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Reports: Amazon Go to Hit the Suburbs with Locations in Washington State and California

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Amazon is bringing its Amazon Go convenience store format to the suburbs with the launch of a location in Mill Creek, Wash. The retailer also is planning an Amazon Go location in the Los Angeles metro area. in the coming months, according to Business Insider , MarketWatch and other media outlets.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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Simplifying Checkout In this case, “simplifying checkout” means embracing “self-checkout.” To prove the value of these experiences, Buzek cited results at retailer Sam’s Club , where stores that offered a self-checkout option registered sales 18% higher than those without it.

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Vitamin Shoppe Opens First All-New Franchise Location, Plans 12 More in 2023

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The Vitamin Shoppe has opened the first of a planned dozen+ new franchise stores this year in Valparaiso, Ind. Vitamin Shoppe store to a franchise operation in February 2022 , but now the program is moving into a higher gear. The next new franchise store, scheduled to open this spring, will be in Tempe, Ariz.,

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How Uniqlo Plans to More than Triple its North American Store Count by 2027

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Uniqlo reportedly plans to expand its North American footprint by 10% by opening 20 to 30 stores annually to reach 200 locations by 2027, Daisuke Tsukagoshi, CEO of Uniqlo North America told Reuters. The Japanese retailer currently has 47 stores in the U.S. The first four U.S. Localizing products for the diverse U.S.

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Top 10 Trends Driving Retail Growth

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But if you’re interested in what’s driving retail growth right now, in 2022, you’ve come to the right place. Shoppers are returning to stores, again. In the ChaseDesign Q1 Shopper Sentiment Survey, 85% of people said, “I plan to shop in physical stores more in 2022 than last year.” Checkout is moving to frictionless.

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Smaller Formats May Pave the Future Path for Macy’s

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The size, the locations are all working.” Comparable store sales at Market by Macy’s and Bloomie’s grew 8% and 12% , respectively, during Q4 2022. growth at Bloomingdale’s stores during the same period. Since then, we have closed approximately 80 Macy’s locations and plan to close another five this fiscal year.

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Sam’s Club to Add 30+ Larger-Format Stores, 5 New Fulfillment Centers

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These new initiatives continue the significant investment Sam’s Club has made in its physical footprint over the past several years, including redesigning the majority of the retailer’s 600 stores and adding of Scan & Go Checkout, Scan & Go Fuel, curbside pickup and other omnichannel offerings.