Five steps to ensure safe, clean water as buildings reopenAs commercial buildings, including restaurants, offices, and stores, reopen after months of being closed due to the pandemic, it’s important to take steps to ward off potentially harmful drinking water conditions. JLL: Retail vacancy to hit high of 5.7% in 2021; return to pre-COVID levels in 2024Approximately 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. Here are the 154 Penney stores that will soon close J.C. Penney Co. has identified the first wave of its store closures. All G.H. Bass, Wilsons Leather stores to be liquidated in company restructuring G-III Apparel Group Ltd. is restructuring its retail operations segment and reducing its store portfolio to focus on its wholesale business. James Avery expands its store footprint With the majority of its stores reopened, James Avery is expanding its portfolio. Survey: Retail winners understand the importance of store associates Retailers who outperform their peers are more likely to see a link between customer-facing employees and sales performance. Sears, Kmart stores are doing a slow fade A look at what’s left of the Sears portfolio shows that the troubled retailer’s store footprint is doing a disappearing act. Chain Store Age May/June issue: Shopping Centers Take on COVID-19 Shopping center experts weigh in on the pandemic that shuttered centers and how they think the next few months will play out in the May/June issue of Chain Store Age. Survey: The in-store COVID-19 services/safety measures consumers expect are… Shoppers want retailers to offer clean stores and delivery perks in response to COVID-19. TravelCenters of America adding more locations TravelCenters of America Inc. is expanding its footprint through conversions. Nearly half of consumers ready to shop in-store this week Forty-seven percent of people are willing to visit a store this week. Harrods to open outlet store to sell excess inventory resulting from pandemic Harrods is opening its first-ever outlet store. First Previous 393 394 395 396 397 Next Last