Starbucks to expand ‘community’ store footprint to 1,000 locations by 2030Starbucks is ramping up the global expansion of its “community” store concept as part of a new commitment to make its stores more inclusive — and accessible. Gap in British comeback — via a joint ventureGap has returned to the British retail scene months after closing all of its company-operated stores in the U.K. CSA Exclusive: Innovation comes to exception-based loss prevention Exception-based reporting for loss prevention is being enhanced with technologies such as 5G networking, video analytics, RFID, and blockchain. Twitter pilots new shopping feature Twitter is beta testing a new social commerce offering called Twitter Shops. Instacart enhanced shopper support includes new app features Instacart is introducing three new services specifically aimed at its more than 600,000 part-time and independently contracted shoppers. Southeastern Grocers to continue store expansion in Florida Southeastern Grocers’ expansion in the Sunshine State will continue next year. Retail Design Institute accepting submissions for annual design competition There is still time to enter the Retail Design Institute’s 51st International Design Competition, whose entry deadline is March 31, 2022. Walgreens enables cash bill payments at stores Walgreens is expanding its financial services portfolio. Pilot Company launches $1 billion initiative to remodel stores nationwide Pilot Company is giving its locations a complete overhaul — inside and out. Express swings to Q4 profit; expects momentum to continue in 2022 Express’ fourth-quarter net sales jumped 38.2% to $595 million. First Previous 124 125 126 127 128 Next Last
