If you are one of the five people in the Fargo-Moorhead area that did not make your way to the Grand Opening of Marshalls & HomeGoods today, let me ask the obvious question - what are you waiting for? Cheyenne and I stopped in there today and I must say, I was shocked at how [...]
Tag: retail
Membership has its benefits…
I like to save money where I can. As such, I sign up for email lists and rewards cards that promise discounts and freebies. I believe that I am now special with the card, that I am part of an elite audience who is favored. It used to be that such programs were few and [...]
‘Tis the season…
The Christmas shopping rush has officially arrived. Now we have 23 more days of power shopping until we get to the other side of the holiday and after-Christmas sales. Things can get hectic this time of year. It seems that some folks' manners and ability to engage in polite discourse take a back seat to [...]
What happened to Big Lots?
Apparently I missed a local memo. As such, can someone tell me when Big Lots closed? I went by there today and but for a few items left in the store it is empty. Hauntingly empty. It seems to me that I was there not all too long ago and saw no indication that business [...]
Friday afternoon…
Each time Cheyenne and I traveled home from one of her orthodontist appointments over the past year and a half we passed a store called Tuesday Morning. Each time I would say to Cheyenne, "We should go there." And yet, we never stopped. It seemed that Cheyenne always had to hurry back to school or [...]
Feel twice as smart…
In the vein of better late than never I have to give a shout out to Big Lots! today. I learned while looking at their website that they actually have a line item in their menu specifically designated for winter weather supplies. Well, that just makes my little emergency management heart happy. I wish I [...]
Terminally distracted and derailed…
I struggle with some retailers who don't think through product placement. I was quickly glancing through The Lakeside Collection's Spring 2013 product line online yesterday when I was terminally distracted and derailed. Upon recovery, I pondered what the marketing team was thinking when placing the products in the order below. Did they intend to abruptly [...]
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