[Update as of Oct. 31, 2025] More retailers and service providers are stepping up with programs to help the estimated 40 million Americans facing a Nov. 1 cutoff of SNAP benefits. For example, The Save Mart Companies, which operates 191 supermarkets under the Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx banners across Nevada and California, has launched […]| Retail TouchPoints
Pet Supplies Plus has partnered with Instacart for deliveries in as fast as one hour from its 700+ stores across the country. The agreement also covers the 20+ Wag N’ Wash stores, the self-wash, grooming and natural pet food franchise that’s a sister brand to Pet Supplies Plus. The retailer had added a Grubhub delivery […]| Retail TouchPoints
Recognizing that many consumers are tightening their belts while still wanting to show their generosity this holiday season, JCPenney is centering its holiday campaign around the tagline: “It’s What They Thought That Counts.” In addition to gift assortments priced for virtually any budget, the department store, part of Catalyst Brands, also will feature deals and […]| Retail TouchPoints
Carter’s will shutter approximately 150 underperforming North American stores at lease expiration over the next three years, an increase from the retailer’s previously disclosed target of 100 store closures. The baby and children’s apparel retailer, which operates 1,000+ stores total, also plans to cut about 300 office positions, or 15% of its corporate workforce, by […]| Retail TouchPoints
RFID tag technology has traditionally faced operational challenges in cold, moist environments such as meat cases, but Walmart is attempting to overcome those challenges by deploying new RFID-enabled labels from materials identification technology provider Avery Dennison. Use of the readable tags in the meat, bakery and deli departments will help associates track inventory faster and […]| Retail TouchPoints
Target Corp., which has been struggling to achieve growth in a difficult economic environment, will cut 1,800 non-field jobs, amounting to approximately 8% of its global headquarters team, according to CNBC. The job cuts will be the first major layoffs at Target in a decade; employees will receive pay and benefits through Jan. 3, 2026, […]| Retail TouchPoints
U.S. consumers can now receive on-demand deliveries of sneakers and sports-related fashion from nearly 900 of Hibbett’s 1,000+ stores via the Uber Eats platform. Hibbett is the latest non-food retailer to partner with Uber Eats: in September 2025 Best Buy partnered with Uber Eats for on-demand delivery from its 800+ stores, following Dollar Tree and […]| Retail TouchPoints
Southeastern Grocers, which has been through a series of ownership changes over the past few years, will rebrand in early 2026 with a name that carries a century of retailing history: The Winn-Dixie Company. The rechristened supermarket also will narrow its focus to its home state of Florida — it has reached agreements or is […]| Retail TouchPoints
As with many other elements of holiday 2025, the seasonal employment picture is somewhat contradictory. Amazon, one of the country’s largest retail employers, is standing pat: it will once again hire 250,000 seasonal workers, the same number as in 2024. And some retailers, notably Dick’s Sporting Goods, are planning to boost holiday hiring, from 8,000 […]| Retail TouchPoints
UK-based athleticwear brand Gymshark will make its U.S. wholesale debut this week in 12 Dick’s Sporting Goods House of Sport stores across 10 states. In-store spaces will feature fixtures designed and clad to effectively display the Gymshark branding, as well as mannequins based on Gymshark athletes and specialty mannequin stands made from actual weight plates, […]| Retail TouchPoints
Macy’s has debuted a new 2.5 million-square-foot fulfillment center in China Grove, N.C. equipped with state-of-the-art automation and an advanced warehouse management system (WMS). The facility, which will support all product categories, will initially support customer fulfilment and store replenishment for the Macy’s nameplate, with plans to expand to additional Macy’s banners over the next […]| Retail TouchPoints
Value retailer Five Below will venture into the Pacific Northwest for the first time, opening eight new stores in Washington and Oregon on Friday, Nov. 7, with special grand opening celebrations slated for Saturday, Nov. 8. Store sites will include busy malls and neighborhood shopping centers, and assortments will feature brands including Lego, Disney Stitch, […]| Retail TouchPoints
By the end of 2025, Toys ‘R’ Us plans to open 10 new permanent flagship stores in the U.S. as well as 20 seasonal holiday pop-ups.| Retail TouchPoints
Value retailer Dollar Tree has partnered with Legion Technologies to launch its first-ever workforce management solution, covering employees at its 9,000 stores and 18 distribution centers across North America. With the Legion mobile app, associates can request schedule changes, swap shifts, communicate with managers and access performance rewards and feedback via a single user interface. […]| Retail TouchPoints
A recent CVS Health survey of 2,200 consumers and more than 1,060 pharmacists and pharmacy techs reveals how highly customers value in-person pharmacy care: 80% of patients prefer it, and 48% would switch pharmacies if they were limited to digital-only options. To meet this need for face-to-face care, CVS Health plans to open nearly 100 […]| Retail TouchPoints
Ross Stores has engineered a flurry of store openings in September and October: 36 Ross Dress for Less and four dd’s Discounts stores in 17 different states. These brick-and-mortar debuts complete the 90 new locations Ross Stores had planned for its FY 2025, which ends in February 2026. The retailer now operates 2,273 stores under […]| Retail TouchPoints
Coming off a quarter when it generated net revenues of $1.5 billion — a 7% increase over the same period the previous year — Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Michelle Gass revealed that the denim and lifestyle retailer had the potential to double its U.S. store count. However, she didn’t provide any timeline […]| Retail TouchPoints
Cancer treatments can change one’s looks, sometimes radically, and it’s often just one more aspect of the loss of control many cancer patients feel. JCPenney and Look Good Feel Better are addressing both these challenges with Look Good Feel Better workshops, free to those undergoing cancer treatment, that will begin rolling out later this year […]| Retail TouchPoints
Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will add 11 stores to its U.S. retail footprint next spring and summer, according to Fast Company. The new locations will include four NYC sites and stores in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Maryland’s Annapolis Mall. These additional stores will bring Uniqlo’s U.S. store count to nearly 90 […]| Retail TouchPoints
[Update as of Oct. 7, 2025] CardVault by Tom Brady will open its seventh store, and first location in New York City, in SoHo on Oct. 8, housing the retailer’s signature showroom of cards, packs and collectibles, a collector’s lounge where fans can connect and rip packs, and a store-exclusive line of New York City […]| Retail TouchPoints
A new partnership between United Airlines and Instacart will give the airline’s loyalty members $0 delivery fees for orders placed before, during or after they take a domestic flight, making it easier to replace forgotten items on the go or restock the fridge for their return home. United MileagePlus members who link their accounts with […]| Retail TouchPoints
[Update as of Oct. 6, 2025] Rite Aid has closed the last of its physical stores following the retailer’s second recent bankruptcy declaration in May 2025. A notice on the retailer’s home page reads: “All Rite Aid stores have now closed. We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support.” Rite Aid sold […]| Retail TouchPoints
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