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MARCH 22, 2024

Alimentation Couche-Tard , which operates Couche-Tard convenience stores in Canada and Circle K stores in the U.S., Relex’s AI- and machine learning-powered solutions include demand forecasting, replenishment and advanced space and floor planning functionalities.

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MARCH 29, 2024

BJ’s Wholesale Club will open five warehouse club stores in Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Indiana. These will be the first of 12 new locations planned for BJ’s 2024 fiscal year, which will end in February 2025; the retailer also plans to open 15 gas stations during this period. its second store in the Hoosier State.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Casey’s General Stores has announced a three-year strategic plan that will include opening 350 additional stores, expanding its selection of prepared and private label foods and ramping up its community involvement.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

is betting big on going small, with plans to open up to 30 new small-format locations across the country in 2024. The planned expansion is in addition to the nearly 15 small-format stores that the retailer already operates. Macy’s Inc.

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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. Comp store sales in Q4 dipped 4.2% ; for the full year of 2023, Tractor Supply’s net sales increased 2.5% , while comp store sales remained even with the prior year.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

to serve its expanding store fleet. The retailer also has signed leases for planned new stores in four locations: Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, Va.; The new retail stores will total more than 128,000 square feet of retail selling space, offering the latest fashion trends and essentials as well as homewares and beauty items.

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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 committed to shrinking its stores’ square footage by 23% as a way to reduce environmental impact in June 2023.

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MARCH 27, 2024

M&S has named Morrisons retail operations boss Jayne Wall as its new director of central store operations. “I am looking forward to being part of that high-performing team and bringing all my stores experience to support the business’ ambitious growth plans.”

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MARCH 6, 2024

Warby Parker, which began life as a pure-play DTC retailer, opened 40 stores in 2023 for a total of 237 and plans to open another 40 stores this year. Additionally, the eyewear retailer increased average revenue per customer 9.3% in 2023, to $287 , and boosted its number of active customers 2.5% , to 2.33

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Luxury travel retailer DFS Group is planning to open DFS Yalong Bay, a retail and entertainment destination, in Sanya, Hainan, China by 2026. China has plans to make Hainan a tax-free zone , and this mall will be DFS Group’s first property in mainland China (the company operates venues in Hong Kong and Macau).

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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. The discount retailer reported net sales of $9.7

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MARCH 14, 2024

Additionally, the brand plans to continue evaluating a transition in its international go-to-market strategy — moving to a distributor model in certain markets to grow them in a “cost- and capital-efficient manner,” according to a company statement.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Uniqlo will open more than 20 stores in the U.S. In May 2023 , Uniqlo, which opened its first North American location in 2005, revealed its plans to reach 200 North American locations by 2027. and Canada in 2024, including debuts in new markets for the fast fashion retailer. Tacoma Mall, Tacoma, Wash.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Circuit City has launched a Series A funding round along with plans for alliances with national companies, though it did not identify which companies will be involved. The integrations are slated to begin online and in select locations this year, with a more expansive rollout planned for 2024.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

REI Co-op will open 10 stores this year and already has plans in the works for two more stores to open in 2025 — in Durango, Colo. The store locations and timetables for the 2024 openings are: Spring: Beavercreek, Ohio and Beaverton, Ore.; in the spring and St. George, Utah in the fall. Summer: Glendale, Ariz.;

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MARCH 7, 2024

Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding 800 stores to its U.S. Aldi’s growth plans include beefing up its presence in the Northeast and Midwest, with plans to add nearly 330 stores across both regions by 2028.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These plans are part of the brand’s near-term climate target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 37% by 2032 compared to a 2019 base figure. Lego also plans to work with its suppliers to collectively reduce environmental impacts, noting that 98% of GHG emissions come from outside its operations.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UK-based travel retailer WHSmith is bullish on growth prospects for 2024, with plans to open more than 110 stores this year — and more than 50 of those openings will be in North America.

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JUNE 29, 2023

The company also has been making efforts to expand the availability of its offerings; Shipt revealed plans to add SNAP EBT to its payment options in September 2022 and debuted its LadderUp initiative supporting food access and local businesses in February 2023.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Five Below , the value retailer targeting the tween and teen markets, plans to open more than 200 stores during its fiscal year 2023, which ends in January 2024, and convert more than 400 stores to its higher-priced Five Beyond format.

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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 conjunction with its holiday hiring plans, Amazon also announced that it is investing $1.3

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Netflix is reportedly planning to open permanent brick-and-mortar stores, beginning in 2025 with two in the U.S. Dubbed “Netflix House,” the stores will offer dining, live experiences and retail options related to the streaming service’s shows, including a Squid Game -themed obstacle course.

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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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JUNE 29, 2023

The specific stores that will be targeted have not been announced, but the U.S. The closures are part of Walgreens’ plan of “accelerating our portfolio optimization to further simplify the business,” according to CFO James Kehoe. However, operating losses grew to $500 million in Q3 2023 compared to a loss of $333 million in Q3 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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MAY 22, 2023

To combat retail theft, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, alongside other city and state leaders, announced a comprehensive plan on May 17, 2023 that will bring together increased law enforcement efforts and enhanced social service programming and resources to prevent shoplifting across the city.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Foot Locker will launch its first “store of the future” in Willowbrook, N.J. next month, with an additional three stores planned for later in 2024. Elements from these stores will be applied to our 2025 openings and beyond.”

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Drugstore chain Rite Aid is reportedly negotiating with creditors on a Chapter 11 plan that would include liquidating a hefty number of its 2,100 -store fleet, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sources also revealed that Rite Aid plans to auction off its Elixir pharmacy unit and other valuable parts of the business.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Macy’s appears to be embracing this new format: while earlier incarnations of the smaller stores have been bannered as Market by Macy’s, these stores will simply be named Macy’s. The retailer had announced plans to expand its off-mall presence with additional smaller-format stores in May 2023.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Freshippo also has established strategic partnerships with 13 global retail groups, international brands, global associations and consulting companies in Shanghai and announced plans to set up eight purchasing centers globally.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Walmex , Walmart ’s Mexico and Central America business, is planning to spend nearly $1.5 The investment, which is up 27% from the amount spent in 2022, will primarily be used to remodel and maintain existing stores while opening new locations, along with improvements to supply chain and technology. billion in the region in 2023.

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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. 16, the retailer’s “Red Cup Day” — traditionally one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the season.

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MAY 10, 2022

Taking a proactive approach in planning for and responding to severe weather volatility will help safeguard any business’s reputation — and long-term growth potential. That said, a common concern in the retail and hospitality space is how to efficiently maintain operations in the face of a severe weather event.

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APRIL 10, 2023

Bankruptcy Court in Maryland and plans to close all 39 stores in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The retailer has been battling declining sales for several years, incurring operating losses of $280,000 and $1.76 Shoe City has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. million , and Timberland , owed $1.4

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

SymphonyAI, a leader in predictive and generative enterprise AI SaaS, today announced that REMA 1000 has migrated SymphonyAI store mobility, store operations, demand forecasting, and space planning and automation to SymphonyAI’s hosted cloud-based platform.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Ikea , which debuted its Plan and Order Point store format in Dallas in November 2023 , will add four additional locations this year, with more to follow. Smaller than traditional Ikea brick-and-mortar locations, these stores offer design consultations and serve as customer pickup points.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Jeff Gennette, Chairman and CEO of Macy’s since 2017, plans to retire in February 2024 after a total of four decades with the retailer. He will be replaced in the top spot by Macy’s EVP and Bloomingdale’s Chairman and CEO Tony Spring, who has been named Macy’s President and CEO-elect and gained a seat on the board of directors.

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