I do wonder about all of the piggybacking although I am aware that some if not all are franchises and not owned by the company's.

Our Kroger Marketplace has a Starbucks in it that's been there for several years. Walmart has had other businesses under their roof for many years. It seems like good business sense to me, and It will probably become more common with the economy like it is.

My bank (US Bank) has a branch inside the Ralphs grocery store in Westchester, and that is a convenience for me. It has tellers, and so it is not just an ATM. There is another bank inside Cárdenas Market in Cathedral City, but I do not use that bank.

There might be coffee shops inside some grocery stores, but I ignore them. Bristol Farms has a separate deli section with an eating area, but I believe that is part of BF.

Mitsuwa in West L.A. has a bunch of kiosk type stores and restaurants on one side of it, and this makes parking there almost impossible, and so we drive a bit further to go to Marukai Market (also in WLA) instead.

I have not been inside a Target store in many years. I used to go there for certain kitchen items, but I don't need any more of those now!

The only time I go to Kohl's is to return something to Amazon, and that is rather infrequent.

I forgot about the bank inside the grocery store. Our giant has a PNC bank along with Starbucks and Marty the robot. A pharmacy, too. Amazon returns go to Whole Foods.

There is a Starbucks in our target. I only go to target for holiday decor and treats. (They have the fun trick or treat packs of the good snacks) And the Starbucks is right at the front and always packed. I've never been to a Starbucks.

The Walmart I go to used to have a McDonald's in it, but then it was turned into a Subway. I preferred the Subway because I was never tempted to go there. I have moments when I will absolutely cave in to a McDonald's craving. Now its nothing,no restaurant. I noticed that there was never very much traffic in either restaurant in that Walmart, despite the store being busy. My guess is that the McDonald's in particular made it very difficult for those "no we cant get McDonald's food you want because we have food you don't want at home and your gonna eat that or STARVE" mothers who were just trying to do their shopping with their kids in tow.

There is an ULTA inside of our newly remodeled Target and weird thing is that there is an ULTA store in the same shopping center. That's a head scratcher right there!

Thank you Amylou...there is a Burger King inside the Wal Mart near me and and just the other day I was wracking my brain trying to remember what was there before...A McDonalds!! They just put in Sephora our Kohls too.

There's a Starbucks in the Target and Dillons(Kroger) very near me. I heard yesterday that a Target closer to my work is now selling Lancome. Subway has left all of our Walmarts. The only business inside the Walmart by me is a nail salon.

Arkansas, maybe the regular Ulta is now just waiting out the lease.

Even in regular department stores many departments, like shoes and jewelry are concessions.

I'm the opposite of Amylou - I like Subway, but I have never been to a McDonald's. I've seen people eat their food, and that was enough to turn me off. I think I would avoid any store that had a McDonald's or Burger King in it - I would not want to be subjected to the smell, but then I've also never been to a Walmart.

Big news in this morning's paper.... Toys'R'Us is back with stores inside of Macy's. There are two Macy's in the Philly area, but story implied that there are more (or will be) around the country,

And Sephora has been in Penney's for at least 10 years near where we were in California. But Penney's has been on a downward spiral for quite a while.

Lars, the ice cream cone is quite good.
DH likes the fries for a quick snack while on the road.

Side story: I will always have a soft spot in my heart for McDonald’s. Late teens, early 20’s, I had quite a few jobs in the field. This included low income, high crime areas.

Every neighborhood seemed to have a McDonald’s. They were safe havens for us.

Lars,my first job was at a Subway and that probably helped put me off of it. I do not have any sort of horror stories or warnings or anything like that but I didn't get it then and I dont get it now. Its a sandwich. There are other sandwich chains that are just so much better IMO.

And you wanna talk about smell..... Everyday I would come home smelling like stale Italian herb and cheese bread. It permeated everything. My mom made me leave my shoes outside because the odor stunk up the whole house. It smelled great when it was cooking but not so much as a lingering aroma in ones hair and clothes.....

We have a Starbucks in our Giant grocery store and there is one across the street. We have the Salad Works there as well. Target has Starbucks and Apple products but I prefer to go to the Apple store. I'm like Lars, I have been to a Mcdonald's but not in the last 40 years and I never go to Walmart even though there are two big ones a close drive away. I'm a Target girl.