DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION

Citi Trends is expanding its footprint.

A technology provider that helps farmers markets handle online orders is set to open its first physical store — with more to come. 

Labor and materials shortages are giving the retail industry a run for its money. But companies are finding ways to persevere and work through it.

Traffic in retail stores rebounded from last year but remains down compared with 2019 as consumers started holiday shopping earlier in the season and also continued their shift to online.

A recent survey of hundreds of designers revealed some interesting trends with regards to lighting and the pandemic.

Building and opening stores is taking longer than ever due to challenges that are beyond the control of American retailers — especially permitting backlogs that threaten to overwhelm some municipalities, as well as the labor and materials crunch in construction.

Britain’s second-largest supermarket retailer is the first third-party international retailer to use Amazon’s autonomous checkout technology.

Southeastern Grocers Inc. is expanding the footprint of its Hispanic banner via store conversions.