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IKEA Planning Studio Concept Heads West With Two Los Angeles Stores

Retail TouchPoints

IKEA will expand options for urban customers on the West Coast with two planning studios in the Los Angeles area set to open in spring 2022: one in Long Beach and a second in a yet-to-be-determined location. Shoppers will be able to book appointments with design specialists to help with both planning and ordering home furnishings.

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Burlington Doubles Store Total Target to 2,000, Plans 75 Net New Locations for 2021

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The company is planning to open 100 new stores this year while at the same time relocating or closing 25 existing stores, bringing the net total of new stores in 2021 to 75. We feel good about the merchandising and operational plans that we have developed for this smaller prototype.

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ARA, NRA announce merger plan

Inside Retail

The Australian Retailers Association and the National Retail Association have finally signed a heads of agreement on a proposal to merge, a plan that was called off in 2019. The post ARA, NRA announce merger plan appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Sushi Sushi set to be sold by private-equity owner

Inside Retail

Founded in 1998, Sushi Sushi has more than 190 locations, 60 per cent of which are franchised. Odyssey acquired the chain in 2019. The chain later announced that it planned to open 35 stores in New Zealand over the next 10 years after signing a deal with a new master franchisee.

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Olympia Sports Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Remaining Stores by Sept. 30

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. In 2019, RSG Acquisitions bought Olympia’s intellectual property, online stores and 75 of its then 152 stores. The stores, many of which were located in malls, ranged from 4,000 square feet to 15,000 square feet. bankruptcy court in Delaware.

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Services and the mid-market: Takashimaya’s post-tourism plan

Inside Retail

Within the domestic store segment, there was a divergence in sales performance between the large stores typically located in the major tourist destinations and smaller, regional stores. This store may not even have existed had the company followed through with its pre-Covid plan to shutter it. Operating profit as a whole rose by 11.2

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Walmart Expands Primary Care Offerings With Five Walmart Health Locations in Florida

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The remaining locations will open in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas over the coming months, each adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. The Walmart Health locations provide a range of medical services including primary care, labs, X-ray and EKG, behavioral health and counseling, dental, optical and hearing.

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