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Expansions
It
appears that Forever 21 is back in the news with its recent Oracle partnership,
and it has designs on increasing its stores by 600 over the next three years.
Call me daffy, but was it not Forever 21 that just downsized a bunch of stores
over the past couple of years? I hope this double-mindedness does not last very
long, because this could actually be the beginning of the end for them in my
opinion.
After
shuttering stores in their failed Canadian entry, Target has decided to open
more stores stateside in the form of urban express locations. Good or bad?
I have no idea, but we will see. What I do know is, I really do
appreciate its urban-ite store in Downtown Los Angeles, and shop there pretty
frequently. I could stand some more of
that in SoCal.
Mergers &
Acquisitions
Last
month’s major headline, “Staples to buy Office Depot.” Why do we care? Office Depot just finished its purchase of
Office Max, and now Staples is purchasing them so who will we have to go to for
Big Box office supply purchases?
Walmart? Target? I think not.
Their product lines do not have enough diversity to suit business
needs. I think it is time that we pull
out our popcorn again, and watch to see how this all plays out. What this means for the High Desert though,
is one of those retailers are closing up shop.
It is either going to be Staples in the center off of Mariposa Road or
the OfficeMax located on Armagosa Road.
Either way, one of those stores will need to go because that just makes
more business sense.
In
other news, Albertsons and Safeway has finally completed their merger, so we
should see some new vigor in the dominant brand. Norm’s Restaurants was
recently purchased by Trinity Capital out of Los Angeles, and I am willing to
wager a burgeoning brand refresh on the horizon. Also, let us keep our eyes and
ears open regarding Del Taco. It appears as though they are being courted for
acquisition and the feelings are mutual.
Closures
Do
you know what happens to a retailer when they see the end in sight? They start selling off bits and pieces of
themselves, and it looks like that is was happening to RadioShack. Apparently, it is rumored that Amazon may be
purchasing some of RadioShacks’ locations in the future and they are considering selling half of its stores to Sprint. Bits
and pieces, I say, bits and pieces.
Unfortunately,
one the most elite retailers of the 70s and 80s is seeing its end unfold right
before their very eyes. Caché has filed
for Chapter 11, and is on the hunt for a company who can efficiently liquidate
all of its assets. Sad to see you go.
Upcoming
Openings: J’s
Family Auto (3/7) in Moreno Valley; Jaxx Children’s Boutique (3/8) in Manhattan
Beach; Steelhead Lodge (3/6) in Klamath Glen; SoCal Mattress (3/1) in Lake
Elsinore; Gaia Gelato (3/21) in Carlsbad; The Flower Cart (3/7) in Fullerton;
Toxic Hawaii Beauty Studio (3/13) in Los Angeles; Green Tree Recycling (4/3) in
Irvine; Forever 21 (3/7) at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets; Sin City
Barbershop (4/1) in Palmdale; Knowrealitypie (3/14) in Eagle Rock; Good News
Health Solutions (3/29) in Calimesa; Beverly Hills Center for Plastic &
Laser Surgery (3/11) in Beverly Hills; Bellamore Fashion Boutique (3/6) in
Tarzan.
As
always, I’ll keep my ear to the ground, and my eyes wide open as I head on out
to industry events like ICSC RECon in May or RealShare LA to keep bringing you
the latest moves in Southern California.
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written by Shar Toler of Toler & Associates, LLC. Toler & Associates have been successfully
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