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Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ?Neighborhood Goods?

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The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials in particular. The Neighborhood Goods store slated to open this fall in Plano, Texas, for example, will have a bar and restaurant in the center of its space.

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TGI Fridays, Fast Casual Food To Cater To Millennial Expectations

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Whole Foods and other retailers capitalizing on the at-home health food craze were able to get out in front of millennial eating trends — or, at least, start riding at the crest of the wave. Look no further than TGI Fridays’ experimental store redesign for a new location in Corpus Christi, Texas, that opened on Monday (March 7).

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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. L Brands plans to close approximately 53 Victoria’s Secret locations this year as it curtails investments in new and renovated stores. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94

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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game

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The athletic shoe and apparel brand has announced its “ Greenhouse” incubator initiative , a vaguely-defined concept that will include a think tank and collaborations – and, ideally, will lead to new brands, among other gains. One of the latest examples from the larger world of retail comes from Foot Locker. Payments Role.

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Target’s Rapid Reset

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Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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How C-Stores Market To Digitally Savvy Gas App Users

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With the system, drivers of eligible Buick, GMC, Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles can find gas stations and make payments at 11,000 Shell-branded fuel stations in North America from within their vehicles. Sixty-two percent of bridge millennials say that if an app is convenient, they might use it to pay at a gas station.

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Grocery Round-Up: Digital-First Delivers For Kroger, Another Instacart Pair-Up And Hoarding Round 2

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Designed as a one-stop shopping location for customers looking for food, pharmacy and cosmetic merchandise — the locations are known for carrying over 1,500 grocery products from Hispanic brands such as Iberia Foods, Yaucono, Fabuloso, Tio Nacho, Pilon and Café La Llave. The Stockpiling Fever’s Second Wave . Some comebacks are welcome.