No Turn On Red

Just a few quickies this weekend:

In case you missed in, Andrew Young resigned from his position with Wal-Mart after putting his foot in his mouth.

EnVision Marketing Group has partnered with Kroger Food Stores to offer advertising on the conveyor belt at the supermarket checkout. Interesting concept. Whenever I go to my local supermarkets, I notice how much advertising they cram in there. Any marketable space seems to be taken up by an ad for a local contractor or lawyer. One food store has a model train that goes around the front end, with the track suspended by wire from the ceiling. The train pulls a number of cars with advertisments for said local companies. But my question is, who’s looking at it? Will these conveyor advertisments actually work or will they just be another outlet for an unnoticed advertisment for the local computer repair place, although this time covered in meat juice?

Over at Starbucks Gossip, one story has ignited a debate over the cost of two ounces of coffee. Read the story and read the comments, some very interesting points are brought up from both customers and employees alike.

I like throwing in some local retail notes, so here goes: looks like White Castle has an application for construction on Route 36 in Hazlet, NJ. That’s the last thing I need nearby! Also, lots of development at the Monmouth Mall as Jessica McClintock and Yankee Candle are opening new stores while The Limited is opening up a new location.

Until next week.

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