The Banana Republic chain is exiting the U.K. next year, part of a global re-evaluation of the Gap Inc.-owned workwear brand. Gap is to close all its Banana Republic stores …
Walking into an Anthropologie store is a sensory experience, incomparable in its visual richness and tactile quality to that of most other retailers. An ode to the cultured bohemian, a …
Walmart plans to significantly slow its efforts to open new U.S. stores, a strategic shift by the world’s largest retailer as it works to claim more of the shopping dollars …
Amazon.com is pushing deeper into the grocery business with plans to introduce convenience stores as well as curbside pickup locations. The Seattle company aims to build small brick-and-mortar stores that would …
For the Swedish flat-pack furniture company Ikea, which plans to open its first store in India next year after a long battle, one of the biggest challenges it faces is …
Alibaba Pictures Group, the film arm of China’s internet giant Alibaba Group Holding, has joined with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners to jointly produce, distribute films for audiences both globally and …
McDonald’s Corp is set to agree a deal to sell 20-year franchise rights for its Singapore and Malaysia outlets to Saudi Arabia’s Reza group for up to $400 million, as part …
Euro Garages is set to trial introducing Sainsbury’s convenience stores to its motorway service stations as the Blackburn-headquartered company eyes further growth after recently securing a private equity investment that …
Retailers are no strangers to the brand revitalization process: Target, J. Crew, RadioShack and Burberry are just a few of the companies who have overhauled their images in recent years, …
The chain is opening several smaller stores in urban areas and college towns from New York City to State College, Pa., as it battles declining traffic and sales at its …