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IKEA, H&M create space for London’s creatives

Sweden-based retailers H&M and IKEA have partnered to open Atelier100, a London store aimed at promoting local artisans and products. The store, which was built using recycled materials from a former Topshop flagship, will include workshop space for the creators who will sell their wares

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Walmart’s HQ expansion plans feature a hotel

Walmart has unveiled plans for revamping the retailer’s corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., that will include a 153-room AC Hotel by Marriott. The hotel, set to open in 2024, will also boast a rooftop lounge and 6,000 square feet of space for events and meetings,

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Circle K embraces AI-powered self-checkouts

Circle K will install self-checkout machines that use artificial intelligence to automatically ring up items at 7,000 locations over the next few years, after testing the machines in 500 of its convenience stores. The technology, from California-based startup Mashgin, is designed to speed checkout by

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Dollar General plans to open 1,110 stores this year

Dollar General is on track to open 1,110 locations, finish 1,750 remodels and complete 120 relocations in 2022. The retailer opened 239 stores during the first quarter and finished rolling out its DG Fresh program, which enables it to self-distribute frozen and refrigerated products. Supermarket

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Will all new Amazon Fresh stores have cashierless tech?

An Amazon Fresh store has opened in Huntington Beach, California, the banner’s 15th location in Southern California. The store features the cashierless Amazon One palm scan and Just Walk Out checkout technology, which appears to be the standard for the latest Amazon Fresh stores, including

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‘Golden Girls’-themed eatery planned for LA

A Los Angeles fast-casual eatery with the theme of the perennially popular TV show “The Golden Girls” is slated to open in July. Derek Berry, the creator of TV-themed pop-ups including Good Burger and Saved by the Max, will open The Golden Girls Kitchen with

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IKEA to bring its design sense to downtown Vienna

The exterior design for the planned new IKEA City Center Vienna Westbahnhof was modeled after the Sweden-based furniture retailer’s iconic shelving to provide fresh air and sunshine to each floor. The building was designed to fit into the surrounding urban neighborhood and, in addition to

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Burberry plans 65 store remodels after strong year

London-based luxury brand Burberry Group reported a 23% rise in revenue and a 38% increase in profits for the fiscal year ended April 2, fueled in part by efforts to make the brand more exclusive by ending third-party wholesale agreements and discounting. The brand plans

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