizza Concepts Ready to Expand
Commercial Real Estate
Feb 25, 2019 AI in the Drive-Thru
Retail & Food Technology
Feb 22, 2019 Taking Stock of Store Closings
Apparel & Department
Feb 21, 2019 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report – February
Commercial Real Estate
Feb 21, 2019 DATATRAC: Retail and Foodservice Technology – February 2019
Retail & Food Technology
Feb 19, 2019 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – February 2019
Restaurant & Foodservice
Feb 19, 2019 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – February 2019
Home Center & Hardware
Feb 14, 2019 Breaking: Huge Retail Sales Drop, CSG Polling Proves Out
CSG News
Feb 14, 2019 Snapshot of The Tile Shop under Cabby Lolmaugh
Home Center & Hardware
Feb 14, 2019 Changes at Fred’s
Drug & HBC
Feb 13, 2019 Amazon Goes Live with New Shopping Channel
Discount & Specialty
Feb 13, 2019 Lidl Brings In Ex-Aldi Exec to Head US Efforts
Grocery & Convenience
Feb 12, 2019 Exec Moves as Punch Bowl Social Readies to Expand
Restaurant & Foodservice
Feb 12, 2019 Chipotle’s Back: 2,500 Stores and Growing
Commercial Real Estate
Feb 7, 2019 Mall-Based Retailer Closing Almost 20% of Stores
Apparel & Department
Jan 30, 2019 Lowe’s Partners with the NFL
Home Center & Hardware
Jan 30, 2019 Loads of Leadership Changes in the Last 10 Days
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jan 30, 2019 Breaking Down the Buyers: ShopKo Pharmacy Auction
Drug & HBC
Jan 29, 2019 Two Upstart Coffee Concepts with Big Expansion Plans
Commercial Real Estate
Jan 29, 2019 A Whole Lot More Dry Goods from Von Maur in 2019
Apparel & Department
Jan 28, 2019 Domino’s Digital Round Up
Retail & Food Technology
Jan 25, 2019 Sprouts & Lucky’s Lead the Way: 2018 Specialty Growth
Grocery & Convenience
Jan 24, 2019 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report-January
Commercial Real Estate
Jan 24, 2019 Dollar General to go Big Again in 2019
Discount & Specialty
Jan 23, 2019 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – January 2019
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jan 17, 2019 Charting Restaurant Acquisitions of 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jan 17, 2019 Lumber Liquidators Shifts Focus to Retail & the Pros
Home Center & Hardware
Jan 16, 2019 Walmart to Ditch CVS Caremark in 4,700 Stores
Drug & HBC
Jan 15, 2019 Coming Soon: 2 Million More Sq. Ft. of Empty Space
Commercial Real Estate
Jan 15, 2019 Another 900+ Stores May Close (and It’s Not Sears)
Apparel & Department
Jan 11, 2019 Target Wins the Holidays, Department Stores Struggle
Discount & Specialty
Jan 10, 2019 Stop & Shop Scoops Up America’s 1st Supermarket
Grocery & Convenience
Jan 8, 2019 Breaking News: Sears Lives to Fight another Day
Apparel & Department
Dec 31, 2018 CVS, Powered by Teledoc, Increases Video Visits
Drug & HBC
Dec 26, 2018 UNTUCKit Shooting for $600 Million, Doubled Stores
Apparel & Department
Dec 26, 2018 Bought & Sold: Recent Restaurant Deals
Commercial Real Estate
Dec 21, 2018 Do It Best Corp.: Buyer Shuffle
Home Center & Hardware
Dec 21, 2018 Applebee’s Acquires 69 Restaurants
Restaurant & Foodservice
Dec 21, 2018 Hollywood Feed & Bentley’s: Store Growth Spotlight
Discount & Specialty
Dec 21, 2018 Sprouts CEO Exiting on a Positive Note
Grocery & Convenience
Dec 20, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report-December
Commercial Real Estate
Dec 20, 2018 DATATRAC: Retail and Foodservice Technology – December 2018
Retail & Food Technology
Dec 19, 2018 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – December 2018
Home Center & Hardware
Dec 19, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – December 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Dec 14, 2018 Walgreens Partners with Fed-Ex and Kroger
Drug & HBC
Dec 14, 2018 Changes Afoot at Friedman’s
Home Center & Hardware
Dec 14, 2018 Flynn Restaurant Group: The Arby’s Acquisition
Restaurant & Foodservice
Dec 12, 2018 Francesca’s Floundering, to Reevaluate Real Estate Portfolio
Apparel & Department
Dec 12, 2018 Store Expansion At Home
Commercial Real Estate
Dec 10, 2018 New Publix Stores: Along the Intracoastal & on Campus
Grocery & Convenience
Dec 10, 2018 Shopko Closing Stores, Looking for Answers
Discount & Specialty
Nov 12, 2018 Dollar Tree: Time to Get Serious about Family Dollar
Discount & Specialty
Nov 8, 2018 CSG Consumer Spending Report: How Do You Rate Your Personal Finances?
CSG Reports
Oct 30, 2018 Lewis Drug Store Growth on the Rise
Drug & HBC
Oct 25, 2018 McDonald’s Tries to Take Back Breakfast with Big Debut
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 25, 2018 Snapshot of Lowe’s under Marvin Ellison
Home Center & Hardware
Oct 24, 2018 AT&T to Open 1,000 New Retail Stores by 2019
Commercial Real Estate
Oct 23, 2018 Michael Kors Acquires Versace, Gets New Name
Apparel & Department
Oct 23, 2018 Self-Checkout Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Oct 23, 2018 Advanced Auto Parts Next in Line at Walmart.com
Discount & Specialty
Oct 22, 2018 BJ’s Opens Its Doors to Non-Members
Grocery & Convenience
Oct 19, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report-October
Commercial Real Estate
Oct 19, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – October 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 11, 2018 Papa John’s Rumors, New MOD COO & More Pizza News
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 10, 2018 Belk Leverages Southern Strategy with New Beauty Line
Apparel & Department
Oct 8, 2018 Pet Retail Brands: North America’s 3rd Largest Pet Retailer
Discount & Specialty
Oct 5, 2018 Giant Eagle Acquires C-Store Chain
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 27, 2018 American Eagle to Open Scores of aerie Stores
Commercial Real Estate
Sep 26, 2018 Inspire Brands to Add Sonic to Its Map
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 24, 2018 Keeping Up with Publix
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 21, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report-September
Commercial Real Estate
Sep 20, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – September 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 12, 2018 Chili’s President Resigns
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 12, 2018 Fitness Chain Adding 200 Units/Year
Commercial Real Estate
Sep 10, 2018 Costco Puts Up Huge Q4 Numbers
Discount & Specialty
Sep 10, 2018 Tops Markets Closing 10, on Track for Turnaround
Grocery & Convenience
Aug 30, 2018 Pharmacy Sales: Ranking the Discount Chains
Drug & HBC
Aug 30, 2018 Orchard Supply Hardware Going Out of Business
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 30, 2018 Oath Pizza Inks Deal with Aramark, Poised for Growth
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 29, 2018 Walmart.com Expands Brand Offerings via Moosejaw
Apparel & Department
Aug 28, 2018 Lowe’s to Close Nearly 100 OSH Stores
Commercial Real Estate
Aug 27, 2018 Wendy’s Creates a Digital Experience Organization
Retail & Food Technology
Aug 27, 2018 Kroger Eliminating Plastic Bags
Grocery & Convenience
Aug 27, 2018 Target Joins Walmart in Setting Sales Records
Discount & Specialty
Aug 24, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report_August
Commercial Real Estate
Aug 24, 2018 DATATRAC: Retail and Foodservice Technology – August 2018
Retail & Food Technology
Aug 23, 2018 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – August 2018
Uncategorized
Aug 23, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – August 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 17, 2018 Top Supermarkets by Prescription Sales
Drug & HBC
Aug 17, 2018 Breaking News: CAVA to Acquire Zoe’s Kitchen
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 16, 2018 Home Depot Bounces Back – In a Big Way
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 15, 2018 Krispy Kreme to Buy Insomnia: Mapping JAB’s Growth
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 15, 2018 Schlotzsky’s Deli: 350 Remodels in 18 Months
Commercial Real Estate
Aug 15, 2018 JCPenney Doubling Down on the Baby Business
Apparel & Department
Aug 13, 2018 Call Me Joann: Fabric Store Rebrands
Discount & Specialty
Aug 13, 2018 Ahold Delhaize Readying Big Stop & Shop Remodel
Grocery & Convenience
Jul 30, 2018 Ranking the Top 10 Clothing Stores in the US
Apparel & Department
Jul 27, 2018 Walmart’s Big Health and Wellness Hire
Drug & HBC
Jul 26, 2018 Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Concepts We Like
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 26, 2018 Home Depot Expands Online Fulfillment with Lockers
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 25, 2018 Party City to Extend Some of Its 250 Short Term Leases
Commercial Real Estate
Jul 24, 2018 Walmart and Microsoft Dig Deeper vs Amazon
Retail & Food Technology
Jul 23, 2018 Walmart: Same Day Delivery across US in 5 Years
Discount & Specialty
Jul 20, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report_July
Commercial Real Estate
Jul 19, 2018 DATATRAC: Retail and Foodservice Technology – July 2018
Retail & Food Technology
Jul 18, 2018 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – July 2018
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 18, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – July 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 13, 2018 Drugstore Performance Tracker
Drug & HBC
Jul 12, 2018 Golden Chick
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 12, 2018 Lowe’s CEO: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 11, 2018 Opened & Closed: Q2 Retail Data Mapped
Commercial Real Estate
Jul 11, 2018 Kroger to Launch Its Own Apparel Brand
Apparel & Department
Jul 6, 2018 Top TX Supermarket Goes Digital with Beer Delivery
Grocery & Convenience
Jul 6, 2018 CSG Snapshot: Specialty Retailer Adding 60 Stores
Discount & Specialty
Jun 28, 2018 Breaking News: Amazon Trumps CVS Rollout
Drug & HBC
Jun 28, 2018 Changes at Chipotle: More Energy, More Fun, Fewer Stores
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 27, 2018 Top 10 Hardware Retailers – 2018 Edition
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 27, 2018 Five Below Adding 125 Stores as Growth Continues
Commercial Real Estate
Jun 27, 2018 PacSun and Eddie Bauer Find a New Home – Of Sorts
Apparel & Department
Jun 25, 2018 Ahold Delhaize Launches Peapod Digital Labs
Retail & Food Technology
Jun 25, 2018 10 Years of Growth and Counting: Sprouts Opens #300
Grocery & Convenience
Jun 25, 2018 Discounter Growing Store Count by 20% per Year
Discount & Specialty
Jun 21, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Retail Real Estate Report_June
Commercial Real Estate
Jun 21, 2018 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – June 2018
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 21, 2018 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – June 2018
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 19, 2018 DATATRAC: Retail and Foodservice Technology – June 2018
Retail & Food Technology
Jun 15, 2018 Ulta Exceeds Expectations in Q1
Drug & HBC
Apr 11, 2018 CSG Snapshot: Walmart Pickup Tower Goes Mainstream
Retail & Food Technology
Mar 28, 2018 Fast-Casual Pizza Winners Continue to Grow
Restaurant & Foodservice
Nov 27, 2017 Sheetz v. Wawa: The Tale of the Tape
Grocery & Convenience
Nov 1, 2017 Walgreens to Close 600 Stores
Drug & HBC
Nov 1, 2017 The Hardware Market in Houston
Home Center & Hardware
Nov 1, 2017 QSR & Fast Casual Dashboard, Cook Out Edition
Restaurant & Foodservice
Nov 1, 2017 Ranking the Top Department Stores
Apparel & Department
Nov 1, 2017 Finger Linking Good: Restaurant Growth Report
Commercial Real Estate
Nov 1, 2017 Retail POS Software Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Nov 1, 2017 Specialty Grocers: Charting 2017 Growth
Grocery & Convenience
Nov 1, 2017 CSG’s Discount Dashboard: Spending Habits Shift…
Discount & Specialty
Oct 19, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – October 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Oct 19, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – October 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 13, 2017 Sephora USA
Drug & HBC
Oct 12, 2017 Marco's Franchising LLC
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 12, 2017 The Tile Shop
Home Center & Hardware
Oct 11, 2017 Uniqlo
Apparel & Department
Oct 9, 2017 99 Cents Only Stores
Discount & Specialty
Oct 9, 2017 Hy-Vee Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 29, 2017 Walgreens' Purchase of Rite Aid Stores Moves Ahead
Drug & HBC
Sep 28, 2017 Q3-2017 Casual Dining Dashboard
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 28, 2017 Top Hardware Buying/Marketing Groups Ranked
Home Center & Hardware
Sep 27, 2017 Mapping Lidl’s Expansion – Week by Week
Commercial Real Estate
Sep 26, 2017 Foodservice POS Software Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Sep 25, 2017 Amazon Locker Names: The Top Ten List
Discount & Specialty
Sep 25, 2017 Friends of Amazon: C-Stores and Supermarkets
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 25, 2017 Mapping the Amazon Locker Footprint
Discount & Specialty
Sep 25, 2017 Bon-Ton Struggles: Time to Ditch the Amazon Lockers?
Apparel & Department
Sep 21, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – September 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Sep 21, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – September 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 15, 2017 Vitamin Shoppe Industries
Drug & HBC
Sep 14, 2017 Black Bear Diners Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 14, 2017 Menard Inc.
Home Center & Hardware
Sep 13, 2017 Whole Foods
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 13, 2017 Dollar Tree Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Sep 12, 2017 Kohl's Corporation
Apparel & Department
Sep 12, 2017 CSG is Back Online; Many FL Businesses Aren't
CSG News
Aug 25, 2017 New Drugstore Dashboard for Q3
Drug & HBC
Aug 24, 2017 Q3-2017 Big Box Hardware Breakdown
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 24, 2017 At Fiscal Year End, Is Ruby Tuesday Ready to Sell?
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 23, 2017 Twenty Companies Opening 80+ Stores This Year
Commercial Real Estate
Aug 23, 2017 Q3-2017 CSG Apparel Industry Dashboard
Apparel & Department
Aug 22, 2017 Retail POS Hardware Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Aug 21, 2017 Retailer Adding Stores as Many Reduce Footprint
Discount & Specialty
Aug 21, 2017 Lidl Moves into VA: Here’s a Look at the Location
Grocery & Convenience
Aug 17, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – August 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 17, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – August 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 16, 2017 Breaking News: Mapping Joe’s Crab Shack 40+ Closures
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 11, 2017 CVS Health
Drug & HBC
Aug 10, 2017 US LBM Holdings
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 10, 2017 Smoothie King Franchises Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 9, 2017 Bonobos
Apparel & Department
Aug 7, 2017 Costco Wholesale Corp.
Discount & Specialty
Aug 7, 2017 Aldi, Inc (US)
Grocery & Convenience
Jul 28, 2017 CSG’s 2017 Chain Drugstore Rankings
Drug & HBC
Jul 27, 2017 Chain Growth Report: Chicken Rules the Roost
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 27, 2017 CSG’s 2017 Farm & Home Retailer Rankings
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 26, 2017 Commercial Space Needed: Beauty Brands on the Move
Commercial Real Estate
Jul 26, 2017 CSG Apparel Retailer Rankings
Apparel & Department
Jul 25, 2017 Exclusive: Foodservice Printer Breakdown
Retail & Food Technology
Jul 24, 2017 Mapping PetSmart’s Growth after Chewy Acquisition
Discount & Specialty
Jul 24, 2017 Summer of Lidl: Opening Wave Hits the East Coast
Grocery & Convenience
Jul 20, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – July 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 20, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – July 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 14, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Bluemercury, Inc.
Drug & HBC
Jul 13, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Wingstop Restaurants Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 13, 2017 CSG Snapshot: 84 Lumber Co.
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 12, 2017 Company Snapshot: Forever 21 Inc.
Apparel & Department
Jul 10, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Target Corporation
Discount & Specialty
Jul 7, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Southeastern Grocers
Grocery & Convenience
Jun 30, 2017 Quest and Walmart to Trial In-Store Labs
Drug & HBC
Jun 29, 2017 Q2-2017 QSR & Fast Casual Dashboard
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 29, 2017 Q2-2017 Big Box Hardware Breakdown
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 28, 2017 Exclusive: Another Month’s Worth of New Tenants
Commercial Real Estate
Jun 28, 2017 rue21, Macy’s & More: Charting 3,600+ Closings
Apparel & Department
Jun 27, 2017 Retail POS Printer Survey (2017)
Retail & Food Technology
Jun 26, 2017 Q2-2017 CSG Supermarket & Grocery Dashboard
Grocery & Convenience
Jun 26, 2017 Q2-2017 CSG Discount Dashboard
Discount & Specialty
Jun 22, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – June 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 20, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – June 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 19, 2017 CSG Adds 1,000+ New Restaurant Leads in Just 30 Days
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 16, 2017 Breaking News: Amazon & Whole Foods Redraw the Map
Grocery & Convenience
Jun 16, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation
Drug & HBC
Jun 15, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Builders FirstSource Inc.
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 15, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Pret A Manger (US)
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 14, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Coach Inc.
Apparel & Department
Jun 12, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Five Below Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Jun 12, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Costco Wholesale Corp.
Grocery & Convenience
May 26, 2017 New Drugstore Dashboard for Q2
Drug & HBC
May 25, 2017 Exclusive: 2017 Hardware & Building Supply Rankings
Home Center & Hardware
May 25, 2017 Exclusive: New Casual Dining Dashboard for Q2
Restaurant & Foodservice
May 24, 2017 New Apparel Listings: The Antidote to Store Closings
Apparel & Department
May 24, 2017 New Restaurant Tenant Leads
Commercial Real Estate
May 23, 2017 Marsh Supermarkets: Mapping the Decline
Grocery & Convenience
May 23, 2017 2017 Retail Payment Peripheral Survey
Retail & Food Technology
May 22, 2017 Exclusive: NY/LA Discount & Dollar Store Market Share
Discount & Specialty
May 19, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – May 2017
Home Center & Hardware
May 18, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – May 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
May 12, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
Drug & HBC
May 11, 2017 CSG Snapshot: True Value Company
Home Center & Hardware
May 11, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Bloomin’ Brands Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
May 10, 2017 CSG Snapshot: The Gymboree Corp.
Apparel & Department
May 8, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Barnes & Noble Inc.
Discount & Specialty
May 8, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Albertsons LLC
Grocery & Convenience
Apr 28, 2017 Walgreens Adds NYX Cosmetics
Drug & HBC
Apr 27, 2017 Panera, Popeyes and More: Major Deals to Date
Restaurant & Foodservice
Apr 27, 2017 Exclusive: Full NY Metro Hardware Market Share
Home Center & Hardware
Apr 26, 2017 Commercial Space Needed: Restaurant Growth Chains
Commercial Real Estate
Apr 26, 2017 Stage Stores, Inc.: Gordmans Added to the Mix
Apparel & Department
Apr 25, 2017 Manufacturer Breakdown: Retail Inventory Scanners
Retail & Food Technology
Apr 24, 2017 Exclusive: Full NY Metro Grocery Market Share
Grocery & Convenience
Apr 24, 2017 GameStop: Shift Away from Games Continues
Discount & Specialty
Apr 20, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – April 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Apr 20, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – April 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Apr 13, 2017 CSG Snapshot: The Cos Bar
Drug & HBC
Apr 13, 2017 CSG Snapshot: TreeHouse Inc.
Home Center & Hardware
Apr 13, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Teriyaki Madness LLC
Restaurant & Foodservice
Apr 12, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Payless ShoeSource Inc.
Apparel & Department
Apr 10, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Publix Super Markets Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
Apr 10, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Party City Holdco Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Mar 31, 2017 Data Dive: The Largest Drug Stores That Aren't
Drug & HBC
Mar 30, 2017 Q1-2017 Big Box Hardware Breakdown
Home Center & Hardware
Mar 30, 2017 Q1-2017 QSR & Fast Casual Dashboard
Restaurant & Foodservice
Mar 29, 2017 JCPenney: Interactive Store-Closings Map
Apparel & Department
Mar 29, 2017 Food Lion: Mapping the NC Remodels Ahead of Lidl’s Arrival
Commercial Real Estate
Mar 28, 2017 2017 Restaurant Hardware Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Mar 27, 2017 Q1-2017 CSG Discount Dashboard
Discount & Specialty
Mar 27, 2017 Q1-2017 CSG Supermarket & Grocery Dashboard
Grocery & Convenience
Mar 16, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – March 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Mar 16, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – March 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Mar 10, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Benzer Pharmacy
Drug & HBC
Mar 9, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Ace Hardware Corp.
Home Center & Hardware
Mar 9, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Mar 8, 2017 CSG Snapshot: American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
Apparel & Department
Mar 6, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Giant Eagle
Grocery & Convenience
Mar 6, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Dollar General Corp.
Discount & Specialty
Feb 27, 2017 Q1-2017 Drugstore Dashboard
Drug & HBC
Feb 23, 2017 Q1-2017 Casual Dining Dashboard
Restaurant & Foodservice
Feb 23, 2017 Lumber Liquidators: $5M Loss Marks Progress
Home Center & Hardware
Feb 22, 2017 Payless: Store Counts and Closings
Apparel & Department
Feb 22, 2017 Aldi: 1,300 Remodels and 400 New Stores on Tap
Commercial Real Estate
Feb 21, 2017 2017 Restaurant Software Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Feb 20, 2017 Whole Foods: Charting the Challenge
Grocery & Convenience
Feb 20, 2017 Targeting Top Card & Gift Shops
Discount & Specialty
Feb 16, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – February 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Feb 16, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – February 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Feb 10, 2017 CSG Snapshot: NYX Cosmetics
Drug & HBC
Feb 9, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Fastenal Company
Home Center & Hardware
Feb 9, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Del Frisco's Restaurant Group
Restaurant & Foodservice
Feb 8, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.
Apparel & Department
Feb 6, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Feb 6, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Lucky’s Market LLC
Grocery & Convenience
Jan 30, 2017 Fred’s Hopes to Triple Its Pharmacy Fleet
Drug & HBC
Jan 26, 2017 Paint Stores by the Numbers
Home Center & Hardware
Jan 26, 2017 Freshii’s Plans of Growth
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jan 25, 2017 Specialty Supermarket Expansion by the Numbers
Commercial Real Estate
Jan 25, 2017 Holidays Unkind to Department Stores
Apparel & Department
Jan 24, 2017 2017 Tabletop Tablet Survey Results
Retail & Food Technology
Jan 23, 2017 BJ’s Moves into SC: Here’s a Look at the Location
Discount & Specialty
Jan 20, 2017 Store Growth Projections for the Natural/Organic Segment
Grocery & Convenience
Jan 19, 2017 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – January 2017
Home Center & Hardware
Jan 19, 2017 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – January 2017
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jan 13, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Thrifty White Drug Stores Inc.
Drug & HBC
Jan 12, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Simply Southern Restaurant Group LLC
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jan 12, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Busy Beaver Building Centers Inc.
Home Center & Hardware
Jan 11, 2017 CSG Snapshot: TechStyle Fashion Group
Apparel & Department
Jan 9, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Walmart Stores Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Jan 9, 2017 CSG Snapshot: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
Grocery & Convenience
Dec 29, 2016 A Good Year at e.l.f.
Drug & HBC
Dec 29, 2016 Green (Salad) Growth in 2017 and the Companies to Watch
Restaurant & Foodservice
Dec 29, 2016 Farm & Home: Top Stores of 2016
Home Center & Hardware
Dec 28, 2016 Caleres Tries Allen Edmonds on for Size
Apparel & Department
Dec 28, 2016 First Look at the Latest Retail Technology Data
Retail & Food Technology
Dec 28, 2016 PetSmart Testing a New, Smaller Footprint
Commercial Real Estate
Dec 21, 2016 The Ten Largest Discounters in 2016
Discount & Specialty
Dec 21, 2016 Whole Foods Partnering with Local Restaurants
Grocery & Convenience
Dec 21, 2016 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – December 2016
Home Center & Hardware
Dec 21, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – December 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Dec 16, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Drug & HBC
Dec 15, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Dunn-Edwards Corporation
Home Center & Hardware
Dec 15, 2016 CSG Snapshot: MUY Brands, LLC
Restaurant & Foodservice
Dec 14, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Ross Stores Inc.
Apparel & Department
Dec 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Big Lots Stores Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Dec 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
Nov 25, 2016 Bartell Drugs Signs on with Amazon
Drug & HBC
Nov 24, 2016 Westlake Ace Hardware: Corp. Funds Fuel Growth
Home Center & Hardware
Nov 24, 2016 Street-Level View: Domino’s and Pizza Hut Franchisees
Restaurant & Foodservice
Nov 23, 2016 Targeting Fast-Growing Sandwich Chains
Commercial Real Estate
Nov 23, 2016 Ranking the Top Family and Children’s Retailers
Apparel & Department
Nov 21, 2016 Foodservice POS: Breaking Down the Hardware
Retail & Food Technology
Nov 21, 2016 Tractor Supply Plans for Petsense Growth
Discount & Specialty
Nov 21, 2016 Wegmans Move into Raleigh, NC by the Numbers
Grocery & Convenience
Nov 17, 2016 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – November 2016
Home Center & Hardware
Nov 17, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – November 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Nov 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Drug & HBC
Nov 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: The Tile Shop
Home Center & Hardware
Nov 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: United States Beef Corporation
Restaurant & Foodservice
Nov 8, 2016 CSG Snapshot: rue21
Apparel & Department
Nov 7, 2016 CSG Snapshot: The Fresh Market Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
Nov 7, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Staples Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Oct 28, 2016 Walgreens Results and Same-Store Pharmacy Sales
Drug & HBC
Oct 27, 2016 Orchard Supply Hardware Heads East
Home Center & Hardware
Oct 27, 2016 Franchise Focus: The Top Burger King Franchisees
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 26, 2016 Bass Pro Shop’s Cabela’s Acquisition by the Numbers
Apparel & Department
Oct 26, 2016 Franchise Focus: Pizza Hut’s Top Franchisees
Commercial Real Estate
Oct 25, 2016 Click-and-Collect: Analyzing the Top 10 Grocery Chains
Retail & Food Technology
Oct 24, 2016 Walmart Building Plans Reflect Ecommerce Focus
Discount & Specialty
Oct 21, 2016 The Shape of Supervalu after Save-A-Lot
Grocery & Convenience
Oct 20, 2016 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – October 2016
Home Center & Hardware
Oct 20, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – October 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 14, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Sephora USA Inc.
Drug & HBC
Oct 13, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Do it Best Corp.
Home Center & Hardware
Oct 13, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Cafe Rio Mexican Grill
Restaurant & Foodservice
Oct 12, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Francesca’s Holdings Corp.
Apparel & Department
Oct 10, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Dollarama Group L.P.
Discount & Specialty
Oct 10, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Trader Joe's Co.
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 30, 2016 Pharmacy Same-Store Sales Tracker
Drug & HBC
Sep 29, 2016 Five Fast-Casual Poke Concepts to Watch
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 29, 2016 “Lackluster” Summer for Lowe’s
Home Center & Hardware
Sep 28, 2016 Top 5 North American Candy Retailers
Commercial Real Estate
Sep 28, 2016 Sears Holdings: Closings Continue
Apparel & Department
Sep 27, 2016 Subway’s Summer of Technology
Retail & Food Technology
Sep 26, 2016 Lidl and Aldi Look Ahead
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 26, 2016 Toys R Us: Renewed Prosperity for American Girl?
Discount & Specialty
Sep 23, 2016 DATATRAC: Drug Stores and HBC Chains – September 2016
Drug & HBC
Sep 22, 2016 DATATRAC: Home Center and Hardware Chains – September 2016
Home Center & Hardware
Sep 22, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – September 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 16, 2016 CSG Snapshot: The Bartell Drug Company
Drug & HBC
Sep 15, 2016 CSG Snapshot: MOOYAH Franchise
Restaurant & Foodservice
Sep 15, 2016 CSG Snapshot: McCoy's Building Supply
Home Center & Hardware
Sep 13, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Signet Jewelers Limited
Apparel & Department
Sep 12, 2016 CSG Snapshot: The Save Mart Companies
Grocery & Convenience
Sep 12, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Tuesday Morning Corp.
Discount & Specialty
Aug 31, 2016 The Halal Guys Nationwide Expansion by the Numbers
Commercial Real Estate
Aug 26, 2016 Kroger Acquisition Bolsters Its Specialty Pharmacy Reach
Drug & HBC
Aug 25, 2016 Record Sales for The Home Depot
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 25, 2016 Fast Pizza and Once-Cool Casual Midway through the Year
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 24, 2016 Alex and Ani: Positive Energy Fuels Growth
Apparel & Department
Aug 22, 2016 Wal-Mart Goes Big with Jet.com Acquisition
Retail & Food Technology
Aug 22, 2016 GameStop Doubles Down on AT&T
Discount & Specialty
Aug 22, 2016 Target Struggles – in Grocery and Elsewhere
Grocery & Convenience
Aug 17, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – August 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Fred’s Inc.
Drug & HBC
Aug 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: PPG Architectural Coatings
Home Center & Hardware
Aug 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Black Bear Diners Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Aug 10, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Urban Outfitters Inc.
Apparel & Department
Aug 4, 2016 CSG Snapshot: 99 Cents Only Stores
Discount & Specialty
Aug 3, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Brookshire Grocery Co.
Grocery & Convenience
Jul 28, 2016 The Path to a Walgreens – Rite Aid Merger
Drug & HBC
Jul 28, 2016 Hardware in Cedar Rapids: Why You Should Care
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 28, 2016 Another Florida Concept with Expansion Plans
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 27, 2016 Market Share in Sheboygan
Commercial Real Estate
Jul 27, 2016 By the Numbers: Apparel Sales & the Top Sporting Goods Chains
Apparel & Department
Jul 26, 2016 Walmart Pay, Thunder Bay and the Future of Payment Processing
Retail & Food Technology
Jul 22, 2016 East Coast Shakeup
Grocery & Convenience
Jul 22, 2016 Consolidation in the Pet-Store Space
Discount & Specialty
Jul 21, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – July 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 15, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Great Clips Inc.
Drug & HBC
Jul 14, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Newk's Franchise Company
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jul 14, 2016 CSG Snapshot: BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.
Home Center & Hardware
Jul 12, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Gap Inc.
Apparel & Department
Jul 8, 2016 CSG Snapshot: PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Jul 8, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Sheetz, Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
Jun 24, 2016 CVS: A Pharmacy that Cares about Health
Drug & HBC
Jun 23, 2016 Taking Stock of the Big Chains
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 23, 2016 Breaking Down Barbecue
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 22, 2016 Ralph Lauren Corporation and the Factory Outlet Scene
Apparel & Department
Jun 22, 2016 When the Outlet Comes to Town – Taking Stock
Commercial Real Estate
Jun 21, 2016 QSR Mobile App Functionality at a Glance
Retail & Food Technology
Jun 20, 2016 Five Below – and Rising
Discount & Specialty
Jun 20, 2016 A Loaf of Bread, a Gallon of Milk and a Urine Sample
Grocery & Convenience
Jun 16, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – June 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 10, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
Drug & HBC
Jun 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: The Sherwin-Williams Co.
Home Center & Hardware
Jun 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Jun 8, 2016 CSG Snapshot: The Marmaxx Group
Apparel & Department
Jun 6, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Costco Wholesale Corp.
Discount & Specialty
Jun 6, 2016 CSG Snapshot: SUPERVALU Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
May 27, 2016 Looking Beyond the Big Three: Small Chain Growth Done Right
Drug & HBC
May 26, 2016 Gloom and Doom at Sears and Kmart
Apparel & Department
May 26, 2016 Blaze-ing through the Numbers
Commercial Real Estate
May 26, 2016 Digging into Jersey Mike’s
Restaurant & Foodservice
May 26, 2016 Lowe’s + Rona: The Shape of the Industry after the Deal
Home Center & Hardware
May 24, 2016 Amazon’s Prime Time Is Now
Retail & Food Technology
May 23, 2016 Catching Up with Amazon
Discount & Specialty
May 23, 2016 Goodbye Texas, So Long Iowa: The Fresh Market Looks East
Grocery & Convenience
May 19, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – May 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
May 13, 2016 CSG Snapshot: General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
Drug & HBC
May 12, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Lowe's Companies Inc.
Home Center & Hardware
May 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Blaze Pizza LLC
Restaurant & Foodservice
May 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Apparel & Department
May 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Discount & Specialty
May 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Aldi Inc.
Grocery & Convenience
Apr 29, 2016 CVS + Curbside: Please Stay Seated
Drug & HBC
Apr 28, 2016 State of the Restaurant Industry
Restaurant & Foodservice
Apr 28, 2016 Fastenal’s Struggles Continue Relative to Past Performance
Home Center & Hardware
Apr 27, 2016 New Starbucks Covering Full Range of Sizes
Commercial Real Estate
Apr 27, 2016 Tough Times for Teen Retailers of the Past
Apparel & Department
Apr 26, 2016 Big Pizza and the Digital Order
Retail & Food Technology
Apr 25, 2016 Are Dollars Opening Up In Your Town?
Discount & Specialty
Apr 25, 2016 Kroger market share across the country
Grocery & Convenience
Apr 21, 2016 DATATRAC: Restaurant & Foodservice – April 2016
Restaurant & Foodservice
Apr 15, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Rite Aid Corporation
Drug & HBC
Apr 14, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Lumber Liquidators
Home Center & Hardware
Apr 14, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Arby's Restaurant Group
Restaurant & Foodservice
Apr 13, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
Apparel & Department
Apr 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.
Discount & Specialty
Apr 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Sprouts Farmers Markets
Grocery & Convenience
Mar 24, 2016 Gator: Tenants & Facilities Leads
Commercial Real Estate
Mar 22, 2016 CSG’s Gator: Cutting through the Data Clutter
Restaurant & Foodservice
Mar 22, 2016 Gator: Small Bites out of Big Data
SmartData
Mar 11, 2016 CSG Snapshot: PharmaSave Drugs (National) Ltd.
Drug & HBC
Mar 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: CKE Restaurants Inc.
Restaurant & Foodservice
Mar 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Harbor Freight Tools
Home Center & Hardware
Mar 9, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Kohl’s Corporation
Apparel & Department
Mar 7, 2016 CSG Snapshot: Kroger Co.
Grocery & Convenience
Mar 7, 2016 CSG Snapshot: O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Discount & Specialty