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Sheetz Adopts Unified Solution to Optimize Demand Planning

Sheetz, a convenience store chain with 630 stores across six states, has chosen the RELEX Solutions unified retail planning solution. The retailer…

JD.com Enters Partnership to Help U.S. Retailers Sell to Chinese Customers

JD.com has joined forces with Shopify to help retailers access China’s ecommerce market. Shopify users can list their products on JD’s cross-border…

NRF Calls for Government to Work With Companies After Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate

In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has blocked OSHA and the Biden administration’s planned vaccine mandate, which would have required businesses…

Lululemon, Trader Joe’s, H-E-B Among Retailers Named as Best Places to Work

Amidst historic turmoil in the labor market, a number of retailers have made the list of Best Places to Work, put out…

Collective Cannabis Chooses Automation Platform to Optimize Customer Experience

Collective Cannabis has partnered with AI and robotics startup Wings to utilize the solution provider’s EXO Delivery System to streamline logistics and…

Thrift Store Marketplace Thrilling Launches Service to Help Costume Designers Source Looks Secondhand

Thrilling, an online marketplace for vintage and secondhand shops, has launched Vintage Studio Services to help stylists, costume designers and production companies…

Neiman Marcus Evokes Paris’ Grand Palais for Balmain x Barbie Pop-Up

Neiman Marcus has partnered with Balmain to create a special pop-up store at its NorthPark location in Dallas featuring the luxury brand’s collaboration…

Walgreens Seeks Strategic Alternatives for Boots, Expands VillageMD as Healthcare Pivot Continues

Walgreens will examine strategic alternatives for the UK-based Boots drugstore chain and expand its VillageMD operations, as the pharmacy retailer works toward…

Big Lots Plans to Open 500 New Stores, Increase Annual Sales to $8-10 Billion

Home discount retailer Big Lots is returning to expansion mode after more than a decade of flat store growth, with plans to…

C-Store Foxtrot Raises $100 Million in Funding Round, Plans 25 Additional Stores

Delivery-focused convenience store Foxtrot announced $100 million in Series C funding led by D1 Capital Partners, with continued participation from existing investors…

Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty to Open 5 Standalone Stores

Pop star Rihanna’s size-inclusive lingerie brand Savage X Fenty will open its first brick-and-mortar retail location in Las Vegas later in January, and…

Steve Madden and Dolce Vita Integrate Shoe Resale Programs into Their Websites

Steve Madden and Dolce Vita have each partnered with recommerce solution provider Recurate to launch peer-to-peer resale marketplaces designed to boost circularity…

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News Briefs

Sheetz Adopts Unified Solution to Optimize Demand Planning

JD.com Enters Partnership to Help U.S. Retailers Sell to Chinese Customers

NRF Calls for Government to Work With Companies After Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate

Lululemon, Trader Joe’s, H-E-B Among Retailers Named as Best Places to Work

Collective Cannabis Chooses Automation Platform to Optimize Customer Experience

Thrift Store Marketplace Thrilling Launches Service to Help Costume Designers Source Looks Secondhand

Neiman Marcus Evokes Paris’ Grand Palais for Balmain x Barbie Pop-Up

Walgreens Seeks Strategic Alternatives for Boots, Expands VillageMD as Healthcare Pivot Continues

Big Lots Plans to Open 500 New Stores, Increase Annual Sales to $8-10 Billion

C-Store Foxtrot Raises $100 Million in Funding Round, Plans 25 Additional Stores

Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty to Open 5 Standalone Stores

Steve Madden and Dolce Vita Integrate Shoe Resale Programs into Their Websites

State of the Store: Exclusive Insights into Retailers’ 2026 Brick-and-Mortar Plans

Ready Your Brand: Leveraging Composable Architecture and AI to Scale and Simplify Digital Content

The Next Era of AI: Combining Consumer, Associate and Workforce Management Tools for a Cohesive In-Store Experience

Accelerating Your Growth: Why Automating Tax andCompliance Solutions Are the “Hidden Heroes” of Expansion

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