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Food Lion is updating its stores in the Charlottesville/Harrisonburg, Virginia area.

Whole Foods Market pulled out all the stops for its 500th store, opening a 70,000-sq.-ft. flagship in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta that is designed to do a lot more than just sell groceries.

Canada Goose is spreading its wings.

A fast-casual Mediterranean grill that lets patrons customize their offerings tops a ranking of emerging restaurant brands.

Duluth Holdings Inc., which opened its first physical store in 2010, continues to expand its footprint.

Sears is going smaller.

Sprouts Farmers Market has its eye on a new market.

Convenience store sales are booming, but some worrisome trends may cast clouds going forward, including higher store operating costs and declining store count.