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Home furnishings giant makes it 45
Ikea is entering new territory. The retailer will open a store on Oct. 11, in Fishers, Indiana. It will be Swedish company’s first location in Indiana, 45th in the United States, and 408th worldwide. The 289,000-sq.-ft. Ikea includes one of Indiana’s largest solar rooftops, as well as three electric vehicle charging stations. Ninety percent of Ikea U.S. stores have a solar presence.
Smart Building Technology: Seven Emerging Trends for Retailers
The days of traditional brick-and-mortar are in serious transition. As the Internet commoditizes many store-bought products, new ways of thinking are required. Current technology represents retailers' best chance to jump the board. Technology always favors the early adopters. Here are seven emerging techno-plays that are potential game-changers for physical retailers. Make the move now to be in a position to reap the rewards. 1. Build Smart

Nordstrom in deal with fast-growing online apparel start-up

Nordstrom is collaborating with a retailer known for its high-quality, ethically made fashion basics and "radical transparency." The department store retailer's themed pop-up shop concept, Pop-In@Nordstrom, will be dedicated to a collection of products from Everlane. The in-store shop will launch in eight Nordstrom stores on Sept. 29, and run through Nov. 12. Items will also be available online.
Kroger creates new website to help identify local product vendors

Kroger on Friday launched a new website to welcome local and emerging brands to partner with the company.
Smart Energy Management Trends for Brick-and-Mortar Retailers

Commercial retail is a unique and rapidly changing space. With the rise of online shopping, retailers are creatively adapting to improve the experience of being in a physical store. Strategies like experiential retail make shopping a personalized and engaging experience instead of a simple transaction. Retailers are also providing customers with a more tech-friendly brick-and-mortar shopping experience in response to online competitors – the prevalence of self-serve check-out stations being just one example.
Uniqlo to debut new specialty store concept

Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo is going all out for denim in Los Angeles. The company, part of Fast Retailing Group, will open a special store dedicated to denim in the Arts District of Los Angeles this fall/winter. The new "denim concept" shop will be Uniqlo's 47th location in the U.S., and ninth in the L.A. region following the opening at Westfield Santa Anita mall earlier in September.
Home furnishings giant expanding out West

Ikea is looking to expand its presence in Arizona. The home furnishings retailer plans to open a store in Glendale, Arizona. It would be the company's second location in the state.
Walmart to make a big move—literally—in about five years

Even headquarters have shelf life. Walmart is planning to build a new, central headquarters — one better suited to a "digitally native" workforce — in its hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. The discount giant revealed the news in a note by CEO Doug McMillion on the company's website.
First Look: Hot online start-up opens NYC store

The maker of what it calls "the world's most comfortable shoes" has set up shop in New York City. Allbirds, the eco-friendly online brand with a fast-growing and devoted following (especially in the Silicon Valley), has opened its second brick-and-mortar location, in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The company opened its first store, on the ground floor of its San Francisco headquarters, in April.
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Home furnishings giant makes it 45

Smart Building Technology: Seven Emerging Trends for Retailers

Nordstrom in deal with fast-growing online apparel start-up

Kroger creates new website to help identify local product vendors

Smart Energy Management Trends for Brick-and-Mortar Retailers

Uniqlo to debut new specialty store concept

Home furnishings giant expanding out West

Walmart to make a big move—literally—in about five years

First Look: Hot online start-up opens NYC store

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