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APRIL 12, 2022

The remaining locations will open in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas over the coming months, each adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. The Walmart Health locations provide a range of medical services including primary care, labs, X-ray and EKG, behavioral health and counseling, dental, optical and hearing.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Burlington Stores has doubled its long-term store footprint target to 2,000 stores, up from the 1,000 -store target established when the company launched its IPO in 2013. Burlington currently operates 761 stores across the U.S. “We

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette revealed plans to test several smaller Macy’s and a Bloomingdale’s at non-mall locations, as well as a continued effort to grow its discount Macy’s Backstage brand. “We Our immediate priority is successfully executing holiday 2020. We are also focused on laying the groundwork for 2021 and beyond.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Is that even possible coming out of a year like 2020? One futurist we know said, “2020 was so weird I didn’t even get a chance to be wrong.”. In short, retailers must now treat stores as a more generic asset; among other things, that means disaggregating and understanding all the demand streams that flow through a store.

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JULY 23, 2020

For the time being, however, 96% of the retailer’s approximately 1,400 stores — operating under the Men’s Warehouse , Jos. Bank , Moores Clothing for Men and K&G brands — have returned to operation after closing due to the pandemic. Although Ulta Beauty announced that it would permanently close 19 stores by Nov.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

billion (Canadian) this year, the supermarket retailer will open 80 new stores under a variety of banners, with approximately 50 of these stores being hard discount locations. The retailer had opened three no name stores in Ontario in 2024 , promising consumers steep discounts. As part of Loblaws plans to invest $2.2

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APRIL 19, 2022

Wawa is reportedly planning to double its store count to 1,800 locations by 2030, according to Philly Voice. CEO Chris Gheysens noted that the expansion will include both “traditional” neighborhood stores and “non-traditional” rest-stop style formats in new and existing markets, as well as drive-thrus.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Party City is hiring 20,000 temporary workers for the holiday season — 80% of its 25,000 seasonal hires in 2019 — even though the retailer is drastically reducing the number of Halloween City pop-up stores it will open this year.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Brandon Naughton has been the Marketing Manager at  Repicci’s Real Italian  since its inception in August 2020.  In addition, since 2010, Naughton has operated a mobile business similar to the Outlet offered under this Disclosure Document. He operates these positions from his location in Denver.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Five Below will open 170 stores over the next nine months, bringing its total to more than 1,200 locations, according to Knox Pages. The effort kicked off with 11 stores across Ohio, Maryland, Florida, Texas, New York and Mississippi in the first week of February, with more grand openings slated for every weekend through November 2021.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Tractor Supply will open 90 new namesake stores and a total of 10 new Petsense by Tractor Supply Stores this year, along with the addition of the rural-oriented retailers 11 th distribution center (DC). The 2025 store openings forecast came with the announcement of modestly positive financial results for FY 2024: a 2.2%

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Passengers can use their mobile devices to order contactless deliveries to their location in the airport’s Concourse B from select retail stores operated by Paradies Lagardère. The entire system uses a suite of cloud tools to control robots deployed throughout different areas of the airport.

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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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MAY 21, 2021

will transition approximately one-third of its most successful Footaction stores to other banners over the rest of 2021 and shutter the remaining locations as their leases expire during the coming two-year period. The retailer, which purchased Footaction in 2004, currently operates a total of 256 Footaction stores in 36 U.S.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

year-on-year through September 2020, boosting ecommerce’s share of its total sales from 33% in 2019 to 59% during this period. year-on-year through September 2020, boosting ecommerce’s share of its total sales from 33% in 2019 to 59% during this period. Q3 2020 net sales for all channels climbed 25.3% year-on-year.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The women’s apparel and fashion accessories retailer plans to open additional store locations in markets across the country through the rest of 2020 and into early 2021. The openings had originally been planned for March 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Tuesday Morning filed for bankruptcy protection in May 2020 with plans to close 230 of its 687 stores. The retailer was hit hard by the pandemic, which forced the temporary closure of all its locations. The retailer had planned to close on a sale of all its assets by Oct. 29, but will now push back its hearing date until Nov.

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MAY 5, 2021

The retailer is seeking to drive foot traffic as shoppers return to stores following the pandemic and the launch coincides with a plan to hire 20,000 new associates. The subscription program will initially run for 90 days nationwide, mirroring a three-month pilot that is currently running in more than 100 stores near Augusta, Ga.,

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Pet Supplies Plus operates more than 500 locations, of which nearly 60% are franchised, with more than 185 new stores in various stages of development nationwide. Pet retailers that were slow to embrace ecommerce struggled, which led to PetValu shuttering all 358 stores and warehouses in late 2020.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The deal is expected to preserve at least 275 of Francesca’s remaining 551 locations. The retailer’s new owners plan to continue operating its corporate offices and will keep its management team and nearly all employees on board, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Brok, who took the CEO job in September 2020, is a retail and brand veteran with more than 30 years’ experience, most recently as President of EMEA for Starbucks. Prior to that position Brok spent more than eight years at Nike , eventually serving as its VP, Global Product and Merchandising Operations and Analytics.

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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. in fall 2020.

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JUNE 15, 2020

The Children’s Place plans to close 200 stores in 2020 and another 100 stores in 2021, the retailer revealed in announcing its Q1 2020 results. The children’s specialty apparel retailer currently operates 920 stores as well as an e-Commerce business representing 31% of its revenue.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In that same month, Olympia decided to liquidate 22 of its stores, and in July 2022 the company made the decision to close the rest of its locations. At its peak in 2012, the retailer operated 230 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Paper Source already has begun closing 11 of its underperforming locations but will keep the remaining 147 stores and its ecommerce site open throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. In 2020, Paper Source had gross sales of approximately $104 million , a 32% decline from the $153.2 million in financing. million reported in 2019.

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MARCH 8, 2021

As we learn from guests what they love about Ulta Beauty Herald Square, we will incorporate aspects into other stores where feasible and appropriate,” said Kecia Steelman, Chief Store Operations Officer of Ulta Beauty in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Dunkin’ will join a restaurant portfolio of more than 11,000 locations, across brands including Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, SONIC Drive-In and Jimmy John’s. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2020. The deal will nearly triple Inspire’s footprint, with the addition of more than 12,500 Dunkin’ and almost 8,000.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Amazon announced that it would make its JWO technology available to other retailers in March 2020 , and deployed the technology at an Amazon Fresh store in June 2021. The company plans to equip two of its Whole Foods stores with cashierless solutions in 2022.

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JULY 1, 2020

billion during Q1 2020 as its revenue, hit by extended store closures, dropped to $3 billion from $5.5 However, nearly all locations have reopened since the quarter ended on May 2, and results at these locations have exceeded expectations. Macy’s reported a net loss of nearly $3.6 billion for the same period a year ago.

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MAY 24, 2021

Additionally, 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 60% over 2020, according to AAA. Retailers looking to offer top-notch personalization should consider that shopping plans differ by gender and location.

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JULY 29, 2021

Dollar General is expanding its pOpshelf offering into a store-in-a-store format at two DG Markets in the Nashville, Tenn. The concept, which launched in October 2020 and has since expanded to 16 stores, offers a rotating selection of items at price points of $5 or less.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

However, the effort was slowed by multiple executive shakeups , and completely stalled when the coronavirus pandemic forced the retailer to temporarily close its stores, leading to the permanent closure of 154 locations.

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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. The new store openings will help Dollar General maintain its momentum.

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MAY 29, 2020

Q1 2020 financial results for Costco , Nordstrom and Abercrombie & Fitch encapsulate how three retail verticals — club, department and specialty apparel — are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. sales increase for Q1 2020, largely fueled by a 66.1% of its locations and plans to have all stores operational again by the end of June.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

After closing its five stores in response to COVID-19 orders, Rent the Runway is shutting them permanently, said President and COO Anushka Salinas in an interview with CNBC. While the company is leaving its locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.,

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JULY 3, 2023

.” Alex and Anni has closed all stores in its home state but will continue operating seven across the country. Its products also are sold at The Paper Store locations. The company, which was founded in 2004, had more than 100 stores across the U.S. during the height of its operations.

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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. billion.

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