DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION

Microsoft closing all its retail stores — permanently

Microsoft Corp. is getting out of the retail brick-and-mortar business.
Amazon to redevelop hometown arena with eco focus — and ‘greenest’ ice in the NHL

Amazon has secured naming rights to, and will help redevelop, downtown Seattle’s KeyArena, which will be transformed into the first net-zero carbon certified arena in the world.
James Avery expanding its store count

James Avery Artisan Jewelry is growing in its home state.
Liquidation sales resume at Modell’s Sporting Goods

Modell’s Sporting Goods has reopened its stores for a short while before closing them permanently.
PriceSmart in store expansion

PriceSmart keeps expanding its portfolio.
First Look: Starbucks opening its fifth ‘signing store’

Starbucks Corp. is taking its store concept for the deaf and hard of hearing to Japan.
DHL Express debuts company-owned U.S. store

A global shipping service provider is opening a corporate retail shipping store in South Florida.
Five Steps to Incorporate Social Distancing Without Creating Fire Hazards

In the wake of this pandemic, retail establishments are implementing new ways to create physical barriers between their employees and the public, where six feet of social distance cannot be realistically maintained.

First Look: Raley’s opens new store concept