Seven Cool Stores for a Hot SummerThe spring and summer brought a flurry of new store concepts, both from established players and online upstarts. Target’s remodeling initiative continuesOrlando-based Williams Company Southeast has started the remodeling of six Target stores, in Florida and North Carolina, for a total of 19 Target stores in 2018. Natural and organic foods grocer expanding in the Sunshine State Lucky’s Market continues to grow its footprint in Florida. Ross Stores in store opening blitz It’s been a busy summer so far for Ross Stores. Up Close: Take a video tour of Target’s small-format store model There is no one-size-fits-all strategy when it comes Target Corp.’s fast-growing small-format stores. Starbucks to open its first U.S. ‘signing’ store Starbucks Corp. is about to open a store that breaks new ground in the company’s efforts to be inclusive. Abercrombie & Fitch to open concept store at Ohio State Abercrombie & Fitch is going to school with a new concept store aimed at university students, according to one of its landlords in Columbus, Ohio. First Look: Casper at Nordstrom Nordstrom is partnering with the online start-up that disrupted the mattress industry with its bed-in-a-box product. The Death of Rollout: Reframing retail expansion As the planned store closures by Starbucks and Chipotle makes clear, the pendulum certainly seems to have swung away from the growth of store counts simply for growth’s sake. Petco launches service-first store concept Petco is bringing an online platform it acquired into the physical space. Target honored with energy award Target Corp. is committed to energy efficiency. Five Below to open Manhattan flagship Five Below is moving into the Big Apple in a big way. First Previous 404 405 406 407 408 Next Last