Retail Stores

For a glimpse into brick-and-mortar’s future, we need to look to the past. Not too far in the past, mind you — only to the tail-end of 2021. The trends we saw to close out the last year are a harbinger of retail’s future. Overall, the outlook is strong. For every brick-and-mortar retailer that closed…

On Tuesday, Whole Foods opened its first store that allows customers to skip the register entirely. The store, located in Washington, D.C., uses Amazon.com's "Just Walk Out" technology. (Whole Foods is owned by Amazon.) Customers scan their Whole Foods app, credit card or Amazon app when they enter; sensors and cameras detect what items the customer…

Draper James and Kohl's today announced the launch of Draper James RSVP in 500 Kohl’s stores nationwide and online at Kohls.com, reports Glossy. Beginning on Monday, the womenswear brand founded by Reese Witherspoon is selling a collection of over 100 pieces designed with and exclusively sold at Kohl’s. According to a press release, Draper James RSVP…

U.S. retail sales climbed to $649.8 billion in January, rising 3.8 percent over December 2021 and signaling encouragement and optimism for retailers in the new year. The U.S. Census Bureau's new sales numbers, released Wednesday, show that January spending was much higher than the end of 2021. From November to December, sales decreased by 2.5…

Kohl's Corp. is adding Sephora beauty shops to 400 additional department stores, the company announced Tuesday. The 400 stores will span 36 states, eight of which are new homes to Sephora at Kohl’s. They will bring the Sephora at Kohl’s location total to 600, putting the partnership on track to meet its goal of 850 stores by 2023. Sephora…

For years, there has been speculation around the demise of brick-and-mortar retail. The culprit — needless to say — is none other than online shopping. Consumers enjoy the convenience of this digital retail experience, and e-commerce offers brands a lower cost of entry than investing in the space, inventory, upkeep and staff necessary to run…

The way people shop in stores is changing. Concerns of safety still exist, and many people continue to practice social distancing. Furthermore, with the emergence of COVID-19 variants, in-store shopping behaviors are prone to shift overnight. Although all retailers are now operating in the same pandemic era, there's no consensus among them on what in-person…

As retail sales roar back from the brink, the public narrative has subtly shifted from apocalypse to a renaissance. And while there have been some impressive gains in the overall growth of e-commerce during the pandemic, the overwhelming majority of these new retail sales are coming from brick-and-mortar stores. So while the convenience of home…

Lowe's and Petco have announced a partnership for a store-in-store pilot that will bring pet supplies and services to the home improvement retailer's customers. The first Lowe's + Petco store-in-store will launch in Alamo Ranch, Tex. in early February, with 14 additional locations coming to Texas and the Carolinas by the end of March. Available services…

The first Amazon Style store, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California, will open its doors later this year, the company announced Thursday. The store will feature women’s and men’s apparel, shoes, and accessories from a mix of well-known and emerging brands, with prices catering to a wide range of shoppers. At roughly 30,000 square…