DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION

Academy Sports + Outdoors continues store expansion in 2023

Academy Sports + Outdoors is growing its footprint in Indiana.
Five Below to open 200-plus stores, convert 400 locations to higher-price format

Five Below has laid out ambitious store plans for 2023.
Babies“R”Us to make store comeback — at American Dream

Babies“R”Us is opening its first U.S. store under its new owners.
New drive-thru grocery concept JackBe provides groceries on demand

A new grocery retailer in Oklahoma combines the dark store and drive-thru models.
Macy’s closing four stores — here’s where

Macy’s is shuttering four full-line mall stores in January as part of its ongoing strategy to close select stores while it expands its off-mall, smaller-format store concepts.
Makeup brand Morphe closing all stores

A former high-flying brand that was once valued at some $2 billion is pivoting to e-commerce and wholesale.
Focus Brands accelerating expansion with multi-branded restaurants

Focus Brands has big plans for streetside, multi-branded restaurants.
First Look: Victorinox, maker of Swiss Army knife, opens immersive London flagship

Victorinox has opened a flagship in London featuring a new design concept that showcases the brand’s industrial and Swiss roots and allows customers to assemble and personalize their own Swiss Army Knife.

U.S. convenience store count reverses four-year decline