Drive to CSA’s SPECS conference, August 22-24SPECS — the retail industry’s top event for store development — will hold its 57th annual conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Md., just minutes from Washington, D.C., on August 22 - 24, 2021. Piercing Pagoda rebranding — with name change, store expansionPiercing Pagoda is updating its 50-year-old brand and looking to inline mall locations for growth. Target, Home Depot, other retailers update mask guidelines More retailers are revising their mask requirements in the wake of the updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Walmart to require masks for store employees in high-risk areas Walmart Inc. is reinstating its employee mask mandate but, at least for the time being, it does not apply across all its locations. DoorDash moves from ghost kitchens to ghost restaurants The new DoorDash Kitchens Full Service offering provides fast-food retailers with a hosted storefront. Survey: Customers want to return to stores, safely A new survey indicates the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed consumer shopping habits, including a number of new expectations for stores. Wegmans to open its first store in Manhattan on site of recently closed Kmart Wegmans Food Markets has signed a 30-year lease for its second store in the Big Apple, this time in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. Bloomberg: Apple stores to require customers to mask up again Shoppers in select Apple stores will once again have to wear masks — vaccinated or not. Tesla reportedly to exit malls Higher-end malls may lose a retail tenant. Dollar General unveils its first store-in-store concept Dollar General Corp. is taking its pOpshef retail format in house, to its larger format DG Market stores. GameStop to rebrand stores in Canada GameStop Corp. is changing the name of the 4,000 stores it operates in Canada. Rue21 to open 15 stores — here’s where Rue21 is opening new stores just in time for back-to-school shopping. First Previous 266 267 268 269 270 Next Last
