Manhattan Beach, Calif. — Footwear industry leader Skechers USA, Inc. has broken ground on an expansion of its corporate headquarters that will span several adjacent buildings in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, Calif. The project will more than double the…
Plano, Texas — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. has planned a series of leadership actions taking place over the next few months that will assemble a cross-functional executive team.…
Atlanta — PGA TOUR Superstore, the country’s leading golf retailer, will open at least six new stores in 2019 as it accelerates its growth strategy to expand its brick-and-mortar presence by more than 50% over the next 3 years. The…
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp. has reached a temporary deal to avoid bankruptcy and keep 425 of its stores open, according to media sources.…
New York City — Authentic Brands Group (ABG), owner of a global portfolio of lifestyle and entertainment brands, will expand Juicy Couture in partnership with Shinsegae International, the leading Korean based lifestyle company specializing in retail development and brand building.…
Boston — Effective Jan. 22, 2019, G. Scott Uzzell will become president & CEO of Converse, Inc., according to parent company NIKE, Inc. Uzzell comes to Converse from The Coca-Cola Company where he most recently served as president, venturing &…
New York City — Luxury handbag authority Rebag has opened its third retail location in New York City and fifth brick-and-mortar location in the U.S., opening its first mall location inside the Westfield World Trade Center mall just in time…
Minneapolis — Restaurant Technologies, the leading provider of cooking oil management and exhaust cleaning solutions, is providing its Total Oil Management solution to more than 1,500 new grocery and convenience store (c-store) units since the start of 2018, bringing the…
New York City — Payless, a trusted name in footwear and accessories for over 60 years, recently opened its first ever holiday pop-up location in New York City. The temporary store, which opened just before Thanksgiving, is located at 136…
Houston — Mattress Firm, Inc., the nation’s leading specialty mattress retailer, has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11. The company has closed more than 600 stores over the past couple of months and now moves forward…
Conshohocken, Pa. — IKEA U.S. is opening its first city center store in the U.S., marking the company’s ongoing transformation and commitment to bringing IKEA into the heart of urban areas. The ‘IKEA Planning Studio’ is scheduled to open in…
Honolulu — Billabong, one of the surf industry’s most iconic brands, is celebrating the grand reopening of its flagship store at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach on December 1, 2018. Billabong’s goal for its expanded and extensively renovated flagship store…
Hartford, Conn. — Express Kitchens, a fast-growing kitchen cabinet and countertop retailer in the Northeast, celebrated the grand opening of three new store locations in Southington, Conn.; Springfield, Mass.; and Holyoke, Mass., on November 17, 2018.…
Los Angeles — Beautycounter, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based leader in safer skin care and cleaner cosmetics, will open its first brick-and-mortar store at 51 Prince St. in New York City. Beautycounter develops and distributes its own high-performing products — including…
Conshohocken, Pa. — On November 19, 2018, David’s Bridal took the expected next step of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Doing so will reduce the company’s debt by more than $400 million and provide significant financial flexibility to support…
North Plainfield, N.J. — Levin Management Corporation (LMC) has appointed Stephanie Harris as vice president of leasing, according to Matthew K. Harding, president. This key addition augments LMC’s executive leadership team during a period of strong growth and transactional volume…
Washington, D.C. — The past seven decades have seen Harry Kotlar’s rise to become one of the world’s most revered jewelry design houses. On November 8, 2018, Harry Kotlar celebrated its 70th anniversary and the opening of its new boutique…
Milwaukee, Wis. — Marcus Theatres®, a division of The Marcus Corporation, has hired Greg Creighton to the newly-created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. Previously, he served as president and chief operating officer of Smashburger Master LLC, parent…
Mooresville, N.C. — Lowe’s Cos. Inc. has unveiled its plans to close 20 underperforming stores in the United States as part of its ongoing strategic reassessment. Additionally, the company will close 31 Canadian stores.…
Toronto — DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse has launched a shop-in-shop boutique called ‘What’s the Occasion?’ to deliver a unique, year-round destination for special-event shopping. The concept opened in the greater Toronto area at the DSW Heartland and Vaughan Mills locations,…
San Francisco — On October 23, 2018, Southern California-inspired Vuori Clothing opened its latest brick-and-mortar store at 2070 Union St. in San Francisco. Vuori’s expansion to San Francisco follows tremendous success at its flagship store in the beach city of…
Mooresville, N.C. — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. has appointed Seemantini Godbole as chief information officer, effective November 12. Godbole currently serves as senior vice president, digital and marketing technology, at Target Corporation.…
Orangeburg, N.Y. — Daikin America has partnered with TOPS Friendly Markets LLC to complete the first refrigeration conversion of a U.S. supermarket from R-22 to Creard R-407H. At the TOPS store in Alden, N.Y., 1,200 lbs. of Creard R-407H has…
St. Louis — Just in time for the holidays, Build-A-Bear Workshop® is bringing its signature Make-Your-Own experience to a variety of locations with new permanent shops inside the flagship FAO Schwarz store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City…
West Palm Beach, Fla. — USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), the official licensing arm and national broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), notes that U.S. Polo Assn. has surpassed a major milestone by opening approximately 1,050 monobrand retail…
New York City — David Yurman, America’s premier jewelry designer, plans to open a New York flagship on 57th Street at Madison Avenue. The new flagship is scheduled to open in the second half of 2019.…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — RV Retailer, LLC has signed an agreement to acquire RV One Superstores from Don Strollo, who will continue to lead RV One Superstores and will retain a significant ownership stake in the business.…