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UPDATE: Mango Plans to Open 500 Stores Worldwide by 2026 Under New Strategic Plan

[Update as of 3/13/2024] Mango has provided more details about its brick-and-mortar expansion plans. After adding a net-new total of 130 stores…

Nordstrom Debuts NYC Pop-Up Space with ‘Bode at The Corner’

At the iconic intersection of Broadway and 57th Street, Nordstrom is launching Bode at The Corner, the first in a series of…

Burlington Plans to Open 100 New Stores in 2024

Off-price retailer Burlington Stores beat expectations for Q4 2023 (the 14 weeks ended Feb. 3, 2024), with total sales increasing 10% and…

Aldi Plans to Add 800 New U.S. Stores by 2028

Discount grocer Aldi will invest more than $9 billion over the next five years on its national expansion plan, which includes adding…

Crafting Better Retail Experiences with Hospitality Design

Growing demand for richer experiences continues to transform the built environment. It’s a distinct shift toward novelty and engagement versus older, more…

UPDATE: Target Adds Paid Loyalty Program, Plans 300 New Stores Over Next 10 Years

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of…

Whole Foods ‘Paves the Way’ for Urban Expansion with New Small-Format Store

Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market has unveiled a new, smaller-format store concept that, at about one-quarter of the size of the chain’s typical…

Best Buy CEO Promises Enhanced Personalization, Physical Store Upgrades in FY2025

Best Buy will leverage its membership-based loyalty program to sharpen personalization efforts for its 2025 fiscal year, which began Jan. 29, 2024….

With its Newest Store, Washington Gets a Whiff of Olfactory NYC

Olfactory NYC has ventured inside the Beltway for its latest store, which will open in April. The brand, founded in 2017, has…

Digital Brands Group Gets Physical to Clear Excess Inventory

Digital Brands Group, Inc. (DBG), which has a portfolio of luxury lifestyle brands such as Bailey 44, DSTLD and Sundry, plans to…

Sprouts Plans 35 New Smaller-Format Stores, Prioritizes Customer Acquisition for 2024

After opening a net 23 new stores in 2023 for a total of over 400 locations, Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open…

Marc Lore Brings Wonder Food Hall to Pennsylvania Walmart

Wonder, the food hall concept from entrepreneur and Jet.com founder Marc Lore, has opened a new location in a Quakertown, Penn., Walmart….

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