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Grateful Dead Flies High at Aviator Nation Stores to Mark Band’s 60th Anniversary

Aviator Nation, the lifestyle brand inspired by a 1970’s-era California vibe, wanted to mark the 60th anniversary of the iconic (and apparently…

REI Co-op to Close Three Stores Including NYC SoHo Flagship

REI will also shutter its Boston store and its Paramus, New Jersey location, according to a spokesperson….

Uniqlo Plans 11 New U.S. Stores in 2026

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will add 11 stores to its U.S. retail footprint next spring and summer, according to Fast Company. The…

Bed Bath & Beyond Ramps up Brick-and-Mortar Revival with Franchise Model Launch

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. is launching a national franchise system to step up the brick-and-mortar return of Bed Bath & Beyond…

Tom Brady’s Collectibles Store Opens First NYC Flagship in SoHo

[Update as of Oct. 7, 2025] CardVault by Tom Brady will open its seventh store, and first location in New York City,…

Miniso to Ramp up Original IP Development, Showcase Proprietary Products in Stores

Miniso isn’t waiting around for the next pop culture phenomenon (Labubus, anyone?). The China-based retailer is strengthening its in-house intellectual property development…

Ikea Buys SoHo Building as Site for Second Manhattan Store

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ikea parent company Ingka Group, has purchased a building in the heart of NYC’s SoHo that…

Target Adds to New In-Store Experiences with ‘Stranger Things’ Activation

[Update as of Oct. 1, 2025] Fans of the creepily addictive Netflix show Stranger Things are looking forward to the fifth and…

Ikea Moves Beyond Swedish Meatballs with Food-Focused NYC Pop-up, Food Waste Partnership

Ikea has launched the “Year of Cooking and Eating” with an immersive pop-up experience in NYC’s Union Square from Oct. 2-26, as…

Riding 8% Annual Sales Increase, Costco Plans to Open 35 New Warehouse Stores by August 2026

Coming off a fiscal year that saw the opening of 24 net-new warehouse stores, Costco is planning a total of 35 new…

Spirit Christmas will Return with 30 Stores and a Hearty Ho-ho-ho!

For the second year, Spirit Halloween will trade Satan for Santa with the return of Spirit Christmas stores in 30 locations across…

Starbucks Restructuring Plan will Shrink North American Store Count by 1%

Starbucks will lay off 900 non-retail employees and close underperforming stores in the U.S. and Canada as part of a restructuring plan…

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design:retail News

Grateful Dead Flies High at Aviator Nation Stores to Mark Band’s 60th Anniversary

REI Co-op to Close Three Stores Including NYC SoHo Flagship

Uniqlo Plans 11 New U.S. Stores in 2026

Bed Bath & Beyond Ramps up Brick-and-Mortar Revival with Franchise Model Launch

Tom Brady’s Collectibles Store Opens First NYC Flagship in SoHo

Miniso to Ramp up Original IP Development, Showcase Proprietary Products in Stores

Ikea Buys SoHo Building as Site for Second Manhattan Store

Target Adds to New In-Store Experiences with ‘Stranger Things’ Activation

Ikea Moves Beyond Swedish Meatballs with Food-Focused NYC Pop-up, Food Waste Partnership

Riding 8% Annual Sales Increase, Costco Plans to Open 35 New Warehouse Stores by August 2026

Spirit Christmas will Return with 30 Stores and a Hearty Ho-ho-ho!

Starbucks Restructuring Plan will Shrink North American Store Count by 1%

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