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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. Additionally, Kurt Geiger operates footwear concessions inside luxury and premium department stores in the UK, including Harrods and Selfridges , where it sells both its own and third-party brands.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

The stores will have rotating installations, including ticketed shows inspired by popular series, and restaurants featuring food from its unscripted shows. The streaming company also has explored wholesale partnerships, with Walmart expanding its in-store Netflix Hubs to 2,400 locations in October 2022.

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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. 28, 2023. “We

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Dollar General is continuing its rapid expansion into fiscal 2023 with plans for 1,050 new stores, following a successful Q3 2022 when sales rose 11.1% increase in same-store sales driven by larger basket sizes and a small increase in traffic. “We The quarter, which ended Oct. 28, also saw a 6.8%

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations. lower than the same period in 2022, with comp sales down 5.4% drop from 2022. Q4 net sales of $8.1

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MARCH 9, 2023

Through a combination of converting existing stores and building at least 10 new stores next year, Dick’s Sporting Goods will add at least 19 House of Sport locations by 2024. The retailer also plans to exit its Field & Stream banner; after closing 12 of those stores in Q4 2022, which ended Jan.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Discount Tire has purchased the retail tire and automotive maintenance operations of Dunn Tire , which provides parts and installations for brakes, lube and oil services, front-end repairs and state vehicle inspections at 25 locations in western and central New York and Pennsylvania. 30, 2023, were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Electronic Shelf Label Growth Buzek predicts an “explosion” in electronic shelf label (ESL) tech, in large part because they make it possible for retailers to perform Amazon -style dynamic pricing in brick-and-mortar stores. We’re forecasting 700% growth over the next two years for these second locations with dedicated inventory.”.

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MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking. The ultimate goal is to free up associates’ time to put more of their effort toward customer service while enabling optimal store conditions and accurate merchandising execution. “We

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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. Available services range from preventative care and wellness checks to assistance with managing chronic conditions.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

The Regent Street store also will feature a state-of-the-art breaking studio (for live and taped openings of card packs), interactive customer education touch points and a personal card creation suite. The location also will serve as a drop-off point for users of Fanatics Collect, the collectibles marketplace Fanatics launched in June 2024.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

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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AUGUST 12, 2022

Ace Hardware is on an expansion tear; the retailer just marked the opening of its 105 t h new store this year and said it expects to add at least 60 more by the end of 2022. The new locations join the more than 5,600 stores already in operation across all 50 states and 70 countries.

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MARCH 9, 2022

With the potential for new COVID variants, record levels of inflation and evolving consumer preferences, 2022 retail design will change more in the next year than it has in the past decade. For the first time in over a decade, there is the opportunity to snatch up iconic locations that may not have been available before.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Toys ‘R’ Us will make its latest attempted return to brick-and-mortar with 400 store-in-store shops at Macy’s locations and online at macys.com/toysrus, slated to roll out in 2022. This isn’t the first store-in-a-store concept for Toys ‘R’ Us: the brand opened pop-ups at Kroger locations during the 2018 holiday season.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Another key efficiency driver will be a reduction in store size to improve store-level productivity, said O’Sullivan on that call. Our real estate and store operations teams have done a lot of work in the past year on a 25,000-square-foot store prototype,” he said. “We For the 13 weeks ended Jan.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The apparel retailer also plans to open more than 20 locations next year, primarily in the Sun Belt and Northeast, according to CNBC. The retailer’s target is to operate approximately 65 U.S. stores by the end of 2025. While Mango has been operating in the U.S. The Mango store at 950 F Street in Washington, D.C.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Starbucks is boosting pay for its associates to some of the highest levels in the retail industry, with a new range of $15 to $23 per hour for baristas starting in summer 2022. This will put the company’s average hourly pay at nearly $17 per hour , which could help stores find staff despite the tight labor market.

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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. 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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MARCH 14, 2025

Following the successful debut of its initial large-format store in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Ill. in May 2024 , Wayfair will open its second large-format store next year in Atlanta. In May 2022 Wayfair opened its first AllModern store format in Lynnfield, Mass. overall through the end of 2024.

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MAY 20, 2024

It’s not that this fulfillment method wasn’t popular — the arts and crafts retailer shipped nearly 3 million orders from its 1,300+ stores across the U.S. But the lack of a systematic approach to assortment and order prioritization meant that individual stores were shipping items to too many far-away locations.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Office Depot had partnered with DoorDash for deliveries in March 2022 , and with Uber in August 2022. The new partnership is likely to be a boon for Grubhub Corporate Accounts clients, many of whom are office administrators responsible for restocking supplies and value same-day delivery.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Olympia Sports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking an orderly wind-down of its operations. The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. 30, 2022, according to a filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware. million.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Target will close nine stores in four cities on Oct. Target noted that it has made multiple efforts to secure these location, including adding more security team members, using third-party guard services and implementing theft-deterrent tools across its business. leaving 15 stores in this market. billion in losses, up from $93.9

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JUNE 7, 2022

During Brok’s tenure, Sephora has deployed new technology and services as well as expanding its partnership with Kohl’s : Sephora launched same-day delivery in partnership with Delivery Solutions in November 2021; In February 2022 , Kohl’s and Sephora revealed plans to add 400 Sephora shop-in-shops to reach their goal of 850 locations by 2023; and (..)

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MARCH 21, 2023

store locations in Florida, Texas, Colorado and California. locations while continuing to utilize third-party fast-charging network options, with the goal of matching consumer demand and expanding EV charging to neighborhoods that have, until now, lacked access.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The store closures will begin in spring 2022 and are the result of CVS “evaluating changes in population, consumer buying patterns and future health needs to ensure it has the right kinds of stores in the right locations for consumers and for the business,” according to a company statement.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

The off-price retailer announced plans for 1,050 new store openings, 1,750 store remodels and 100 store relocations; the launch of 1,000 pOpshelf locations by fiscal 2025; and the company’s entrance into Mexico with 10 stores in fiscal 2022. billion , but that was mostly attributed to new store openings.

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APRIL 4, 2025

The addition of these countries builds on a European presence for Herman Miller that already includes brick-and-mortar locations in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The four new countries have had online access to the Herman Miller Gaming assortment since 2022.

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MAY 18, 2025

In-store operations were also affected, with disruptions to contactless payments and shortages of staple items in some locations, resulting in customer dissatisfaction. Operational disruption can hit peak trading When the Woolworths MyDeal platform was breached in 2022, exposing the data of 2.2

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Retail TouchPoints

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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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Like many brick-and-mortar retailers, Macy’s online sales grew while physical store operations took a beating last year when the pandemic caused some temporary store closures. The online Saks business is valued at $6 billion , with an initial public offering planned for the first half of 2022.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Macy’s will reportedly close four locations, in Fort Collins, Colo.; The closures are part of the retailer’s Polaris growth strategy , which aims to stabilize the department store as it pursues a return to growth. The company will offer impacted employees jobs at nearby locations or severance packages. Gaitherbeurg, Md.;

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Dollar General has launched the popshelf store concept — smaller locations focusing on on-trend seasonal goods, with 95% of items priced at $5 or less. The first two popshelf locations will open in Hendersonville and Clarksville, Tenn. Dollar General aims to open 30 popshelf locations by the end of January 2022.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

Bed Bath & Beyond has released a list of 37 stores slated for closure in 2022 as it approaches completion of its 2020 plan to shutter 200 underperforming locations. The affected shops are located across 19 states, including seven in New York, five in California and four in Washington.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Amazon will close its two Amazon Style stores, located in Glendale, Calif. The stores had been open for less than two years: the Glendale location opened in May 2022 , although the concept had been reported on as early as January 2022. and Columbus, Ohio, by Nov.

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JULY 25, 2024

WHP Global has licensed Toys ‘R’ Us shops for two Navy Exchange Service Command ( NEXCOM ) stores, with plans for additional locations in 2025. The shop-in-shops will launch this fall at NEX Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., followed by the NEX in Jacksonville, Fla. “To

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