Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2025

Pretzel Australia, the pink bakery chain, is expanding its footprint by opening four locations in Perth this year. Both locations will have the usual Pretzel pink colour scheme, with the second featuring a tennis-themed design. Two other stores will be opened in locations yet to be confirmed, the company said.

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MARCH 20, 2025

Ollies Bargain Outlet has acquired 40 former Big Lots stores, jumpstarting its plans to open 75 new stores by February 2026.

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APRIL 10, 2025

Additionally, the retailer will use its digital-first Grapevine, Texas location as the model for future Sams Club stores as it remodels all 600 clubs in a strategic long-term growth investment. Executives from parent company Walmart shared an overall optimistic view of the retailers prospects, both in the U.S.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

GAILs Bakery , renowned for bringing chef-quality sourdough bread to neighbourhoods across the UK, has partnered with Verkada , a leader in cloud-based physical security, to streamline its security and operational processes across its more than 170 locations. We could finally manage all our locations in one place, which was a game changer.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

Walmart will open or remodel more than 45 fuel stations across the U.S. this year, giving the retail giant more than 450 fuel and convenience stations across 34 states by the end of 2025. These one-stop shops offer the same low prices on snacks and beverages as full-scale Walmart stores. in a statement.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

In October 2024, the company announced the opening of eight new locations across New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas within a six -month period. Most locations also feature a beer cave, Western Union services, ATMs, and cryptocurrency and digital currency ATMs.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

increase over 2023, the footwear brand plans to continue its aggressive store expansion in 2025 by opening 180 to 200 locations. We ended the quarter with 5,296 Skechers stores worldwide, of which 1,787 are company-owned locations, including 610 in the United States. Following a year when Skechers generated record sales of $8.97

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

WHSmith North America (WHSNA) has partnered with commerce media solution SMG to launch a travel-focused in-store retail media network (RMN) that will connect brands with shoppers at the retailers more than 347 airport, rail station and resort-based locations across the U.S. and Canada.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

For example, 3D location management, SKU assignment and process flow optimization enables our store associates to locate inventory faster for our customers, resulting in improved customer service experiences. gStores capabilities help PetSmart fulfill our vision of providing a world-class omnichannel experience.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Swiss watch brand Longines has launched its first boutique in Perth’s CBD, marking the brand’s sixth Australian location. Located on the corner of William Street and Murray Street, the 139sqm store boasts a large corner facade featuring the winged hourglass logo and a Watchmaker Bar.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Located at the BLVD , a new retail and entertainment destination in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, this is the global sports brand’s second U.S. Located along the iconic Las Vegas Strip, this flagship allows us to expand Puma’s presence in North America to connect with U.S.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

The retailer, working with Mood Media , has created an experiential retail location equipped with a large-scale LED visual wall displaying curated content, carefully chosen music and even a custom fragrance, White Pepperwood, carrying the scent of the outdoors through the air.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2024

While walk-ins are important to the business, the emphasis is on customers ordering through the location-based app that directs them to their nearest store. Location is everything. Coffee Treat launches app-based franchise Hayward has two stores in Warrnambool and is opening a third outlet in Hamilton this month.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

flagship location had opened in New Jerseys American Dream mall in December 2021. The initial U.S.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Walmart paid developer CBL Properties $34 million in an all-cash deal for the site, located approximately 12 miles east of Pittsburgh. The sale of Monroeville Mall is a great example of the resilient value of well-located real estate in a dynamic market, said Stephen Lebovitz, CEO of CBL in a statement. million visitors in 2023.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

After its introduction, Even with zero marketing, we were seeing upwards of 20% of app openings happening in a physical location, so we saw the potential of adding a store mode, said Matt Walker, Director of Product and Design, Mobile Apps at Dicks Sporting Goods. We would want to know if that persons location was being spoofed, for example.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

DoorDash kicked off its expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets by offering on-demand delivery from the supermarket’s Maryland stores, with Wegmans locations in Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and upstate New York available in the coming days and more stores to follow.

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JANUARY 2, 2025

store last month and will follow with seven new California locations as well as one store each in New Mexico, Texas and Washington state. California shoppers have embraced Daisos concept, and were excited to make our products more accessible with these new locations, said John Clarke, Chief Development Officer for Daiso USA in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Better Integration Leads to Reduction in Returns, Increase in AOV The Taskrabbit offering is available at Ikea locations in every major U.S. This integration also provides Ikea with a competitive advantage weve seen improved customer satisfaction and increased sales as customers include assembly with their furniture purchase. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2024

That’s why it’s of little surprise that on the occasion of its 60 th anniversary, The Paper Store has embarked on a five-year, $60 million brick-and-mortar-oriented expansion that will add 30 to 40 locations to its current 100+ stores and upgrade approximately 30 existing stores. We look at ourselves as the antithesis of online shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

That’s where behavioral signals and location intelligence become crucial. By analyzing patterns in network signals and device locations, these technologies can associate different devices and identify suspicious activity at scale, such as a sudden spike in refund requests or multiple returns of high-value items.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

with the opening of its first Texas store next month and plans for four more locations in the state. The new store, located at La Plaza in McAllen, Texas, will feature 37,000 square feet of selling space when it opens Dec. Irish apparel retailer Primark is continuing its brick-and-mortar expansion in the Southwest U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The three companies will offer a suite of solutions to help digital brands quickly open new stores across Simons real estate portfolio as well as at other locations. Two of the new stores are location at Simon properties The Galleria in Houston and Town Center in Boca Raton, Fla.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The restaurant is located next door to the retailer’s newly upgraded Hammersmith city store , which is part of the chain’s larger efforts to create a more accessible shopping experience by opening smaller-format “City Stores” that are located closer to where customers live, work and shop.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

billion investment in omnichannel growth, the furniture retailer is planning seven new Plan and Order Point stores with pickup locations this year; the eighth store, in Santa Monica, Calif., The new Plan and Order Point stores will be located in Cherry Hill, Pa.; and in three California locations, in Thousand Oaks, Ontario and Colma.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Earlier this week, Aldi sold off the remaining Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores that will not be converted, totaling 170 locations, to a consortium of private investors led by the current CEO and President of Southeastern Grocers. Aldi obtained the competitor banners as part of its 2023 acquisition of Southeastern Grocers.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At Macy’s First 50 stores — that is, the locations where the company has already made investments in staffing, assortment and merchandising as part of its Bold New Chapter turnaround strategy — comparable sales grew 1.9%. Our Macy’s First 50 locations achieved their third consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

The announcement was made in Punta Arenas, the location of the southernmost Walmart store in the world, which is named Lider and located more than 2,000 miles from the countrys central DC. We are building a better future for everyone, for future generations and for our children.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

And beginning in 2026, the tech retailer plans to open several flagship physical locations, including one in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Apple plans to launch an online store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in summer 2025, providing consumers in the country with service and support directly from Apple in Arabic.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sports stadiums, with their combination of limited square footage and shoppers eager to return to the game, have become optimal locations for autonomous stores. WHSmith deployed the tech at its first North American location, at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, in February 2022.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Located at 35 Monmouth Street, the independent London-based fashion house is the latest brand to select the destination for its first-ever store, joining Covent Garden’s extensive roster of physical debuts. Each is unique in offer but come together as a collective to represent the innovative vision we have for the destination.”

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

. “My family is eager to share our passion for wine and food in a setting that captures everything we love — exceptional wine, great food and a welcoming atmosphere — right in one of LA’s most vibrant and iconic locations.” of Reuben Brothers in a statement. of Reuben Brothers in a statement. ”

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

During the reorganization process, the 75-year-old retailer will continue to operate its 4,500 stores, which are independently owned, except for a corporate-owned location in Palatine, Ill. The company serves thousands of member-owned locations in the U.S. For its fiscal year ending June 29, 2024, Do it Best had net sales of $4.47

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

They need to keep track of what’s new, what’s unique to their location and what just went on sale. For example, a retailer’s flagship locations could have POS software running on fixed tills and also on mobile devices to assist with line-busting and in-aisle service. Excellent brand ambassadors are like traffic magnets.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

The pay raises, which will take effect in March, apply to the warehouse club retailers non-union locations. Costco has raised the salary for most store employees to $30 per hour, according to reporting by Bloomberg and other media outlets. The company will add $1 per hour at the top end of its pay scale to reach $30 , and $0.50

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

Victorian-based Town & Country Pizza & Pasta has unveiled its first interstate location, in the Margaret River area of Western Australian. A low-key introduction for the restaurant brands first interstate location was also deliberate, Rossi told Franchise Executives. Town & Country is a regional brand in Victoria.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

The arrival of the first Australian location in 40 years will kickstart national expansion. It acquired the license in June 2023, adding 260 locations to its portfolio which now extends to more than 2900 restaurants across seven brands, generating US$5 billion sales. Today it has just two Sydney sites and two locations in Melbourne.

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