SPACs: The New Frontier in Investing – Strategies and Considerations for Investors

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 →

How many JCPenney 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? →

Favorite (Affordable) 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Products

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 →

What happened to Starbucks smoothies? The history of smoothies at Starbucks

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 →

What happened to Suncoast Motion Picture Company? Are there any Suncoast locations left?

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? →

A Strange Twist: Is Sears actually reopening stores in 2023?

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? →

Kmart, Westwood Plaza, Westwood, New Jersey (one of three in lower 48 USA)

The Westwood Kmart, located at 700 Broadway in Westwood, New Jersey in the northern part of the state opened in the Fall of 1982. The early 80’s was a bit of a heyday for Kmart as they were the second largest retailer in the United States with once around 2,400 stores, second only to Sears. … Continue reading Kmart, Westwood Plaza, Westwood, New Jersey (one of three in lower 48 USA) →