According to ICSC’s 2024 Back-to-School Consumer Survey, 54% of shoppers in the United States expect to purchase most back-to-school items in physical stores and 46% say that browsing and shopping in-store has the most influence on what products they buy. Despite an...
This article was updated May 29, 2024, to include more images, including the housewares and tabletop selections, from the first Wayfair store, which opened recently in Wilmette, IL. Wayfair has opened its first large-format store in Wilmette, IL, near Chicago, as part...
A blog post published by Target Corp. outlined the company’s strategic thinking about its store base even as it recounted expansions and upgrades to the brick-and-mortar side of the business, including those that have enhanced digital operations. The post made the...
After extensive store closings after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020, Sur La Table, the leading kitchen and culinary retailer, announced that it will be expanding its footprint with new location openings throughout 2023. Sur La Table will re-enter...
According to the National Retail Federation, a record 196.7 million consumers across the United States shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. In the annual survey covering the period...
