Following the lead of its main rival Wal-Mart, which has been playing with a wide variety of store sizes of late, Target Corp. plans to open its smallest store in Minneapolis later this year, according to Supermarket News. The 20,000-sq.-ft. store...
As coffee powerhouse Starbucks continues its efforts to take over the world, the company has rethought its approach to store design, according to a feature recently published by The New Yorker. It used to be that most of Starbucks' store...
Our sister publication, Supermarket News, has published a list of its most viewed stories from 2013. Costco's decision to ramp up its global expansion ranked as number one on the list, while Harris Teeter's analysis of a potential sale...
Supermarket News reports that the German supermarket operator will significantly ramp up its store openings in the U.S., from 80 new stores a year to 130 new stores a year for the next five years. The move will help Aldi grow its U.S...
Private equity player the Blackstone Group is expanding its aleady sizeable retail portfolio with an investment in shopping center owner Edens, according to The Wall Street Journal...
Upscale grocery chain Whole Foods seems to have ambitions for major growth domestically. Analyst blog Zacks reports the chain's executives would like to eventually operate 1,200 stores domestically, a portfolio about two thirds larger than...
A week after Australian trust the Westfield Group announced it was splitting its properties into two separate companies, the largest American retail REIT Simon Property Group announced it plans to pursue a similar strategy, according to Bloomberg...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Australian mall landlord Westfield Group, which owns properties in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., U.K. and Europe, plans to sell a 50 percent stake in its centers in Australia and New...
