GameStop to Close Nearly 500 Stores Before Fiscal Year Ends on Jan. 31
[Update as of Jan. 21, 2026] GameStop will reportedly shrink its brick-and-mortar footprint by 475 stores in 43…
News January 21
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The 1% Advantage: How Store Layouts Quietly Decide Who Wins in Retail
A few months ago, I popped into a department store to grab a shirt for an event that…
Executive Viewpoints January 13
GameStop Closing up to 200 Stores this Month as Board Approves $35B Performance-Based Pay Package for CEO
A December 2025 GameStop SEC filing revealed that the struggling video game retailer planned to close a “significant…
News January 8
Ikea Among the Kiwis: Retailer Opens First New Zealand Store
Ikea has opened its first store in New Zealand, in Auckland’s Sylvia Park, and has added 29 pickup…
News December 5
Ikea Buys SoHo Building as Site for Second Manhattan Store
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ikea parent company Ingka Group, has purchased a building in the heart…
News October 1
Starbucks Raises Salaried Workers’ Pay by 2%
Starbucks has increased pay by 2% for its salaried workers, which includes store managers, manufacturing and distribution workers…
News August 19
UPDATE: Alimentation Couche-Tard, 7-Eleven Parent Sign NDAs to Insulate Merger Talks
[Update as of May 5, 2025] Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Seven & i Holdings (7&i), which have been in…
News May 5
UPDATE: Former Abercrombie CEO Jeffries Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges
[Update as of 10/24/24] The current leadership of Abercrombie & Fitch has stated that it is “fully cooperating…
News October 24
New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Retail Workplaces
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (RSWA), mandating the installation of panic…
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