[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
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
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
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
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
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