The real problem for Hudson's Bay and Lord + Taylor? Too many stores, too little space In 2018, Lord + Taylor didn't have a single store that was more than 100 miles away from its parent company's holdings, including itself. This mirrors a trend we've seen all too often during the retail apocalypse. James Mattone 5.6.19 6:00 PM Markets
The Mueller Report is an Amazon best-seller... But not on Kindle The Mueller Report was a notable best-seller on Amazon... But the Kindle version wasn't. Why? And why are there so many versions of it? James Mattone 5.6.19 2:18 PM People
The United States of Tacos: a map of the 14 biggest Mexican chain eateries in America To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we plotted out the locations for 13,191 Mexican fast food and fast casual restaurants that represent the 14 biggest chains in the country. De Nada. James Mattone 5.3.19 6:14 PM Markets
Amazon won't have HQ2 in New York - but they're still hiring more people there Amazon is still out for delivery in New York City. In fact, it has already arrived with hundreds of jobs, and a new fulfillment center, on our doorsteps. James Mattone 5.3.19 2:49 PM People
Bombardier job openings dive after it consolidates aviation division, sells Belfast plant Job openings at Bombardier fell about 50% seven months ago after its Toronto plant was sold. Now that the Belfast plant is also up for sale, we're seeing an alarmingly similar trend. James Mattone 5.2.19 2:44 PM Markets
Facebook metrics show Walmart and Target peaked with followers, foot traffic Target and Walmart foot traffic, as measured by Facebook "were here" count, have slowed down. What does it mean for this war between big box retailers? James Mattone 5.1.19 5:43 PM Markets