Business
Bodycare to shut remaining stores with loss of 444 jobs
All remaining Bodycare stores are to shut with the loss of 444 jobs after the health and beauty chain's administrators failed to find a…
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Starbucks to add ‘hundreds of thousands of seats’ back to its stores
There was a time, back in the mid-2010s, when Starbucks was in its prime. It was an era characterized by handwritten notes on cups,…
Business
Petco is closing dozens of stores in 2025: See the list of doomed locations that have shuttered
Store closures have emerged as an ominous through line across the retail business landscape this year, with decades-old chains trimming…
Fashion
Chipotle plans Asia debut with stores in Singapore and South Korea
The Mexican-inspired chain has also paired up with local operators for its incursions into Latin America and the Middle East Chipotle…
Culture
Aryna Sabalenka Wins Back-to-Back U.S. Opens in Special Nikes You Can’t Buy in Stores
Aryna Sabalenka is back on top. For the second year in a row, the Belarusian tennis pro has won the women’s singles U.S. Open title. After…
Business
Topshop will return to High Street in John Lewis stores
Topshop will return to the High Street, five years after it closed all of its UK stores. The brand is going to be available in 32 John…
Fashion
Chinese Zara rival Urban Revivo steps up global push with new stores in fashion capitals
China’s Urban Revivo will open a nearly 2,700-square-metre store in London on Wednesday (Sep 3), its second in the city this year, as the…
Lifestyle
Paris Department Stores Exhibits Highlight Purses and French Personalities
IT’S IN THE BAG: There’s a lot to unpack for “la rentrée” in Paris’ department stores, which have unveiled exhibitions this week for the…
Lifestyle
Academy Sports Will Open 11 New Stores in Q3: Here’s Where They Are
Academy Sports + Outdoors is not slowing down on its store opening strategy. On Thursday, the Katy, Texas-based retailer said that it has…
Business
Five Below is opening 150 new stores this year as other retailers close. Here’s a list of locations coming soon
Retail store closures have been a common story in 2025. This month alone, the U.K.-based lifestyle and apparel chain FatFace announced…
Business
An 83-year-old pizza mogul returns to save 3,500 Domino’s stores
Billionaire Jack Cowin built a fast-food empire by bringing fried chicken to 1960s Australia. Now, at 83, he is back to attempt a…
Business
Hundreds of Claire’s stores aren’t closing anymore—here’s why
Claire’s has found a buyer just two weeks after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It announced on Wednesday, August 20, that it…
Business
Manolo Blahnik’s DTC Strategy Means Less Wholesale, More Stores
Manolo Blahnik‘s strategic shift to direct-to-consumer is taking hold. The brand’s financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024,…
Business
FatFace stores closing 2025: All U.S. and Canada locations on the doomed list as retailer goes online-only in North America
The retail clothing chain FatFace has confirmed to Fast Company that it will be closing 23 of its stores in the United States and Canada.…
Beauty
EXCLUSIVE: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Doubles Down on Beauty, Expands Into Ulta Stores Nationwide
Goop Beauty, the wellness-rooted brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is entering a new phase as it rolls out across 800 Ulta Beauty stores…
Business
6 new T.J. Maxx stores are coming this month: List of locations and opening dates
TJX Companies has announced the grand opening of six new T.J. Maxx stores later this month. The off-price retailer, which carries major…
Business
At Home is closing more stores: See the full list of doomed locations across six states
Popular home furnishings retailer At Home has announced that it will close additional locations as it continues to work through bankruptcy…
Lifestyle
Putting the ‘Special’ in Specialty Stores
Walk the aisles at any trade show and it’s clear that there are some retailers that manufacturers are clamoring to lure into their booths.…
News
Google must open Android to rival app stores: US court
A US federal court ruled on Thursday that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores, after the internet giant lost…
News
This law could make grocery stores vanish
The Trump administration’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which the president signed into law on July 4, could have some unwelcome…
News
EXCLUSIVE: Martha Stewart Launching Stores for the First Time
Martha Stewart is bringing something to her four decades of brand building that’s been missing for too long — her own stores. The…
Business
Early School Shopping Triggered by Inflation Fears, Deals at Stores
Back-to-school shopping is quickly heating up as retailers offer up better discounts and consumers fret over rising prices and potential…
Business
Lululemon’s best-selling black leggings pile up at outlet stores
Lululemon Athletica is facing slowing sales, fewer store visitors and waning demand for its iconic black leggings as the yogawear retailer…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Thom Browne Opens Two Stores on Upper East Side of Manhattan
It’s been nearly two decades since Thom Browne opened a store in his hometown of New York. That’s about to change Wednesday when the…