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Location Data is a Must for Site Selection

Retail TouchPoints

Between difficult compliance requirements and the public’s general reluctance to shop in person at the beginning of the pandemic, many business owners have had to suspend plans for expansion, limit their operations or even shut down entirely. Location Intelligence Matters.

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Art Gensler Passes Away at 85

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Art Gensler, founder of the Gensler (San Francisco) design firm, has passed away at age 85. In the late 1990s, Gensler agreed to design the first 100 Apple store locations. Apple Insider says Art would design a store and Jobs would “rip the plans apart.”. He stepped down as the firm’s CEO in 2005 but was Chair until 2010.

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Greenstreat talks store expansion, digital currency and in-house delivery

Inside Retail

It is set to open a new location in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond, with the goal of opening two more Melbourne locations – in Fitzroy and the CBD – within six months. Four years later, he said the brand has developed a product that people want, with traffic continuing to grow in each location. “On

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Bridgid O’Connor named VP, real estate strategy at Publix

Mass Relators

She will succeed Bob Balcerak, who plans to retire on March 31 after 29 years of service. After working in customer service roles at various store locations, she transferred into the company’s real estate department as administrative support in 2005. Within nine months, she was promoted to property specialist.

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Does the Historic Makeover of an Iconic Paris Retailer Chart a Path for Department Stores’ Revival?

Retail TouchPoints

For more than 150 years, Parisian department store La Samaritaine has overlooked the banks of the Seine, a sweeping expanse of glass and intricately painted iron that proudly proclaimed the store’s position at the center of French commerce, both geographically and ideologically.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers’ expectations of quick delivery have been building since Amazon launched its two-day delivery promise with Prime membership way back in 2005. At the time, Amazon held an incredible competitive advantage and, as other retailers have struggled for years to catch up, Amazon has just kept going.

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Three new sites expand DG’s distribution system

Mass Relators

and two permanent regional distribution hubs, located in Newnan, Ga., The company also announced expansion plans for existing facilities in Jonesville, S.C., The facility is expected to create approximately 400 new careers at full capacity, and it represents an approximate $140 million investment in Washington County, Neb.