Supply Chain & Merchandising

Target is rolling Caroline’s Cart out to all of its stores nationwide beginning March 19, the retailer recently announced. The vast majority of Target locations, with the exception of smaller format stores where there are no full-size carts, will have at least one Caroline’s Cart, and many will have more, depending on their guests’ needs, Target said.

Burberry is going its own way — and it’s not alone. Reflecting the consumer’s demand for instant gratification, the high-end fashion brand is moving to a new system whereby it will show its new collections on the catwalk the same time they are available for sale in the stores — as opposed to six months beforehand, the New York Times reported. Shortly after Burberry’s announcement, designer Tom Ford said he would show both his men’s and women’s fall collections together next September, at the same time as the clothes were available to buy.

Houma, La. -- X Team International announced that partners Venture Commercial Real Estate and SRSA Commercial Real Estate completed a 20,023 sq. ft. lease for Northern Tool + Equipment in Houma, Louisiana, at the Houma Power Center.

This location will be Northern Tool + Equipment’s second in Louisiana, and will join a strong tenant mix including: Old Navy, Burkes Outlet, Shoe Carnival and Pier 1 Imports.

Winick Realty Group announced Antico Noe, the Florence-based panini shop is bringing its one-of-a-kind sandwiches to New York City. The new store will be 1,600 sq. ft. will operate at 220 East 53rd Street, New York, New York. Located between Second and Third Avenues in Midtown East, the storefront provides Antico Noe exposure to a large daytime population.

PetSmart has become the first pet retailer to ink a deal with the founder of one of the newest and most exciting innovations for dogs: meal replacement bars.

The specialty pet store announced it will carry TurboPUP portable meal bars for dogs in more than 900 PetSmart stores across the U.S. and Canada this year. Last week the founder of TurboPUP bars appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank with the news of her exclusive, national retail deal with the retailer. 

Some of the biggest names in e-commerce are part of a new investor index designed to track the performance of the online retail market.

San Diego-based EQM Indexes LLC, created the index (ticker symbol: IBUYXT) to track the combined performance of 40 to 50 global stocks that derive at least 70% of their revenue from online retail and virtual commerce including the online retail, online marketplace and online travel market segments. The companies that make up the index can be seen here.

New York -- RCS Real Estate Advisors announced it has been retained by Hancock Fabrics, debtor-in-possession, to generate value for the estate through the sale of leases. RCS Real Estate Advisors senior VP Spence J. Mehl made the announcement.

Fabletics, the athleisure brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson in 2013, continues to expand in the physical space.   The e-commerce retailer, which opened its first brick-and-mortar outpost in 2015, plans to open 12 stores in 2017, giving it a total of 30 locations throughout the continental United States in just 23 months.