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  • The Store of Today

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  • Home furnishings retailer entering new state

    West Elm will open its first Idaho store, in downtown Boise, on Thursday, June 9.

    The 14,158-sq.-ft. -store incorporated wooden “Tater Blocks” salvaged from the renovation of Simplot’s Caldwell-based potato storage facility into the store’s custom interior design. The blocks, once used as industrial flooring for potato storage facilities, have been repurposed to create a unique art installation at the new store.

  • Report: Amazon suffers search outage

    The search capability on Amazon.com reportedly malfunctioned for several hours the morning of Thursday, June 2.

    According to TechCrunch, an outage prevented users from being able to search for products or open product categories on the Amazon.com homepage. The homepage itself and product pages were not affected by the service interruption, which appeared to be resolved as of 10 a.m. EDT.
     

  • French retailer opens start-up competition with U.S. tech accelerator

    Galeries Lafayette Group is the latest retail entity to launch its own tech accelerator program.

    The French specialty retail conglomerate, which operates the Galeries Lafayette, BHV Marais, Royal Quartz, Louis Pion and Didier Guérin banners, is partnering with Silicon Valley-based technology accelerator and venture fund Plug and Play in the effort. The three-month program aims to develop an integrated platform to assist startups focused on the fashion and retail sectors. It will include access to venture capitalists, mentors, and Fortune 500 companies.

  • J.C. Penney refinancing real estate loan

    J.C. Penney Co. said Wednesday it is proposing to refinance a $2.25 billion senior secured term loan, and to extend the maturity of the loan, which is currently set at May 2018. The transaction is expected to be complete in June.

    Penney also reported positive same-store sales for its quarter-to-date through Memorial Day.
     

  • Rue La La readies pop-up shop

    Cotton lovers in the Boston area have a two-day opportunity to shop an in-store collection before it becomes available online.
     
    Rue La La has partnered with promotional group Cotton Inc. for a second year. To kick off the collaborations, the brands will launch a custom-developed pop-up shop. The co-branded #SummerofCotton pop-up shop will be located on Newbury Street in Boston for two days, June 4-5.
     

  • Department store retailer continues Canadian expansion

    Nordstrom has opened its second full-line store In Toronto.   The department store retailer opened a three-level, 199,000-sq.-ft. store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre on Oct. 21. It is the company's second location in Toronto, with the first, at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, opening in September.      

  • Saks to exit one of nation’s most upscale malls

    Saks Fifth Avenue plans to shutter its 107,000-sq.-ft. store at The Mall at Short Hills, in Short Hills, New Jersey, amid plans to open a flagship in a huge retail and entertainment center in the state.
         
    As previously announced, the upscale retailer plans to open a store at the under-construction, three-million-sq.-ft. American Dream Meadowlands mega-center, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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