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Latest CAMP Location Showcases the Art of Child’s Play

Retail TouchPoints

By the end of 2021, the retailer will have nine stores nationwide, with new locations set to open in Boston, Los Angeles and New Jersey. But or its latest New York City store at The Shops in Columbus Circle, CAMP is focusing on the power of creativity. This floor is meant to be completely open, free play.

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Amazon’s Just Walk Out has Left the Building

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Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports. The company already had moved the JWO unit out of its retail group and into its AWS cloud computing division.

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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

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Dollar General is facing more than $1 million in potential penalties for workspace safety violations at four stores in Florida and Georgia that were uncovered by investigators from the U.S. federal workplace inspectors opened inspections at stores on 58th Avenue and Marion Oaks Manor in late August and September 2022.

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

Retail TouchPoints

This and other difficult decisions have been made, including the decision to close all retail locations. Bodkins took pains to stress that Boisson’s setback is not a failure for the NA category at large. “No Detailed information about Boisson’s restructuring plans was not available at press time.

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Bullring & Grand Central secures 27,500 sq ft JD Sports upsize for Summer 2023

Retail Focus

JD Sports, which has been at Bullring since 2003, will open a new 27,500 sq ft store on the lower level. The new store will stock even more ranges from brands such as Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, and Converse, covering footwear, fashion, and accessories.

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

Retail TouchPoints

That increases the need for [domestic] storage locations, including warehouses and retail stores that are close to where your markets are. in-stock commitment would take 6X as much inventory as the original 80% calculation — and it’s still not at 100% ! To provide a 99.5% Retailers have to right-size consumer expectations.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

Store growth for Costco going forward will be focused more away from the US than domestically because of decreasing opportunities for expansion at home. Newer stores are not as productive as older ones, indicating that the concept is approaching saturation or already there in the US and Canada, where Costco has most of its locations.

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