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CVS Plans to Close 271 Stores in 2025 as Part of Multi-Year Savings Plan

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These closures are in addition to the 900 stores CVS shuttered between November 2021 and December 2024; the retailer still operates more than 9,000 locations.

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Apple Expands to Saudi Arabia with Plans for Online and Physical Retail Presence

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Apple plans to launch an online store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in summer 2025, providing consumers in the country with service and support directly from Apple in Arabic. And beginning in 2026, the tech retailer plans to open several flagship physical locations, including one in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Vuori Accelerates International Expansion Plans

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This article first appeared in our sister publication, Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Vuori is accelerating its international expansion plans and opening its first stores in Seoul and Beijing following its recent store openings in London and Shanghai.

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Former Lovisa boss to launch jewellery chain

Inside Retail

Former Lovisa CEO Shane Fallscheer is launching his jewellery business, Harli + Harpa, which plans to roll out several stores by Christmas. The new retailer will market itself as “Your walk-in jewellery box” and open a store at Sunshine Plaza, among other planned locations.

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Exclusive: New owner of SurfStitch, Ginger & Smart plans to relaunch the brands

Inside Retail

Best Markets, which is part of the multi-vendor gift card company Best Gift Group and the new owner of SurfStitch and Ginger & Smart, plans to relaunch the failed Australian apparel retailers following a restructure. It then placed Alquemie Retail Operations into voluntary administration on June 6. “The

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How GMG plans to win Southeast Asia’s sports retail market

Inside Retail

Since entering the region in 2021, GMG has grown to more than 200 stores, with a target of reaching 400 within the next five years. The post How GMG plans to win Southeast Asias sports retail market appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Further reading: How Dubai sportswear giant GMG aims to crack the Southeast Asia market.

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Toys ‘R’ Us to Make Latin America Debut with New Panama Flagship Stores

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The parent company announced plans to roll out brick-and-mortar Toys R Us flagship stores in September 2023 in a partnership with Go! flagship location had opened in New Jerseys American Dream mall in December 2021. Retail Group , including a store in the Mall of America. The initial U.S.

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