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Starbucks Corp. will transform its U.S. stores — and shutter up to 400 locations — as it focuses on digital integration and convenience to meet “shifting customer behaviors.”

Best Buy Corp. is dropping the shop-by-appointment model it put in place in its first wave of store reopenings.

The world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry is downsizing its store portfolio as it accelerates its emphasis on e-commerce.

Two companies have teamed up to help retailers reimagine the customer queue experience as retailers limit store capacity to ensure social distancing.

Approximately 60% of retailers reported that they could not pay April rent, with many asking for three months of rent abatement—and several claimed they could not pay rent until stores reopened.

J.C. Penney Co. has identified the first wave of its store closures.

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. is restructuring its retail operations segment and reducing its store portfolio to focus on its wholesale business.  

With the majority of its stores reopened, James Avery is expanding its portfolio.

Retailers who outperform their peers are more likely to see a link between customer-facing employees and sales performance.

A look at what’s left of the Sears portfolio shows that the troubled retailer’s store footprint is doing a disappearing act.