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Anthropologie Promotes Maeve to Standalone Brand, Plans Stores and Exclusive Catalog

Anthropologie’s customer favorite Maeve label has been elevated to a standalone brand with its own branded storefronts, beginning with the initial concept…

Starbucks to Complete 1,000 Store ‘Uplifts’ in 2026, Plans to Phase Out Pickup-Only Locations

With a targeted investment of $150,000 per store, Starbucks is planning a new coffeehouse “uplift” program designed to quickly replace thousands of…

Wayfair Continues Brick-and-Mortar Expansion with Plans for Denver Store

Wayfair has announced plans for its fourth large-format store, which will open in Denver in late 2026. The approximately 140,000-square-foot store will mark Wayfair’s…

Best Buy, Ikea Assemble Shop-in-Shop Concept

This fall, visitors to Best Buy stores in select markets will be able to get full-service inspiration and planning support for their…

Martha Stewart Opens Second Dubai Store, Eyes Further Expansion in India and the Middle East

Following a “soft” and relatively quiet opening at Dubai’s Mirdiff City Center in May, Marquee Brands, owner of the Martha Stewart IP,…

Bed Bath & Beyond will Return to Brick-and-Mortar Aug. 8 Complete with Iconic Coupons

The two-year absence of Bed Bath & Beyond from the brick-and-mortar landscape will come to an end on Aug. 8 in Nashville,…

Tractor Supply Plans 100 New Stores in 2026, Forecasts Strong Net Sales Increase for FY 2025

Celebrating a positive Q2, Tractor Supply reaffirmed its fiscal guidance for the remainder of FY 2025 and revealed that it plans to…

Are your Physical Stores Unknowingly Alienating 1 in 5 of your Customers?

15% to 20% of the global population is said to be neurodivergent. Though variations still exist from country to country, and even…

Vuori Accelerates International Expansion Plans

This article first appeared in our sister publication, Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Vuori is accelerating its international expansion plans and opening…

Guess Jeans Launches Tokyo Flagship with ‘Next 40 Years of Denim’ Exhibit

Guess Jeans is continuing its international expansion with the opening of its latest flagship store in Tokyo, joining the brand’s flagship locations…

Creating Destination Retail: Design Considerations for Freestanding Flagship Venues

Top luxury brands burnish their images by opening stimulating and inventive in-person settings for high-end shopping corridors like New York’s Madison Avenue,…

Exclusive: MAC Cosmetics’ New Chinese Flagship is an Ode to the Power of Beauty

Sometimes a store is just a store…and sometimes it’s a lot more. MAC Cosmetics’ newly redesigned flagship at the Deji Plaza luxury…

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Starbucks to Complete 1,000 Store ‘Uplifts’ in 2026, Plans to Phase Out Pickup-Only Locations

Wayfair Continues Brick-and-Mortar Expansion with Plans for Denver Store

Best Buy, Ikea Assemble Shop-in-Shop Concept

Martha Stewart Opens Second Dubai Store, Eyes Further Expansion in India and the Middle East

Bed Bath & Beyond will Return to Brick-and-Mortar Aug. 8 Complete with Iconic Coupons

Tractor Supply Plans 100 New Stores in 2026, Forecasts Strong Net Sales Increase for FY 2025

Are your Physical Stores Unknowingly Alienating 1 in 5 of your Customers?

Vuori Accelerates International Expansion Plans

Guess Jeans Launches Tokyo Flagship with ‘Next 40 Years of Denim’ Exhibit

Creating Destination Retail: Design Considerations for Freestanding Flagship Venues

Exclusive: MAC Cosmetics’ New Chinese Flagship is an Ode to the Power of Beauty

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