Urban Outfitters (UO) has teamed up with Levi’s for its second On Rotation shop-in-shop program, designed to create a one-of-a-kind denim destination blending Levi’s styles with the Urban Outfitters sensibility. In May 2025 Urban Outfitters kicked off the On Rotation program with Nike; On Rotation: Levi’s debuted online and in five UO stores on Aug. […]| Retail TouchPoints
Discount supermarket Aldi will enter the Midtown Manhattan area next year with a 25,000-square-foot store on 42nd Street at the edge of Times Square. The store will be located in The Ellery, a new luxury residential building designed by Handel Architects and managed by Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors. “The Aldi flagship location […]| Retail TouchPoints
Wawa will open its first travel center format store in Hope Mills, N.C. on Aug. 28, featuring 8,000 square feet of space that will house the convenience store chain’s signature food and beverage offerings, as well as 20 fueling spots for passenger vehicles and six high-speed diesel fuel lanes to serve tractor trailers. “We are […]| Retail TouchPoints
Loehmann’s, famed as a retailer where highly motivated, elbows-out shoppers could find amazing bargains, hasn’t operated physical stores since 2014, following its third bankruptcy, but the brand name still exerts a pull on shoppers. At least that’s what the retailer’s owner, former discount rival Century 21, seems to think. According to Long Island Business News […]| Retail TouchPoints
Burlington Stores is continuing to roll out a refreshed in-store experience across its fleet of 1,115 stores. Half of the off-price retailer’s stores already have been converted, and all future new stores openings will feature the updated branding as well as a smaller, more efficient layout. Most remaining locations are expected to transition to the new format […]| Retail TouchPoints
As Primark steadily introduces itself to consumers across the U.S., the company also is introducing a new approach to value-priced fashion — one that doesn’t include unpalatable trade-offs in the form of quality or sustainability. The fashion brand has been a mainstay in Europe for decades but is largely unfamiliar to U.S. consumers. As domestic […]| Retail TouchPoints
Nike will be the latest “guest brand” at Nordstrom NYC’s pop-up venue, bringing the Nike Running @ The Corner shop to 57th Street and Broadway through Sept. 2, 2025. The space will offer Nike performance footwear and apparel to serve every type of runner, including a new road running lineup designed with a focus on […]| Retail TouchPoints
Seven & i Holdings has announced a major restructuring of its business, including the addition of approximately 1,300 new large-format 7-Eleven stores in North America by its 2030 fiscal year, which ends in February 2031. The company plans to add 200 stores per year, with the goal of exceeding 50% coverage of the U.S. population. […]| Retail TouchPoints
This back-to-school season, Bath & Body Works is heading to college with plans to bring branded kiosks to more than 600 campus stores, marking the first time the company has sold its products at this scale outside of its own stores. College students will now be able to shop on campus from a curated assortment […]| Retail TouchPoints
Even as tech has steadily become integrated into every aspect of our lives, doing things that were barely imaginable just a few decades ago, one element of the tech landscape has been slow to evolve — the retail experience. With the exception perhaps of the Apple Store, which debuted more than 20 years ago, the […]| Retail TouchPoints
Anthropologie’s customer favorite Maeve label has been elevated to a standalone brand with its own branded storefronts, beginning with the initial concept store opening this fall in Raleigh, N.C. Maeve already has dedicated retail spaces within Anthropologie’s brick-and-mortar footprint and has been shopped by nearly 2 million customers over the past year, as well as […]| Retail TouchPoints
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 first foray into the Mountain West region, joining locations in Wilmette, Ill. and Atlanta. A fourth store is planned to open in Yonkers, N.Y. in early 2027. “As we expand our physical retail […]| Retail TouchPoints
This fall, visitors to Best Buy stores in select markets will be able to get full-service inspiration and planning support for their kitchens and laundry rooms via new Ikea shop-in-shops. The “Ikea in Best Buy” pairing will allow customers to shop for major appliances alongside complementary home furnishings and marks the first time that Ikea […]| Retail TouchPoints
Kizik's desire to bring its unique try-on experience to as many people as possible is a key reason why the brand is hitting the road for an eight-city tour.| Retail TouchPoints