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AUGUST 16, 2024

Plans for a $65 million expansive retail centre have been revealed for the Aura community in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. It will occupy a prime location adjacent to the Aura Business Park in Baringa, with easy access to the Bells Creek Arterial Road and Bruce Highway.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Its newest location opens this month at Sydney’s Macquarie Centre. The brand operates six physical stores and salons in Sydney’s Penrith, Castle Hill, and QVB, including at Erina Fair on the NSW Central Coast and Charlestown in Lake Macquarie, NSW.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

However, at last week’s Delivering the Future event in Nashville, Tennessee, the retail giant announced major plans to combine choice and convenience for its customers. The way we see it: It’s still Day 1,” stated Tony Hoggett, senior vice president of worldwide grocery stores at Amazon. asked Varadarajan.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

British footwear and accessories label Kurt Geiger has unveiled plans to bring its London verve across the pond in a big way. store, at the Mall at Millenia in Orlando in early 2024, the brand has opened its next three U.S. stores at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y., Following the opening of its first U.S.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Despite these statistics, many retailers still don’t have functional workplace violence plans. If they do have a plan, it’s likely that it hasn’t been recently updated, and many employees may not know it exists. My role at Acuity is to help retailers with these types of undertakings. Additionally, the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations. Macy’s, Inc. has unveiled its Bold New Chapter strategy, signaling a major shift for the iconic department store retailer.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The retailer also has signed leases for planned new stores in four locations: Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, Va.; Mall at Prince George’s in Hyattsville, Md.; The retailer currently operates 24 stores across nine states, with plans to create a 60 -store footprint in the U.S. Primark has opened it second U.S. in a statement.

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JULY 2, 2024

Photo credit: KPF) Located at the intersection of the Plaza and Grand Central Districts, 570 Fifth Avenue will be a 1,000,000 -square-foot mixed-use commercial building and marks the largest development on Fifth Avenue in more than 60 years. Rendering of 570 Fifth Avenue, which will feature an office tower and ground-level Ikea.

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MAY 2, 2024

In the wake of the tragic Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack on April 13, Australian retailers have been revisiting their emergency response plans to ensure they are fully prepared for every contingency. It has really hit home that this is a situation that none of us ever thought would happen.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Closeout retailer Big Lots has initiated going of out business sales at its remaining stores following the news that a planned sale to Nexus Capital Management has fallen through. Big Lots currently operates 960 stores, according to its website , and will continue to serve customers both in-store and online.

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JULY 24, 2024

Walmart will lease clinical space for senior-focused primary care centers at 23 Walmart Supercenter stores in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas. The decision represented an abrupt reversal, as just weeks earlier the retailer had announced plans to add 18 new Walmart Health centers in Texas this year.

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MARCH 8, 2024

“We are happy that we beat guidance, but more importantly we see some clear opportunities to drive even stronger performance,” O’Sullivan said on the call after outlining one such area: “We continue to see strong selling at our opening price points. The remaining two-thirds of the new locations planned for 2024 will open in the fall.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Its 10th store will open at Sunshine Plaza on March 10, and its 11th store at Pacific Fair on May 4. It also took home the award for outstanding growth.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Save A Lot is partnering with Retail Fluent Media Network (RFMN) to bring Digital Window Signs to stores, including 750 independently owned and operated locations across 32 U.S. To date, nearly 100 Save A Lot stores have rolled out 400 digital screens, and RFMN plans to nearly double the number of Digital Window signs in stores by Q1 2025.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently unveiled its first round of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at a new Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC) in Atlanta, Ga. In addition, the Postal Service anticipates adding at least 45,000 battery-electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) by 2028.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Academy Sports + Outdoors has revealed the locations of the nine new stores it plans to open this fall, bringing it closer to the goal the retailer set in March : to open up to 17 new stores during its FY 2024, which began in February 2024. Academy already has opened three locations since the beginning of its fiscal year.

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APRIL 5, 2024

99 Cents Only Stores will wind down its business and shutter its 371 locations across California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada after more than 40 years in operation. Hilco Real Estate will manage the sale of the company’s real estate assets, both owned and leased.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Campus foodservice leader Sodexo will open nearly 100 Food Hive markets on college campuses by 2026, beginning with the approximately 30 locations opening during the 2024-2025 academic year. The modern flow of the store, including self-checkout, will enhance efficiency and convenience for everyone.

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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. The site’s home page boasts of having unionized more than 360 Starbucks locations and having over 9,000 union partners. store was only the second REI location to be organized.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The iconic brand also will expand to cruise ship and airport venues, with its first airport store scheduled to debut at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in November 2023 via a partnership with Duty Free Americas. The new stores will open in prime locations that complement the existing Macy’s retail footprint, according to the company.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

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. And beginning in 2026, the tech retailer plans to open several flagship physical locations, including one in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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JULY 12, 2024

For larger-scale retailers, the ability to develop an accurate forecast only gets complicated, and re-complicated, as they strive to correctly place and price inventory in multiple locations so they can maximize sell-through with minimum discounting.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Recycle Mate’s flagship app allows users to search location-specific disposal advice for a specific product. The post Officeworks, Recycle Mate team up in tech and accessories recovery plan appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

plans to open approximately 100 new stores in 2025 as it moves toward its eventual goal of operating 3,200 locations 200 more stores than its previous target as part of its Life Out Here 2030 strategic vision. Tractor Supply Co. For its Q3 2024, which ended Sept. 28, 2024, Tractor Supply generated net sales of $3.47 billion , a 1.6%

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JULY 25, 2024

WHP Global has licensed Toys ‘R’ Us shops for two Navy Exchange Service Command ( NEXCOM ) stores, with plans for additional locations in 2025. The shop-in-shops will launch this fall at NEX Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., followed by the NEX in Jacksonville, Fla. “To

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MAY 20, 2024

Hallmark is leaning into to its reputation as the home of cheesy-yet-irresistible holiday films, with plans for a new live experience at the Crown Center shopping center, located near its headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. Image courtesy Hallmark Every weekend from Nov. 29 through Dec.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letters will only be delivered every second business day for 98 per cent of locations, although parcel delivery would continue daily. A trial found the proposed reforms let workers carry up to 20 per cent more parcels and deliver to 10 per cent more locations. Australia Post will also have an extra day to deliver regular mail.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Online retailer Zulily , once a Silicon Valley darling, has begun the process of winding down its business, with court filings indicating plans to close its Seattle headquarters as well as warehouses in Nevada and Ohio and a liquidation sale underway online. and Lockbourne, Ohio, impacting more than 800 employees across the three locations.

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JUNE 12, 2024

A recurring theme at Day two of NRF’s Retail’s Big Show Asia in Singapore on Wednesday was clearly the understanding among retailers of the need to deliver a great customer experience to succeed. In Macau customers can try a cocktail in store at a rotating bar in the middle of the shop.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

one of its three main markets by 2026, Mango plans to operate 42 stores in the country by the end of 2024. The apparel retailer also plans to open more than 20 locations next year, primarily in the Sun Belt and Northeast, according to CNBC. The Mango store at 950 F Street in Washington, D.C. stores by the end of 2025.

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JULY 12, 2024

The platform plans to soon announce a partnership to bring “the most successful crowdfunding projects to physical locations.” IndieShop is now live on the Indiegogo site, after launching in beta in May, and it currently features more than 40 products.

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MAY 28, 2024

It was long overdue but at last, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retailers Association (NRA) are finalising a merger. Great news but, again, we have been here before as recently as 2019 when the NRA walked away from amalgamation plans claiming it was not in the interests of small retailers. Or are they?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

stores, Princess Polly’s SoHo location will offer a number of Instagrammable spaces, including a permanent photo booth and large-scale LED screens showcasing videos of the newest styles and campaigns. Earlier this year, Princess Polly announced plans for brick-and-mortar locations in Scottsdale, Ariz, San Diego, Boston, Santa Clara, Calif.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

The key is understanding what CX looks like at each stage and establishing a CX strategy built to adapt as the business grows from one stage to the next. At this stage, having an adaptable CX strategy in place is crucial. Enterprises Enterprises face the challenge of delivering consistent CX across multiple channels and locations.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Wesfarmers Health has opened the pilot of a new beauty and wellness concept store called Atomica, which it plans to roll out in major cities this year. The first store is located at the Castle Towers shopping centre in Sydney, in a space formerly occupied by Priceline shop.

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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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OCTOBER 18, 2024

A little over a year after being acquired out of bankruptcy and reopening 11 physical stores, BuyBuy Baby has announced plans to become a digital-first brand and close all its brick-and-mortar locations by the end of this year, according to the retailer’s website. 31, 2024, after which point they will have to be used online.

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