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Riding 8% Annual Sales Increase, Costco Plans to Open 35 New Warehouse Stores by August 2026

Coming off a fiscal year that saw the opening of 24 net-new warehouse stores, Costco is planning a total of 35 new…

Spirit Christmas will Return with 30 Stores and a Hearty Ho-ho-ho!

For the second year, Spirit Halloween will trade Satan for Santa with the return of Spirit Christmas stores in 30 locations across…

Starbucks Restructuring Plan will Shrink North American Store Count by 1%

Starbucks will lay off 900 non-retail employees and close underperforming stores in the U.S. and Canada as part of a restructuring plan…

Amazon to Shutter Fresh Stores in the UK, Focus Instead on Whole Foods, Grocery Delivery

Amazon’s new UK grocery strategy includes a stronger emphasis on delivery, including the addition of same-day perishables delivery in 2026 and a…

UPDATE: Edibles.com can now Deliver THC Products to 65% of U.S. Population

[Update as of Sept. 19, 2025] Following a pilot program earlier this year in Texas, Edibles.com has expanded direct shipping of federally…

Starbucks Opens First Spanish Flagship Store in Real Madrid’s Soccer Stadium

Starbucks has chosen a site dear to Spanish soccer/football fans — home team Real Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium — for its first flagship…

Listen Now: The Experience Equation — What Retailers Need to Get Right

We live in an age of instant discovery, with the world available at our fingertips. And yet, despite continued enhancements to the…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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Riding 8% Annual Sales Increase, Costco Plans to Open 35 New Warehouse Stores by August 2026

Spirit Christmas will Return with 30 Stores and a Hearty Ho-ho-ho!

Starbucks Restructuring Plan will Shrink North American Store Count by 1%

Amazon to Shutter Fresh Stores in the UK, Focus Instead on Whole Foods, Grocery Delivery

UPDATE: Edibles.com can now Deliver THC Products to 65% of U.S. Population

Starbucks Opens First Spanish Flagship Store in Real Madrid’s Soccer Stadium

Listen Now: The Experience Equation — What Retailers Need to Get Right

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

Skechers Debuts First U.S. Performance Store in Miami

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

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

Ulta Beauty Enters Mexico

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

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