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Summer is a time of vibrant energy and limitless fun, relaxation, and adventure. It's the perfect time for outdoor adventures, lazy afternoons by the pool, and evenings spent under the stars. As we soak up the joys of this sunny season, why not enhance the experience with some of the latest tech gadgets? Let’s take … Continue reading 5 Best Affordable Tech Products for Summer 2024
SPONSORED POSTImage by user6702303 on Freepik Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have exploded in popularity over the last few years as an alternative for private companies to go public and access capital markets. As more retail and institutional investors consider investing in these "blank check" companies, it's important to understand precisely what SPACs are and … Continue reading SPACs: The New Frontier in Investing – Strategies and Considerations for Investors
This piece is a continuation on our series keeping tabs on classic retail chains as they, unfortunately, fade into the rear view. This list is solely for full-line Sears stores, which as of now are the only ones that still exist. The owner operated Sears Hometown Stores have all shut down. As we noted in … Continue reading How Many Sears Stores Are Left?
Post last updated February 28, 2024. According to JCPenney's official website, there are "more than 650" remaining locations. We started this list when the company announced a list of 154 stores closing on June 6, 2020 in the wake of their Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May 2020. (This was revised and is now 152 … Continue reading How many JCPenney stores are left?
The Caesars Windsor is a casino resort in the city of Windsor, Ontario just over the US/Canada line. It is one of four casinos in the Detroit metro area and the only one on the Canada side. The favorable US/Canada currency exchange rate makes it a popular place for visitors from the United States. The … Continue reading A Visitor’s Guide to Caesars Windsor
What is CES? Brostocks headed out, for the first time, to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). It is one of the largest and most influential events in the consumer electronics industry. CES typically takes place … Continue reading Favorite (Affordable) 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Products
Starbucks Smoothie Rollout: Vivanno In 2008, I worked as a barista at Starbucks. It was an exciting era for expansion. Around this time, they were just rolling out food in their stores along with another innovation, low calorie real fruit smoothies. Unfortunately for fans of the product, they are no longer an option. I continued … Continue reading What happened to Starbucks smoothies? The history of smoothies at Starbucks
Another year has reached its end, and the barren remains of Sears pushes on. We have repeatedly documented the state of Sears around the holiday season (2019, 2021, 2022) and each year it seems the stores become more empty. With 13 stores remaining (with even the strange twist of two reopening this year), it is … Continue reading Sears at Christmas in 2023
Where are the remaining Suncoast stores? The remaining three Suncoast locations are in: Beaumont, Texas Beavercreek, Ohio Jacksonville, North Carolina, What is the history of Suncoast Motion Picture Company? Suncoast launched in 1986 as Paramount Pictures, a partnership between the movie studio and Musicland. At this time, purchasing VHS tapes to own was a relatively … Continue reading What happened to Suncoast Motion Picture Company? Are there any Suncoast locations left?
Brostocks has reported extensively on the demise of Sears, particularly over the last few years since Sears Holdings declared bankruptcy in 2018. Since Sears reemerged under the new Transformco company, it dabbled briefly with smaller format Sears Home & Life stores that opened in 2019 which eventually all closed by 2023. Transformco reacquired, out of … Continue reading A Strange Twist: Is Sears actually reopening stores in 2023?
