Mall-based candy retailer files for bankruptcy; locked out of some stores

Things are not so sweet these days for Lolli & Pops. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

CBL and the art of mall experiences

One of America’s biggest mall owners is out to prove you don’t necessarily need roller coasters or VR to give mall customers a great entertainment experience. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Amazon expands curated brick-and-mortar format to Seattle

Amazon has opened its fourth 4-star store. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

My battle with Darth Vader at WTC Mall

When I first encountered Darth Vader in a cinema at a Connecticut shopping center in 1977, little did I know that, 40-odd years later, I’d be battling him blaster-to-lightsaber inside the premier mall in New York City. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Macy’s opens high-tech distribution center—with some help from Google

Macy’s is leveraging cloud-based merchandising systems in a new Ohio-based facility. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Giant Food Stores to go big in Philadelphia

Supermarket operator Giant Food Stores is accelerating its growth in one of its most important markets. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Confirmed—Avenue Stores to close all locations

Plus-size women’s apparel retailer Avenue Stores has run out of time. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Spice & Tea Exchange brews up store expansion

The Spice & Tea Exchange is on a roll. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

The four types of food halls

So you’re a longtime tenant in a mall or lifestyle center and you’re pleased to find out that the landlord is planning to install a food hall. But what kind of food hall will it be? Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Mall of America was put up as collateral for construction of American Dream

The owner of Mall of America put up the Bloomington, Minn., mega-mall as collateral for a construction loan for the American Dream complex set to open this fall in the New Jersey Meadowlands, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Hot new QSRs focus on quality and customization, not price and convenience

Blaze Pizza increased visits by 30% last year in part by shunning ingredients like artificial colors, preservatives, and additives. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Cannabis brand to open 50 stores in 11 states

One of America’s leading cannabis operators has decided it’s high time for a new name and aggressive expansion. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

The world’s first ‘candy department store’ to open at mega-mall

It’Sugar is set to open its largest location to date at American Dream. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

IHL Study: Five retailers opening stores for every retailer closing stores

A new report looks to debunk the ongoing retail apocalypse narrative. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

First-of-its-kind, mall-based concept looks to expand

Professionals, retailers and homeowners are the target of what is billed as the nation’s first chain in the architectural design and building permit category. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

CBRE names new global research head

Meghann Martindale has returned to CBRE to head its global research operation. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Digital native expands East Coast footprint

A digitally native retailer owned by Walmart is expanding in brick-and-mortar at the nation’s second-largest shopping mall. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Foot Locker teams up with Nike for its new, larger-size store format

Foot Locker is thinking big. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

H-E-B plans tech hub at HQ

Regional grocer H-E-B’s latest Texas-based technology center will be based at its San Antonio headquarters and measure 150,000-sq.-ft. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

CVS slowing down store expansion

CVS Health Corp. posted strong second-quarter earnings that easily beat Street estimates and raised its earnings forecast as it starts to reap the benefits of its acquisition of health insurer Aetna Inc. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Tiffany & Co. to expand footprint in South Asia

Tiffany & Co. is expanding its focus on Asia by entering a new market. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

More Sears, Kmart stores on chopping block — and others may follow

The bleeding isn’t over for Sears and Kmart. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

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