When you sold your soul to the devil and then find out it's got low retail value.
New Ohio Governor poll:
The New York Times/Siena University ⭐ (Nov 1 - 717 LV)
🔵 Acton 48.8 (D+5.6)
🔴 Ramaswamy 43.2
Poll report ->
The New York Times/Siena University ⭐ (Nov 1 - 717 LV)
🔵 Acton 48.8 (D+5.6)
🔴 Ramaswamy 43.2
Poll report ->
November 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
When you sold your soul to the devil and then find out it's got low retail value.
November 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
make them do one year in retail, one year in food service 👍
November 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
make them do one year in retail, one year in food service 👍
There should be a federal law requiring retail stores to withhold Christmas sales until Black Friday.
November 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There should be a federal law requiring retail stores to withhold Christmas sales until Black Friday.
1049 apartments+retail, no parking. The largest car-free apartment building in the US outside Manhattan. Now under construction.
November 1, 2026 at 1:43 AM
1049 apartments+retail, no parking. The largest car-free apartment building in the US outside Manhattan. Now under construction.
It’s a bright November Monday morning in Tokyo 🌤️
No new general retail Gunpla this week (Japan). Next up is the HG Gundam Ashtaron set for November 28th - from Gundam X. Which happens to be the only new general retail release this month. Enjoy building!
No new general retail Gunpla this week (Japan). Next up is the HG Gundam Ashtaron set for November 28th - from Gundam X. Which happens to be the only new general retail release this month. Enjoy building!
November 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
It’s a bright November Monday morning in Tokyo 🌤️
No new general retail Gunpla this week (Japan). Next up is the HG Gundam Ashtaron set for November 28th - from Gundam X. Which happens to be the only new general retail release this month. Enjoy building!
No new general retail Gunpla this week (Japan). Next up is the HG Gundam Ashtaron set for November 28th - from Gundam X. Which happens to be the only new general retail release this month. Enjoy building!
Richer people should have to do customer service in multiple contexts, too: fast food, hospital reception area, broad consumer retail, luxury retail. Not all customers behave the same.
November 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Richer people should have to do customer service in multiple contexts, too: fast food, hospital reception area, broad consumer retail, luxury retail. Not all customers behave the same.
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Retail Archeology has done a ton of episodes on them and... yeah. www.youtube.com/c/RetailArch...
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November 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Retail Archeology has done a ton of episodes on them and... yeah. www.youtube.com/c/RetailArch...
Happy Halloween from your local retail demon.
October 31, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Happy Halloween from your local retail demon.
Its a kill yourself shift at my horrible awful retail job today so Im going to relieve stress by getting a blowjob from wendys on my lunchbreak
November 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Its a kill yourself shift at my horrible awful retail job today so Im going to relieve stress by getting a blowjob from wendys on my lunchbreak
Most of those direct reports were in retail.
November 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Most of those direct reports were in retail.
I call it retail therapy
November 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I call it retail therapy
Succumbed to retail therapy, but here we go!
November 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Succumbed to retail therapy, but here we go!
sammy made a forsaken dk on retail to play w me, i am SO excited RAAAHH
November 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
sammy made a forsaken dk on retail to play w me, i am SO excited RAAAHH
if you are not kind to retail workers I think you should explode actually
October 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
if you are not kind to retail workers I think you should explode actually
My cozy brag is, check out these cozy slippers that I got at goodwill for $10 that retail for $90
November 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My cozy brag is, check out these cozy slippers that I got at goodwill for $10 that retail for $90
Posting this 32 gigs of DDR5 RAM I've had sitting around forever because I'm too lazy to install on my laptop to trigger Sam Altman.
November 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Posting this 32 gigs of DDR5 RAM I've had sitting around forever because I'm too lazy to install on my laptop to trigger Sam Altman.
For Q1-Q3 the number of liquidations of companies and entrepreneurs in the field of retail fuel sales in the field of retail fuel sales rose by 16,7% to 935 which is the highest number since 2022. The number of new registrations dropped by 28,4% to 668 companies.
November 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
For Q1-Q3 the number of liquidations of companies and entrepreneurs in the field of retail fuel sales in the field of retail fuel sales rose by 16,7% to 935 which is the highest number since 2022. The number of new registrations dropped by 28,4% to 668 companies.
Picked up a Bavarian Festbier box from Lidl, Newbury retail park.
October 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Picked up a Bavarian Festbier box from Lidl, Newbury retail park.
Annual liquidations up 18% as retail, hospitality closures surge www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ann...
Annual liquidations up 18% as retail, hospitality closures surge
The hospitality liquidation rate is 3.3 times the all-sector average.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Annual liquidations up 18% as retail, hospitality closures surge www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ann...
Independent brick and mortar retail is heart and soul of walkable cities and it is increasingly impossible to make a living doing it. We gotta start giving these folks more grace and support. Lest all local retail become Starbucks and Orange Theory’s.
November 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Independent brick and mortar retail is heart and soul of walkable cities and it is increasingly impossible to make a living doing it. We gotta start giving these folks more grace and support. Lest all local retail become Starbucks and Orange Theory’s.
This ground floor retail space in Emeryville at Hollis/Stanford was vacant for years, so the property owner subdivided it into multiple live/work units.
I wonder if this strategy could also work for vacant mixed-use retail spaces in other cities?
I wonder if this strategy could also work for vacant mixed-use retail spaces in other cities?
November 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This ground floor retail space in Emeryville at Hollis/Stanford was vacant for years, so the property owner subdivided it into multiple live/work units.
I wonder if this strategy could also work for vacant mixed-use retail spaces in other cities?
I wonder if this strategy could also work for vacant mixed-use retail spaces in other cities?