Retail

It’s a well-known fact that per capita retail square footage in the United States is nearly twice the amount found in the United Kingdom or Japan.

Macy’s Inc. is reportedly looking to unload its 171-store Blue Mercury beauty business. 

Best Buy is cutting back the scope of an electronic shelf label (ESL) rollout as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

With the rise of COVID-19, the grocery shopping experience was radically and abruptly disrupted.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a “retail to-go” plan that may allow malls in the state to take orders and deliver them curbside on their properties and several Houston malls are eager to take advantage of the offer, according to click2houston.com.

International Council of Shopping Centers CEO Tom McGee has emailed association members and would-be exhibitors that the RECon show will not take place in 2020.

The Kroger Co. is taking the lead in offering guidance to retailers, restaurants, logistics and distribution centers and other industries to consider as they start to consider re-opening their facilities. 

Laura Ashley, the British lifestyle brand once beloved for its floral print fashions, fragrances and housewares, has been acquired by a U.S.-based advisory, restructuring, and investment firm.