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  • A person walking by a Bark sign
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    Bark regains compliance with the New York Stock Exchange

    The pet retailer in November received a notice that said it no longer met the exchange’s continued listing requirements.

    By Howard Ruben • March 5, 2024
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    Whole Foods to debut new small-format stores

    The Amazon-owned grocer’s Whole Foods Market Daily Shop concept aims to offer urban residents a scaled-down shopping experience.

    By Peyton Bigora • March 5, 2024
  • A Target employee completes an in-store checkout purchase and hands a customer a receipt. Explore the Trendline
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    Trendline

    The state of retail operations

    Daily operations have changed tremendously over the past few years, as retailers re-examine topics including shrink and pricing. 

    By Retail Dive staff
  • Nully, a women's clothing rental brand from Urban Outfitters, opened a 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Missouri.
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    Urban Outfitters Inc. opens second fulfillment center for its rental brand

    Nuuly plans to invest $60 million into its 600,000-square-foot facility in Missouri in the coming years.

    By Alejandra Carranza • March 4, 2024
  • Employees at E.l.f. Beauty's London office at a grand opening event.
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    E.l.f. Beauty opens London office

    With the beauty brand pushing international expansion, its new U.K. space will serve as a global hub.

    By March 4, 2024
  • A dog inside a Pet Supplies Plus
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    Pet Supplies Plus partners with DoorDash on same-day delivery

    As the pet retailer’s brand grows, on-demand delivery is now available from over 700 locations.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 4, 2024
  • Sperry shoes are shown on display.
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    Wolverine World Wide lays off 150 at distribution center

    The company is closing a facility in Louisville, Kentucky, after previously saying its Saucony and Sperry brands would continue to operate out of it.

    By Laurel Deppen • March 4, 2024
  • The exterior of Studs' Rockefeller Center location in New York City.
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    Studs plots 10 store openings this year

    The piercing company on Friday opened its 23rd store located in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.

    By Howard Ruben • March 4, 2024
  • A closeup of a Macy's sign with a signature red star sits atop a store entrance overhang.
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    Investors throw another $800M onto Macy’s takeover bid

    Arkhouse Management and its partners have upped their offer to $6.6 billion despite the department store’s refusal to share financial information.

    By March 4, 2024
  • The entrance to a downtown mall, with people walking by.
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    The former Westfield San Francisco Centre rebranding to ‘Emporium’

    Rehabilitating the embattled shopping center, whose new name evokes a long-ago West Coast department store, will take a lot of effort.

    By March 4, 2024
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    Making physical spaces compelling in a world gone digital

    From shopping to work to entertainment, people are choosing their screens. But we can create reasons for them to step out.

    March 4, 2024
  • New majority-stake owners of The Children’s Place come through with funds, shake up board

    Saudi investment firm Mithaq Capital is providing $78.6 million in interest-free, unsecured and subordinated term loans, starting Thursday.

    By March 1, 2024
  • Party City's new store format.
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    Party City to expand new store format after promising results

    The retailer said it has moved away from a traditional aisle experience and developed “birthday worlds” within each store. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 1, 2024
  • TJMaxx storefront.
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    As Macy’s and others close stores, TJX is picking up the supplier base

    With big brand brick-and-mortar options dwindling, the off-brand retailer’s 21,000 vendors are increasingly looking to the company.

    By March 1, 2024
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    Podcast

    The Backroom: The story behind our stories on shrink and theft

    When the National Retail Federation retracted a theft claim following our coverage of its special report on crime, the news went viral. Here’s what it took to get the story.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Feb. 29, 2024
  • Lovevery launches mobile app and secures $100M funding round.
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    Children’s brand Lovevery launches in Singapore

    The expansion comes about a year after the children’s toy and educational company entered Australia.

    By Howard Ruben • Feb. 29, 2024
  • An organized closet display featuring The Container Store's "Custom Spaces" branding.
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    The Container Store lays off 100 employees amid ongoing sales declines

    The move affects about 2.5% of the retailer’s workforce and follows lowered guidance for its fiscal year, which ends in a month.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
  • Beyond Meat's The Beyond Burgers in their packaging.
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    Beyond Meat plans steep cost cuts as US demand remains weak

    The company lowered prices to entice budget-conscious shoppers, but now plans some increases to help restore margins.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Feb. 29, 2024
  • Dollar Tree's corporate logo and signage is shown at the organization's corporate headquarters.
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    Family Dollar to pay $41.7M for issues tied to rat-infested warehouse

    The discount retailer pleaded guilty to a one count misdemeanor violation after product contamination at the Arkansas distribution center.

    By Kelly Stroh • Feb. 29, 2024
  • After tamping down marketing spend, Rent the Runway brings on new chief marketing officer

    Natalie McGrath comes from Afterpay, with experience at apparel brands including Bandier, Coach, Alexander Wang and Net-A-Porter.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
  • Models pose together wearing Rowing Blazers apparel.
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    Rowing Blazers sells majority stake to Burch Creative Capital

    The deal will allow the preppy streetwear brand to develop a womenswear line and expand its retail footprint. 

    By Laurel Deppen • Feb. 28, 2024
  • Interior of a store with a yellow "Dollar General" sign hanging from the ceiling.
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    Dollar General starts accepting supplemental health benefits

    The discounter is letting shoppers use the benefits to pay for items including produce, over-the-counter medicines and wellness products at all of its stores.

    By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 28, 2024
  • A sign marks the location of a Warby Parker store on September 29, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Warby Parker eyes 40 new stores as it closes 2023 with revenue up 12%

    The vision brand, which operates 237 stores, still sees the opportunity for at least 900 locations, but wants its e-commerce business to return to growth.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
  • An exterior sign on a Macy's store.
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    Macy’s to close 150 more stores in 3 years

    New CEO Tony Spring said underperforming stores must close even if they are cash-flow positive, telling analysts: “The bar has now been raised.”

    By Feb. 27, 2024
  • Pairs of Yeezys.
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    The latest Yeezy drop from Adidas is online only

    The activewear company earlier this month announced plans to shed existing inventory from its previous partnership with Ye.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 27, 2024
  • A worker drops off a Walmart delivery at a doorstep
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    Walmart trims store-to-home delivery costs by 20%

    The retail giant's CFO credited the improvements in part to "densifying the last mile" by delivering more packages per route.

    By Max Garland • Feb. 27, 2024