Brown Motion

'In n Out' is a burger chain in America.  A burger is a meat patty so formed by using raw shredded or ground cow (usually) mixed with binding agents and spices.  This then is grilled or heated via some mechanism and presented betwixt two round buns with or without other accouterments like onion, tomato, lettuce and a sauce. The point of this is that the size of said food item has grown as the calories provided by it.  America you see has been growing.  In terms of every conceivable metric - from GDP to population to national debt to the size of its citizens.  The latter can be explained by another variable that has seen dramatic rise - Greed.  For anything. Everything. That includes food. Thusly the size of donuts and bagels and beef patties.  The carts used in the store to pick up these items.   Also larger.  The cars needed to haul this loot home - you guessed it - gargantuan.  The garages and the homes to house the loot and the l...

Reader Warning - Risque subject matter follows - American Retail is a fascinating subject that could fill blogs.  Esp if interested party is a student of how the marketing machinery works and how customers react to it.  Many has been written, said and expounded on in papers to thesis to actual degrees being awarded on the subject of retailing. Mine are merely casual observations on the subject as I see them - So back to Aisle 1. All stores in America are run like organized operations with laser like focus to get the maximum traction (i.e. basket size) from the passing gentry.  At least the owners of this retail operation would like to see gentry - with some amounts of disposable cash that they will share with them. What to sell and how is closely watched, dissected and executed that will ultimately drive high inventory turns and smooth traffic flow while servicing the consumer. So when I recently decided to take my usual walk (not to buy but to observe) I deci...