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JUNE 12, 2024

But great experiential retail requires a great store location and Melbourne is currently boasting the lowest retail vacancy rates in Australia. But high street locations like The Memo’s shopfront on Fitzroy’s Gertrude Street are rarely vacant and competitive to secure.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

In continuation with their recently developed plans, UNIQLO is expanding its presence in Canada with the opening of four new stores this fall, located in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, and Langley.

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JULY 16, 2024

British multi-category retailer Marks & Spencer plans to open at least 10 new convenience stores in conjunction with its franchise partners and refresh up to 50 existing c-stores this year as it looks to grow its £1 billion ( $1.3 SSP currently operates 55 of these franchised M&S locations across the UK.

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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. Oz Hair and Beauty plans to expand to 15 stores by the end of this year, taking its employee count to 165. The post Thrice the size: Oz Hair & Beauty plans 10 more shopfronts appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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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 35-plus years of experience in retail, most of that time being in loss prevention, has taught me a lot.

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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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DECEMBER 16, 2024

The plan includes opening 75 Bottle Stop (formerly BoozeBud) locations and 25 Barrel & Batch stores. ” Paramount Retail has already begun expanding its footprint, acquiring five Barrel & Batch locations across NSW, including Alexandria, Marrickville, St Peters, Darlinghurst, and Paddington.

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Inside Retail

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. This is how Amazon plans to deliver choice and convenience to consumers without compromising on speed or value.

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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.; 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. distribution center, in Jacksonville, Fla., in a statement.

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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. Following the opening of its first U.S. 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., Along with its U.S.

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JULY 17, 2024

There are another five Sol Bowl sites planned for New South Wales and ACT before FABE takes the brand interstate. She has since refined the branding and added locations in Baulkham Hills and Rosehill. The post Piccolo Me parent plans 100 stores for Sol Bowl acquisition appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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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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AUGUST 27, 2024

Spirit Halloween announced its most expansive Halloween retail plans yet with a record-breaking 1,525 stores opening across North America this year.

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Inside Retail

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. Talking about this is important,” she said. Currently, most security guards are not permitted to be armed in shopping centres in NSW.

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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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MARCH 29, 2024

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. The new stores will be located in: Maryville, Tenn., in the Knoxville market, BJ’s fourth location in the Volunteer State; Myrtle Beach, S.C.,

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JULY 24, 2024

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. The new senior-focused CenterWell clinics will be opening in six metropolitan areas: Tampa/St. Petersburg, Orlando and Jacksonville, Fla.; Atlanta; Dallas/Fort Worth; and Kansas City, Mo.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The USPS also plans to procure 21,000 commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) battery-powered and domestically manufactured delivery vehicles, including 9,250 from the Ford Motor Company, depending on market availability and operational feasibility. As of January 2024, the Postal Service has opened 29 of these S&DCs.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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AUGUST 21, 2024

The two -story location in the trendy SoHo neighborhood will offer men’s and women’s clothing as well as shoes, bags and accessories. GU (pronounced “gee-you”), a sister brand of apparel retailer Uniqlo , will make a splashy, multi-channel entrance into the U.S.

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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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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. Moving toward its goal of making the U.S. stores by the end of 2025.

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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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JULY 17, 2024

In-N-Out Burger has announced plans to expand to several locations throughout the United States.

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JUNE 20, 2024

is dealing with the repercussions of canceling its plan to relocate 2,000 employees from California to a new Florida location. Walt Disney Co.

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MARCH 15, 2024

For the coming fiscal year, the retailer is planning $800 million in CapEx expenditures to fund a major brick-and-mortar expansion that will enlarge its total store square footage by 2% — its largest physical expansion since 2017. Dick’s Sporting Goods posted strong results in fiscal 2023, which ended Feb. increase in comp store sales.

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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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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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AUGUST 6, 2024

Italian-American restaurant chain Buca di Beppo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but plans to keep its current locations open.

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