- Welcome to The Ames Fan Club.
Recent posts
#1
Shopping Cart Sightings / Re: wal mart carts
Last post by BillyGr - Today at 03:00:25 PMQuote from: Retail Regents on Yesterday at 06:41:37 PMBack in Albany, they replaced their fairly new Wanzl NA carts with a strange set of Precision Wire carts, which have lower racks and an escalator frame. I guess Wanzl NA does not make an equivalent model, hence why they have these.
Assuming by Albany you mean the two story one?
That might make sense that less companies produce such a style, since those ones designed for the escalators wouldn't be in a great deal of demand given the (overall) small number of stores that have such a setup.
#2
Grocery Stores/Supermarkets / Re: Wegmans
Last post by TheFugitive - Today at 10:15:58 AMWegmans is reportedly pursuing a location in the fast-growing Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry Township for their first Pittsburgh-area location.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wegmans-in-discussions-to-open-first-store-in-the-pittsburgh-area-report-says/ar-BB1mTBb6?ocid=BingNewsSearch
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wegmans-in-discussions-to-open-first-store-in-the-pittsburgh-area-report-says/ar-BB1mTBb6?ocid=BingNewsSearch
#3
Shopping Cart Sightings / Price Rite carts
Last post by Retail Regents - Yesterday at 06:44:54 PMThe Schenectady location replaced their crummy wire carts with a set of Unarco PC42s, which come with coin locks. Even the cart shown here is locked together, at an odd angle to the rest of them.
You cannot see attachments on this board.
You cannot see attachments on this board.
#4
Shopping Cart Sightings / Re: wal mart carts
Last post by Retail Regents - Yesterday at 06:41:37 PMBack in Albany, they replaced their fairly new Wanzl NA carts with a strange set of Precision Wire carts, which have lower racks and an escalator frame. I guess Wanzl NA does not make an equivalent model, hence why they have these.
You cannot see attachments on this board.
You cannot see attachments on this board.
#5
Hotels/Motels / Re: 1st Cartoon Network Hotel ...
Last post by TheFugitive - May 24, 2024, 12:10:41 PMI actually drove by this place recently and it is awesome! Really cool!
However we stayed up the road at a very nice hotel that was built to resemble a steamboat.
However we stayed up the road at a very nice hotel that was built to resemble a steamboat.
#6
Defunct Department Stores / Re: Stuart's Department Stores
Last post by Retail_247 - May 24, 2024, 10:15:15 AMHigher quality image of the Stuarts logo can be seen here:
https://defunct-brands.fandom.com/wiki/Stuarts_(Discount_Department_Store)
https://defunct-brands.fandom.com/wiki/Stuarts_(Discount_Department_Store)
#7
Defunct Department Stores / Re: Service Merchandise
Last post by TheFugitive - May 21, 2024, 02:08:07 PMMy daughter, who now lives nearby, informs me that the Handel's Ice Cream stand next to my old Service Merchandise store seen above has permanently closed.
This is sad because their ice cream was truly delicious and frankly they were one of the best memories I had of working at that store. Service Merchandise execs, who rarely had anything good to say about either Pittsburgh or our store, at least all complimented the ice cream they could enjoy while visiting.
I did have a falling out with Handel's in 2020 when in the midst of the pandemic they refused to serve me because I was not wearing a mask. DUH! IT WAS AN OUTDOOR ICE CREAM STAND WITH NO INTERIOR SEATING! I WAS OUTDOORS AND YOU WERE INSIDE, BEHIND GLASS, WEARING A MASK!! So stupid!
Handel's is a chain based in Ohio and some of you may be able to still find them out there someplace.
This is sad because their ice cream was truly delicious and frankly they were one of the best memories I had of working at that store. Service Merchandise execs, who rarely had anything good to say about either Pittsburgh or our store, at least all complimented the ice cream they could enjoy while visiting.
I did have a falling out with Handel's in 2020 when in the midst of the pandemic they refused to serve me because I was not wearing a mask. DUH! IT WAS AN OUTDOOR ICE CREAM STAND WITH NO INTERIOR SEATING! I WAS OUTDOORS AND YOU WERE INSIDE, BEHIND GLASS, WEARING A MASK!! So stupid!
Handel's is a chain based in Ohio and some of you may be able to still find them out there someplace.
#8
Current Restaurants / Re: Red Lobster abruptly close...
Last post by TheFugitive - May 21, 2024, 09:44:50 AMSome more interesting stuff on this from a Hong Kong-based business reporter.
Details from the Red Lobster bankruptcy filing are wild. So much mismanagement!
▫️$1 billion in debt, $30 million in cash
▫️Previous owner sold land and leased it back to Red Lobster at "above market rates".
▫️$20 Endless Shrimp cost it $11 million but the interesting part is that one of the chain's owners is Thai seafood firm Thai Union (which also owns Chicken By The Sea) and it may have used Endless Shrimp to dump its own shrimp supply through the 578 restaurants in North America.
▫️Thai Union became the only Red Lobster shrimp vendor, overcharging for shrimp and skipping quality reviews (Thai Union has written off its $500m+ investment).
▫️Red Lobster has had 5 CEO in the last 5 years (!!!)
▫️Sales down 30% since 2019
Details from the Red Lobster bankruptcy filing are wild. So much mismanagement!
▫️$1 billion in debt, $30 million in cash
▫️Previous owner sold land and leased it back to Red Lobster at "above market rates".
▫️$20 Endless Shrimp cost it $11 million but the interesting part is that one of the chain's owners is Thai seafood firm Thai Union (which also owns Chicken By The Sea) and it may have used Endless Shrimp to dump its own shrimp supply through the 578 restaurants in North America.
▫️Thai Union became the only Red Lobster shrimp vendor, overcharging for shrimp and skipping quality reviews (Thai Union has written off its $500m+ investment).
▫️Red Lobster has had 5 CEO in the last 5 years (!!!)
▫️Sales down 30% since 2019
#9
Current Restaurants / Re: Red Lobster abruptly close...
Last post by TheFugitive - May 20, 2024, 11:33:58 AMRed Lobster has officially filed for bankruptcy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/how-red-lobster-s-misguided-endless-shrimp-promotion-drove-it-into-bankruptcy/ar-BB1mJbCp?ocid=BingNewsSearch
Analysts are blaming to a large degree their Endless Shrimp promotion. Apparently Americans can eat a whole lot more shrimp than they thought we could. RL's Asian investors are pulling out and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is for sale.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/how-red-lobster-s-misguided-endless-shrimp-promotion-drove-it-into-bankruptcy/ar-BB1mJbCp?ocid=BingNewsSearch
Analysts are blaming to a large degree their Endless Shrimp promotion. Apparently Americans can eat a whole lot more shrimp than they thought we could. RL's Asian investors are pulling out and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is for sale.
#10
Current Restaurants / Re: Chick-fil-a
Last post by TheFugitive - May 20, 2024, 09:04:48 AMYou got that right.