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7-Eleven Plans 500 New ‘Food-Forward’ Stores by 2027

Retail TouchPoints

Seven & i Holdings , parent company of 7-Eleven , plans to open 500 new “food-forward” convenience stores between 2025 and 2027. The c-store giant’s road to the new store design began with its Evolution store format, which was launched in March 2019 with a store in Dallas.

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Navigating the Tariff Era: A Strategic Roadmap for Retailers

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The Scars of the 2018-2019 U.S.-China China trade war of 2018-2019 offers a cautionary tale about the far-reaching consequences of tariffs. And finally, conduct scenario planning by building models to prepare for multiple outcomes, prioritizing investments in high-margin categories and diversifying risk.

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Despite Subscription Declines, Rent the Runway Plans to Go Public

Retail TouchPoints

Rent the Runway — which allows users to rent, subscribe and buy designer apparel and accessories — plans to list on the NASDAQ under the ticker “RENT.”. In 2020, Rent the Runway’s active subscriber base totaled just under 55,000 , a sharp decline from the 133,500 in 2019. million in 2019. million from $256.9

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IKEA Planning Studio Concept Heads West With Two Los Angeles Stores

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

Inside Retail

This store may not even have existed had the company followed through with its pre-Covid plan to shutter it. One wonders if the change of mind in the middle of 2019 to keep the store open was misguided.

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Amazon Nearly Quadruples Same- and Next-Day Prime Delivery Volume Over 2019

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Prime members the same or next day, nearly 4X the number of orders delivered at those speeds by this point in 2019, according to Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores. recordable incident rate and a 69% reduction in its lost time incident rate from 2019 to 2022. So far this year the company has delivered more than 1.8