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Harry & David holiday display for future pop-up store.

Harry & David, Things Remembered will be Popping Up for Holiday 2025

Gourmet food brand Harry & David and personalization retailer Things Remembered — both part of the 1-800-Flowers.com portfolio of brands — plan to expand their retail presence this holiday season…

News September 5

Skechers Debuts First U.S. Performance Store in Miami

Skechers has opened its fifth “Performance” store — and its first in the U.S. — at Miami’s Dolphin Mall, which attracts 36 million visitors annually. The 26,017-square-foot factory mall store…

News September 5

Gap Ventures into Beauty Space, Starting with 150 Old Navy Stores

Gap Inc. will add beauty and personal care products to its offerings as it seeks a share of this $100 billion category. The retailer will start with test-and-learn pilots of…

News September 5
Book Inc.'s Laurel Village location in San Francisco.

UPDATE: Barnes & Noble to Buy Bankrupt Books Inc.

[Update as of Sept. 5, 2025] After filing for bankruptcy in January, 174-year-old Books Inc. has requested court approval to be acquired by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million, multiple…

News September 5

Drone Delivery is No Longer Science Fiction: It’s a Logistics Revolution in Flight

A recent episode from the science fiction show Black Mirror showed a DHL drone landing on a suburban porch, autonomously delivering a mysterious package. It felt like a glimpse into…

Executive Viewpoints September 5

Pacsun Kicks Off College Football Tailgate Tour

Pacsun pop-up shops will be showing up on college football game days this fall following an initial installation at the Ohio State vs. University of Texas game in Columbus, Ohio…

News September 4
Ebay is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a 1995-themed pop-up in NYC

Ebay Celebrates 30th Birthday with 1995 Throwback Pop-Up Shop in NYC

Ebay celebrated its 30th anniversary by ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite on Sept. 3 and hosting a one-day-only pop-up shop in New York City on Sept. 4…

News September 4
Preview of Walmart's new livestreaming series Collector's Night

Walmart Launches Weekly Livestreaming Series for Collectors

Walmart is expanding its long-time partnership with live commerce platform TalkShopLive to launch a new weekly livestreaming series called Collector’s Night, which will stream exclusively on Walmart Live beginning Sept. 4 at 6 p.m.…

News September 4

Ulta Beauty Enters Mexico

Ulta Beauty, in partnership with Grupo Axo, has opened its first two stores in Mexico, with plans for several more debuts this year. The first store opened at Mexico City’s…

News September 4
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