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Whole Foods still pressing ahead to ‘expand UK footprint’ despite shuttering stores

Retail Gazette

The proposed closures will see the Amazon-owned supermarket’s stores in both Richmond and Fulham Broadway close and operations at its Dartford DC cease.

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Aldi confirms new store locations under £550m investment

Retail Gazette

The discount grocer will open shops in Preston and Derby later in March, with further sites planned across Castle Gresley, Bardon, High Wycombe, and Stoke Gifford in the coming months. Each shop opening is set to create around 40 new jobs on average, according to the discount grocer.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

million at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. A court filing shows that at the time the bankruptcy was put into place, Showfields had a little over US$3,000 in cash on hand and owed as much as US$10 million. Showfields made the mistake of over-paying for real estate and then expanding a concept that had rather limited appeal.

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Aldi names top priority store locations across London, creating 3,500 new jobs

Retail Gazette

The discount grocer recently announced a long-term plan to operate 1,500 stores across the UK, with a particular interest in shops within the M25 due to strong demand for Aldi in the capital. Additionally, Aldi is looking for sites to accommodate its Aldi Local store formats, which measure around 5,000 sq ft.

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Shopping Center Outlook: Why Open Air, Mixed Use and Tech-First Locations Are Hot

Retail TouchPoints

Shoppers are now used to placing orders and picking them up at their own convenience, and this habit is unlikely to change even post-pandemic. I think people just feel more at home outside.”. The omnichannel connection is particularly important for the 31 digitally native brands with stores at Northwood’s shopping centers.

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Pricer ESLs deliver investment payback period of 18 months, new study shows

Retail Focus

Pricer, the provider of leading shelf edge automation and communication solutions, has been found to deliver a significant ROI based on operational efficiencies and digitally enhanced store estates that help to protect margin, according to ‘The Total Economic Impact of Pricer’, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting in November 2022.

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CRTKL Wins Big at 2022 ICSC Global Design & Development Awards

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(PRESS RELEASE) Award-winning global architecture, planning, and design firm CRTKL has been recognized for innovative design solutions of retail projects and retail store design at the 2022 ICSC Global Design Awards, earning three awards in three distinctive categories. Learn about our submission guidelines.

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