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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The retailer, which opened its first permanent store in July 2022 at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards mall, plans to add 10 stores in 2023 in cities including London, Los Angeles and New Delhi.

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MARCH 10, 2022

Ross Stores is already nearly one-third of the way toward its goal of opening approximately 100 new stores in fiscal 2022. In February and March 2022, the discount retailer opened 22 Ross Dress for Less locations and eight dd’s DISCOUNTS stores in 15 states and Guam. 29, 2022, Ross achieved total sales of $18.9

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MARCH 7, 2024

next month, with an additional three stores planned for later in 2024. billion in 2022 sales. Foot Locker will launch its first “store of the future” in Willowbrook, N.J. Elements from these stores will be applied to our 2025 openings and beyond.” The retailer became an official NBA league marketing partner in the U.S. billion to $2.38

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MARCH 8, 2021

These new locations are part of the company’s plans to add approximately 60 new stores — 40 Ross and 20 dd’s DISCOUNTS locations — during fiscal 2021, which runs through January 2022. . The off-price apparel and home fashion retailer reported $12.5 billion in revenue for fiscal 2020. ” .

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JANUARY 2, 2024

On the heels of its 40th anniversary, Mango Fashion Group has revealed plans to open 500 new stores in key markets, including Canada, France, the UK and U.S., India, Italy and Spain are the other store “homes” planned for the coming years. In 2022, 36% of its business came from online channels. through 2026.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Macy’s is continuing its omnichannel evolution with the launch of a curated digital marketplace for both its flagship brand and Bloomingdale’s slated to open in the second half of 2022. The change in closure plans goes hand in hand with the retailer’s expanded digital presence.

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JULY 18, 2022

Macy’s is expanding its partnership with WHP Global to bring Toys ‘R’ Us store-in-store locations in every U.S. store for the 2022 holiday season. Each Toys ‘R’ Us location will feature colorful fixtures and hands-on demonstration tables with various toy assortments. The rollout will begin in late July and complete on Oct.

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MARCH 18, 2024

A 2022 U.S. Despite these statistics, many retailers still don’t have functional workplace violence plans. If they do have a plan, it’s likely that it hasn’t been recently updated, and many employees may not know it exists. government study found an annual average of 1.3

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Vitamin Shoppe has opened the first of a planned dozen+ new franchise stores this year in Valparaiso, Ind. After announcing its ambitious franchising plans in May 2021, the retailer converted an existing Greensboro, N.C. The next new franchise store, scheduled to open this spring, will be in Tempe, Ariz.,

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

After opening a net 23 new stores in 2023 for a total of over 400 locations, Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 35 new locations this year, all in its new smaller-store format. Sprouts executives revealed the retailer’s growth plans while discussing its strong Q4 and FY 2023 results. Comp store sales also grew by 3.4%.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Dollar General is planning approximately 2,385 real estate projects for fiscal year 2024, including about 800 new store openings (including approximately 30 pOpshelf openings and 15 new stores in Mexico ), along with 1,500 store renovations and 85 store relocations. Vasos called the slowdown “prudent in this environment.”

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The new “Triple Shot” plan builds on the original reinvention strategy introduced by former CEO Howard Schultz at the company’s Investor Day in September 2022. in fiscal 2024, with an ultimate long-term goal of 20,000 U.S. In fact, beverage innovations now account for 85% of beverage sales, the company shared.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

net sales decline in Q4 2023, Tractor Supply still plans to open up to 95 brick-and-mortar stores in 2024, as well as complete its 10th distribution center. The retailer plans to open approximately 80 Tractor Supply stores and 10 to 15 stores under its small-box pet supply banner, Petsense by Tractor Supply.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Digital Brands Group (DBG) — the parent company of a collection of digital-first lifestyle brands including Bailey 44 , Harper & Jones and Sundry — will open its first physical store in March 2024 and plans to have 50 locations within the next several years. million in annual revenue and annual cash flow of over $500,000 a year.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty. and New York’s Times Square. and New York’s Times Square.

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JULY 20, 2022

Ross Stores is opening 29 new locations in 12 states over June and July as it continues to move toward its goal of opening approximately 100 new brick-and-mortar stores in FY 2022, which ends Jan. off-price apparel retailer plans to open 75 Ross Dress for Less and 25 dd’s DISCOUNTS stores. The Dublin, Calif.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

including Amazon , Target and Macy’s , have announced their plans for holiday hiring, but all told this season may see one of lowest levels of seasonal hiring since 2008 , according to report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas shared with Reuters. In select locations the company also is offering signing bonuses of $1,000 to $3,000.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Petco also has a shop-in-shop experience at Lowe’s stores , which launched in early 2022. This partnership is more modest, with 15 locations planned by the end of 2022, but offers additional services including Vetco vaccination clinics, microchipping, prescription pest prevention and mobile grooming at select times and locations.

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MARCH 16, 2023

The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights. BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Starbucks Workers United , the union trying to organize Starbucks workers across the country, is planning a “Red Cup Rebellion” on Nov. The site’s home page boasts of having unionized more than 360 Starbucks locations and having over 9,000 union partners. store was only the second REI location to be organized.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The company is planning to open 50 net new stores this year, and 30 to 35 will be international, with the majority located in China. International growth also was likely helped by recent investments in Spain , where the company opened two stores and launched a dedicated ecommerce site in September 2022. billion and $2.17

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AUGUST 16, 2022

is deploying fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers at more than 25 retail locations across the country via a partnership with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial. A total of 200 individual ultra-fast chargers will be added to IKEA locations in 18 states starting in late 2022 and concluding by the end of 2023.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Fast Retailing , parent company of brands including UNIQLO and Theory , revealed major global expansion plans — including opening at least 300 new stores — in its FY2023, which ends in July 2023. We are set to open our new UNIQLO Regent Street Store in London in April 2022. YoY and operating profit rose by 49.7%

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MARCH 7, 2023

As part of the retailer’s plans to open 100 locations in 2023, Ross Stores opened 11 Ross Dress for Less and eight dd’s Discounts stores in 13 states during February and March. The 2023 additions will include 75 Ross and 25 dd’s Discounts locations. Overall sales were down slightly in 2022, at $18.7

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond reportedly plans more layoffs and will eliminate the Chief Transformation Officer role currently held by Anu Gupta, according to an internal memo from CEO Sue Gove seen by CNBC. 26, 2022, according to a company filing. The retailer had approximately 32,000 employees as of Feb.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Walgreens stores and 300 UK-based Boots locations as part of cost-cutting efforts, according to company officials on the pharmacy giant’s Q3 2023 earnings call. locations are expected to close by the end of August 2024. However, operating losses grew to $500 million in Q3 2023 compared to a loss of $333 million in Q3 2022.

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MAY 26, 2023

Performance apparel brand Canada Goose is continuing its retail expansion across the West Coast with plans for its first Los Angeles store, a permanent presence east of Seattle in Bellevue, Wash. and a second location in Las Vegas. locations — which include existing stores in Denver and Aspen, Colo.,

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

brick-and-mortar retailing in late 2021 with a 20,000-square-foot flagship store at New Jersey’s American Dream mall , followed by 452 Toys ‘R’ Us shop-in-shops at Macy’s in 2022. The new stores will open in prime locations that complement the existing Macy’s retail footprint, according to the company.

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MARCH 15, 2023

The company’s Triple Double growth plan was announced in March 2022 , when it set the goal of tripling its store count to more than 3,500 locations by the end of fiscal 2030 while at least doubling sales and growing operating margin by 14% by the end of fiscal 2025.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Walgreens has partnered with Blue Shield of California to expand in-person and virtual care options through the launch of 12 additional Walgreens Health Corner locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. Walgreens has big plans for VillageMD , which the retailer acquired in October 2021.

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MAY 1, 2023

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.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Discount variety chain Dollar General is looking to self-checkout as a way to “leverage and reinforce our position as a low-cost operator,” COO Jeff Owen told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call on May 26, 2022. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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JULY 26, 2022

For the 2022 holiday season, the trillion-dollar question is how do brands and retailers maintain growth, but do it profitably with an omnichannel approach? Here are our five holiday shopping predictions to consider as you develop your strategy for the 2022 season. plan to start buying gifts earlier – the No.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. Aldi also plans to increase its number of locations offering curbside pickup from 1,200 to 1,500 by the end of 2022. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. 30, 2022, according to a filing with the U.S. Currently, the retailer sells exclusively through its remaining physical stores following a late entry into the ecommerce space that began in 2018 and ended in April 2022. bankruptcy court in Delaware.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

billion Kroger-Albertsons merger, first announced in October 2022 , had been planned with store divestitures in mind, but the specific number to be sold and their locations had not yet been determined. billion during the same period in 2022. compared to Q2 2022. billion in cash. The retailer generated $33.9

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