Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

CBL Properties told Chain Store Age it had nothing to add to a report from Bloomberg last week that it was preparing a bankruptcy filing, but it did have a new store concept to add.

CBL Properties, the owner and operator of more than 100 enclosed malls that built its first mall in Texas in 1979, is reported to be preparing a Chapter 11 filing.

Here’s the understatement of the year: retail leasing is changing. 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a one-time event in the heart of New York City. 

Nearly 50 years after it opened its first location, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has landed on the West Coast.    The chain, which combines a family-friendly restaurant with an old-fashioned country store, has opened Tualatin, Oregon. The location marks a key expansion of the company’s footprint.