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Ikea banks on new store formats to sustain success
Nate Delesline III Reporter Ikea is expanding its store formats beyond its familiar and famous big blue box locations. The Swedish-founded and Netherlands-based international retailer had about 370 flagship stores globally, and 460 stores overall in 62 markets worldwide as of February. But despite that global presence, “many people were complaining that our stores were too far […]
Bed Bath & Beyond, Toys ‘R’ Us and RadioShack all shut down for the same reason
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN In the 1980s, a new type of specialty retail chain started to emerge: “category killers.” The stores’ powerhouse business model was aimed at giving shoppers access to every different size, style and color of a product imaginable – all in one place and at reduced prices. Category killers, which began to dominate […]
Bed Bath & Beyond, finally in Chapter 11, is going out of business
Daphne Howland Senior Reporter Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Founded in 1971, Bed Bath & Beyond is one of the original “category killers” — retailers that took advantage of department stores’ declining appeal to establish specialty stores offering discount prices. The home goods company went public in 1992 and its revenues surpassed $1 billion by 1999, per its court […]
Healey wants more housing. But how hard will she push communities to approve it?
By Andrew Brinker Globe Correspondent,Updated March 2, 2023, 6:25 p.m Ever since word spread through Braintree of a 495-unit apartment complex proposed at the South Shore Plaza, an organized opposition campaign has been ramping up. Lawn signs decrying the “monster project” are appearing around town, and some residents are urging the Planning Board to deny the […]
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Standards and Major Progress for a Made-in-America National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its latest set of actions aimed at creating a convenient, reliable and Made-in-America electric vehicle (EV) charging network so that the great American road trip can be electrified. These steps will help the United States meet President Biden’s ambitious goals to confront the climate crisis, by building a national network […]
U.S. Retail Sales Rebounded Sharply in January
The consumer roared back last month with a 3% increase in retail spending that was the largest monthly gain in nearly two years, adding to evidence that U.S. economic growth picked up at the start of the year. The seasonally adjusted jump in U.S. retail sales in January from December, which the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday, […]
Lego is ditching Connecticut for Boston, which aims to ‘become the most family-friendly city in the country’
BYTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS January 25, 2023 at 12:46 AM EST The Lego Group announced Tuesday that it will move its North American headquarters from Enfield, Connecticut, to Boston, Massachusetts, by the end of 2026. Skip Kodak, president of the Lego Group in the Americas, said in a release that the move supports the Denmark-based global toymaker’s […]
Shoppers Weigh In on Most Popular Grocers
Lynn Petrak Senior Editor YouGov, an international data and analytics group that regularly conducts polls on a range of topics, is out with its latest list of the most popular grocers in the United States. The research firm surveyed consumers during the fourth quarter of 2022. What does “popular” mean in this context? YouGov bases that […]
BJ’s Wholesale Club Completes Headquarters Relocation
By Boston Real Estate Times – January 23, 2023 CANTON, MA – BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) has moved into its new 190,000 SF corporate headquarters located on Campus Drive in Marlborough, MA. The move maximizes BJ’s corporate space to house team members and meet with vendors and partners while implementing new technology and modern amenities […]