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Connect with retail professionals involved in the planning/design, construction and maintenance of stores and restaurants at Chain Store Age’s annual SPECS show, March 12 -14, 2017, Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, Florida.
Calvin Klein to deploy in-store phone chargers
Shoppers at select Calvin Klein stores may soon be able to charge their phones while also watching some promotional content. The specialty apparel retailer is installing complementary in-store phone charging kiosks in approximately nine stores across the United States and Canada, including New York City and Las Vegas. The kiosks, from Veloxity, will be in place just in time for Black Friday.

Nicole Beck joins H.J. Martin as project coordinator

Nicole Beck, a skilled project management specialist, has joined H.J. Martin and Son as a project coordinator within the company’s fixtures division. In that role, she oversees the installation of functional, appealing solutions for retailers.
The Clinic, Denver

Business is booming in the fast-growing business of medical and recreational cannabis. And the shops that specialize in the trade are taking their game up more than a few notches. In July, The Clinic, which operates some six stores in the Denver area and is expanding into other states, opened a flagship that shows just how much the industry has evolved from the sterile, sparsely decorated storefronts of just a couple years back.
Ikea partners with Red Cross to give customers unique window into Syria

Ikea has brought the horrors of the Syrian civil war home to customers at its flagship in Slependen, Norway. In a joint fundraising effort, the Swedish home furnishings giant, in partnership with the Norwegian Red Cross, has recreated the small, unfurnished apartment of a Syrian mother and her children in the middle of the store. The space is based on a real-life apartment in Damascus, according to CNN.
Dollar General to debut convenience-store format

Dollar General is planning to unveil a smaller-store concept designed around convenience. The new format, reportedly to be called DGX, is due to open in early 2017, with a unit in downtown Nashville, and another in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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British apparel brand has aggressive store plans for China

Starbucks isn’t the only company that has big plans for China. New Look, the British apparel retailer, is looking to expand to 500 stores over the next three years in China, Fortune reported. It currently operates a total of 850 stores globally, with 95 locations in China.
Department store retailer continues Canadian expansion

Nordstrom has opened its second full-line store In Toronto. The department store retailer opened a three-level, 199,000-sq.-ft. store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre on Oct. 21. It is the company's second location in Toronto, with the first, at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, opening in September.
CBX taps marketing veteran as engagement director, branded environments

Nan Richardson, a veteran architecture/design/commercial real estate business development, marketing and public relations professional, has joined brand agency and retail design consultancy CBX as engagement director, branded environments. In her new position, Richardson will work to connect with prospects, build relationships and develop new business opportunities for CBX in the retail, restaurant, hospitality and commercial real estate industries. She will be based in Newport Beach, Calif.