The State of American Restaurants, by City, November Update by Wolf Richter • Nov 2, 2020 • 178 Comments “Seated diners” get scarcer again as new Covid cases surge.
Meals on Broken Wheels: Uber Eats, GrubHub, DoorDash & Postmates by John McNellis • Nov 16, 2019 • 197 Comments The fatal flaw of meal-delivery unicorns.
The WOLF STREET Beer Mugs Are Here by Wolf Richter • Oct 14, 2019 • 31 Comments The infamous “Nothing Goes to Heck in a Straight Line” mugs. Just pour in some liquidity, such as a “Repo IPA” or “QE Lite,” and you’re ready to relax.
Was this the Very Minute of Peak-Insanity in IPO Stocks? by Wolf Richter • Jun 10, 2019 • 184 Comments Those who bet on the most obvious short in the history of mankind got the heads handed to them.
Peak US Asset Prices? Japanese Acquisitions Hit Record by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2017 • 24 Comments Their buying binge in the US goes into the “Contrarian Indicators” category.
Amazon Online Grocery Boom? Not So Fast… by Wolf Richter • Aug 10, 2017 • 129 Comments All the big gorillas are trying, but consumers just don’t want to.
Reasons Emerge for Worst Chain-Restaurant Slump since 2009 by Wolf Richter • Jul 14, 2017 • 82 Comments Six quarters in a row of year-over-year declines.
Albertson’s Reveals Supermarket Meltdown as Global Deep-Discounters Promise Price War in Stagnating US Market by Wolf Richter • Jun 12, 2017 • 125 Comments Aldi’s $5 billion bet at a brutal time.
Is the Chain-Restaurant Recession Becoming Structural? by Wolf Richter • Jun 12, 2017 • 110 Comments A 15-month downturn, longest since 2009, and no end in sight. What gives?
Commodities Bust Hits Farm Lenders, Delinquencies Surge 225% by Wolf Richter • May 19, 2017 • 110 Comments Just as the deflating Farmland bubble leaves its marks.
