retailers

Braintree, Mass. — Toys “R” Us is opening 120 standalone stores across the country this holiday season, bringing its total U.S. footprint to 160 locations less than a decade after the chain shuttered its doors. The stores will cater heavily to adult collectors and teens, focusing on LEGO sets, trading cards and collectibles, alongside traditional children’s toys. One of the new stores will be located at South Shore Plaza, a 1.6 million-square-foot mall in Braintree, Mass., approximately 10 miles south of Boston. Simon Property Group owns the property, which features more …

Seattle — Seattle-based fashion retailer Nordstrom, Inc. plans to re-enter the San Francisco market with a new Nordstrom Rack store at 2 Stockton St. The new downtown store is scheduled to open in fall 2027. “Nordstrom has a long history in San Francisco, and we’re excited to bring Nordstrom Rack back downtown. The city has many wonderful assets, and it has clearly built momentum in making downtown a great place for customers. We look forward to welcoming new and returning Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack customers to our store,” says Erik …

Monroe, Mich. — La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a global leader in the retail and manufacture of residential furniture, has completed its previously announced acquisition of two La-Z-Boy stores in New Orleans. This acquisition continues the recent expansion in both acquisitions and new company-owned store openings across the U.S. including in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Colorado and Arizona. The company-owned store count has grown to 237, which is an all-time high. Over the last 12 months through fiscal 2027 Q1, the company has added 32 new company-owned stores, including 14 that …

Atlanta — On Oct. 21, Barnes & Noble will open its newest Atlanta bookstore in the neighborhood of Toco Hills. The new Atlanta store will be located in the Toco Hills Shopping Center in a space formerly occupied by Westside Market. Barnes & Noble has had its share of drama in Atlanta recently. In August, it was forced to close its historic and much-loved bookstore in Cumberland. More happily, it reopened in Edgewood in July, bringing back a bookstore to the neighborhood in which it closed in 2022, and the …

Woonsocket, R.I. — CVS Health® has unveiled its first pharmacy-focused CVS Pharmacy®, located in the Boston area. The new pharmacy, situated in Roxbury, will help bridge gaps in pharmacy care and make it easier for community members to access medications, immunizations and other healthcare services provided by pharmacists. Nearly 20 pharmacy-focused pharmacy locations, with footprints averaging around 3,000 square feet, will open in select communities across the country in 2026. Each site will feature a full-service pharmacy with a customized selection of over-the-counter products available for purchase. Patients who would like to purchase items that are not offered at the pharmacy-focused …