Regulatory Wrap-Up: Insider’s weekly recap of retail-related legislation - June 18A weekly recap of state and federal retail activity. BJ’s readies for IPOBJ's Wholesale Club is has set the terms for its upcoming initial public offerings. Department store company investing in store upgrades Holt, Renfrew & Co. is investing more than C$400 million to renovate and expand stores across Canada. Cirque du Soleil to open interactive centers in malls The level of entertainment in shopping centers just got taken up a couple of notches. Google invests in Chinese e-commerce giant Google is making a big move in the Chinese e-commerce game. Rent-A-Center to be acquired for $1.37 billion Rent-A-Center is going private. Walmart preps to take on Amazon Go Walmart has a new Sam’s Club concept store in the works, and it could give Amazon’s cashierless convenience stores a run for their money. Walgreens to make a big move Walgreens plans to relocate about 1,300 employees from its suburban headquarters to a new office in Chicago. Alibaba is updating its superstore banner with ‘new retail’ tech China’s online giant Alibaba is giving its brick-and-mortar super-store banner, RT-Mart, a digital makeover. Fast-casual concept looks to Northeast expansion An eatery that began as a walk-up counter in Midtown Manhattan in 2011 is looking to expand with a new prototype. C-store chain sets goal of 500 stores Convenience-store operator Yesway continues to grow through acquisitions. RILA, NRF: Increased costs due to tariffs will destroy gains from tax reform The nation’s leading retail associations were quick to respond to the Trump administration’s announcement on Friday that it plan to move forward and impose a 25% tariff on up to $50 billion of imported Chinese goods. First Previous 932 933 934 935 936 Next Last
