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
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
In-person retail events are becoming more important than ever — and they’re more than just a way to hand out samples or drive short-term sales. As shoppers seek out in-person connections, don’t miss the moment to make your brand matter. When done right, these retail events, or “retailtainment” events, can create meaningful shopper touch points, […]| Retail TouchPoints
‘Tis the season for seasonal pop-ups: As Halloween-themed retailers race toward Oct. 31, Christmas shops already are stocking up on decorations, trees, gifts and elves on shelves. And considering that they’re only operational for a few months, these retail operations have an outsized impact. Clare Rose, head of specialty leasing at mall operator PREIT, which […]| 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
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
Walmart Marketplace is determined to stake its claim in the collectibles arena, and it’s doing so at one of the largest pop culture events in the country: New York Comic Con (NYCC), running Oct. 9-12 at NYC’s Javits Center. The retailer has also added the Shortboxed comics marketplace, with a catalog of 75,000 books from […]| Retail TouchPoints
Aviator Nation, the lifestyle brand inspired by a 1970’s-era California vibe, wanted to mark the 60th anniversary of the iconic (and apparently undying) Grateful Dead. During a three-night “Dead & Company” celebration that attracted 180,000 Dead Heads to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park in early August, Aviation Nation created an immersive sonic and visual environment […]| 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
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. is launching a national franchise system to step up the brick-and-mortar return of Bed Bath & Beyond following the recent opening of the chain’s first store since its 2023 bankruptcy. BB&B Inc. said in a statement that a franchise model will allow it to operate a smaller footprint of corporate […]| 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
Fast fashion is now a term familiar to most consumers, but similar “buy-it-and-toss-it” mentalities pervade many other categories as well, with far less discussion around the environmental and human impact. In 2014 refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market set out to change this cycle, which it has dubbed “fast tech.” Now, the online platform is bringing […]| Retail TouchPoints
The first of what Nike’s Jordan Brand (Michael, that is) promises will be several U.S. “World of Flight” flagship stores will open in Philadelphia on Oct. 10, 2025. Since 2022, the brand has opened six World of Flight flagships, in Milan, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and, most recently, the Nike & Jordan World of Flight Mexico […]| Retail TouchPoints
Loading docks are the unsung heroes of retail operations — until they’re not. You don’t think about them much until they go down and suddenly nothing’s coming into your store. Then you need to fix them real fast, and “real fast” often means weeks of downtime and hundreds of thousands in lost inventory. After 23 […]| Retail TouchPoints
Miniso isn’t waiting around for the next pop culture phenomenon (Labubus, anyone?). The China-based retailer is strengthening its in-house intellectual property development in the hopes of creating the next hit character itself, with a new incubation hub for proprietary IP for which it already has signed nine artists. Miniso already has a significant portfolio of […]| Retail TouchPoints
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ikea parent company Ingka Group, has purchased a building in the heart of NYC’s SoHo that will be the eventual home to a new 25,000-square-foot Ikea store spanning two levels. This will be the second Manhattan store for the furniture and lifestyle retailer; the first will also be in […]| Retail TouchPoints
Ikea has launched the “Year of Cooking and Eating” with an immersive pop-up experience in NYC’s Union Square from Oct. 2-26, as well as a partnership with Vanguard Renewables to divert food waste from its restaurants. The Ikea House Warming activation will bring guests on a journey of all things food, from storing and organizing, […]| 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
