Store Concepts
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7 experiential store concepts that opened this year
From Dick's Public Lands outdoors banner to Bloomie's to Ulta's Target shop-in-shops, here are some of the most notable concept launches this year.
By Cara Salpini • Oct. 11, 2021 -
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: Mirror plans Canada launch and what's with all the e-commerce spinoffs?
Lululemon will expand the home fitness tech to nearly 200 stores, and Macy's is encouraged to follow department store Saks on a strange path.
By Retail Dive Staff • Oct. 08, 2021 -
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How the purpose of stores is evolving
Stores have always evolved in order to compete as times, technology and tastes change. And, most of all, to please customers.
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J.C. Penney to unveil inclusive beauty concept
The department store tried to salvage its lucrative Sephora partnership just as it entered bankruptcy last year.
By Daphne Howland • Oct. 01, 2021 -
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: The Yeezy Gap hoodie looks like a hoodie and Eastbay launches new private label
Kanye's latest Gap offering will ship in two to eight weeks, while Foot Locker's high-school focused brand introduced a performance line.
By Retail Dive Staff • Oct. 01, 2021 -
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Gopuff plans to open a digital-first retail store
Planning documents filed in San Francisco outline a location that has digital ordering kiosks and is built to efficiently manage in-store and online orders.
By Jeff Wells • Oct. 01, 2021 -
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Dollar Tree expands its experiment with higher prices
The discounter is growing the footprint of new formats and upping prices at some core stores as rocketing supply chain costs squeeze profits.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 29, 2021 -
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Madewell, ThredUp open secondhand store in Brooklyn
The pop-up will be around until the end of October, with the goal of educating shoppers about the potential future of circular fashion.
By Kaarin Vembar • Sept. 24, 2021 -
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Reuse in focus at Nordstrom x Levi's pop-up
The partnership highlights emerging brands Collina Strada, Melody Ehsani and Thompson Street Studio.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 21, 2021 -
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Is Bloomie's the future of department stores?
The concept store may prove the company's agility and ability to bring in new audiences.
By Kaarin Vembar • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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Athleta to be sold in 135 REI stores
The move, which expands on a partnership dating back to 2018, is part of the Gap-owned brand's goal of reaching $2 billion in net sales by 2023.
By Caroline Jansen • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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Fred Segal is dead. Long live Fred Segal.
The man who gave retail some of its most worthy concepts died this year at 87, but his eponymous store in many ways is just getting started.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 08, 2021 -
Zippin
Cashierless tech startup Zippin raises $30M
Armed with the new funding, the company aims to scale its checkout-free technology to "tens of thousands of stores" by 2025.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 07, 2021 -
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What do Macy's and the Toys R Us brand have to offer each other?
The two retail names are betting on each other in a shop-in-shop rollout, but branding alone won't make their partnership work.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 07, 2021 -
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Francesca's tests new concepts, including tween stores
The apparel chain is ready for some changes after emerging from last year's bankruptcy, CEO Andrew Clarke said in a recent interview.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 03, 2021 -
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Hoka One One tests brick and mortar with first stores
Two pop-ups, in New York City and Los Angeles, will be open until December. Physical retail is key "for both sales and branding purposes," the company said.
By Cara Salpini • Sept. 02, 2021 -
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Ulta 'thrilled' with Target partnership as first 58 stores open
Aiming for 100 by the end of the third quarter, executives said the experience is already resonating with shoppers.
By Cara Salpini • Aug. 26, 2021 -
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Dick's piles on sales gains, eyes more growth with new concepts
The sporting goods retailer is doubling down on stores as it rolls out its House of Sport concept and Public Lands banner.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 26, 2021 -
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This Amazon Fresh store is only blocks from a Whole Foods. Why?
The two grocery properties are in the same Washington, D.C., neighborhood. But, the stores are on such different trajectories it may not matter.
By Kaarin Vembar • Aug. 24, 2021 -
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Target triples Disney shop-in-shops ahead of holiday season
Nearly two years after its initial rollout, the companies plan on increasing the number of toy stores to over 160.
By Maria Monteros • Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Wilson launches pop-up store and tennis museum in NYC
The museum pays tribute to the brand's own role in the sport while the retail shop features exclusive products and personalization options.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Dell TechnologiesFrictionless shopping provides enhanced customer experience, retail efficiencies
Retailers have embraced contactless checkout, and some of the most forward-thinking companies have been taking that technology a step further with fully autonomous, "just walk out" shopping and checkout solutions.
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Toys R Us brand to open 400 shop-in-shops in Macy's stores
The department store retailer hopes to lure in millennial parents who shopped at the famed toy store as kids.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Amazon is getting into the department store business: WSJ
The e-commerce giant has yet to conquer brick and mortar, but there may be a lot of opportunity to grab share using a model that has let itself go.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Rebag opens Connecticut store with item pricing kiosk
The company's new location includes tech that allows customers to receive an instant price quote on items they wish to sell.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Express wants to win customers back with this new store concept. Take a look inside.
Express Edit boasts a smaller footprint and a curated selection of its product assortment. But, will it draw the audience it wants?
By Kaarin Vembar • Aug. 19, 2021
