
Following a trend seen in the recent Ulta Beauty and Target partnership, Sephora will be opening 200, 2,500 square foot, shops inside Kohls’ stores by fall 2021. These spaces will replace Kohls existing beauty assortment and will be positioned at the front of the store. This partnership will also extend online, with Kohls now selling […]

Gluten free foodies vary from voluntarily gluten free, to gluten intolerance, to the more serious condition of Celiac disease. Feast your eyes on this list of the top gluten free friendly restaurants spanning from coast to coast. The best part? Each of these gluten free food establishments have more than one location and are potential […]

Riding a wave of robust residential growth, North Carolina is seeing significantly more retailer expansion than most U.S. cities are, as developers and expanding tenant prospects prep for a post-pandemic boom. Raleigh-Durham, in fact, has emerged as the country's hottest metro area for overall commercial prospects in the 2021 Emerging Trends in Real Estate: U.S. […]

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the retail landscape, some retailers are tapping out with store closures and bankruptcies. For other retailers, business is expanding, and grand openings are continuing. Georgia, whose landscape includes beaches, farmland, and mountains, is the 8th most populous state in the US and the home to many thriving retailers. […]

Walmart Health opened its first stand alone location in Georgia in 2019 and has now added two freestanding locations next to recently updated SuperCenters in Chicago, bringing the total number of Walmart Health branches to 8. The company plans to continue expanding its footprint, opening 7 more locations in Georgia by the end of their […]

As COVID-19 cases begin to increase throughout the country once again, retailers are worried about the future of the industry, but we wanted to share four retailers in Illinois that are surviving and even thriving amid the pandemic. Lazy Dog Restaurant And Bar Earlier this year, Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar opened a second location […]

Making a bold move to continue brick and mortar expansion while having no e-commerce presence, Ross Stores successfully finished their expansion plans for 2020. Last month, the off-price apparel retailer opened 30 Ross Dress for Less and 9 dd’s Discounts stores over a span of 17 states, totaling 66 new doors this year. The recent […]

Ulta Beauty and Target announced a partnership last Tuesday Nov 10. Starting in 2021, Ulta will start opening 1,000 square foot shops inside of Target stores around the country. In a post on Target.com, CEO Brian Cornell was quoted as saying, “We couldn’t be happier about bringing these two trusted brands together to redefine retail […]

Baked into the American DNA is an Italiano based concept: pizza. After innovators knead it, tossed it, topped it, the American pizza was born. Sure, hamburgers and hot dogs claim to be national foods, but more people celebrate a weekly pizza night (or two). Pizzarias proved to be more covid resistant than other restaurants. While […]

Despite being two of the least populated states in the nation, retailers are flocking to North Dakota and South Dakota for expansion. This year has been marred by the pandemic, but when retailers find a geographic area of need and a good fit for the state, they tend to move fast. Atomic Wings Famed for […]