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The venerable institution of Bloomingdale’s opens a cutting-edge new store — and its first in Hawaii — that merges the traditional design it’s famous for, sophisticated nods to Hawaiian culture, and smart technology designed at capturing a Millennial audience.
Bloomington, Minn. — Fabletics, the fashion athletic wear brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson, will open a 2,000-square-foot store at Mall of America later this spring. The Fabletics store will also carry FL2, its new line of men’s high performance athletic gear and perfected lifestyle basics.
Woonsocket, R.I., and Minneapolis — CVS Health and Target Corporation have opened the first CVS Pharmacy locations in Target stores. The new locations are in the Charlotte, N.C., market. The pharmacies, located in Hickory, Monroe, Morrisville, Raleigh, Matthews and Wesley Chapel, are being operated through a store-within-a-store format and are branded CVS Pharmacy.
Mooresville, N.C. and Boucherville, Quebec — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and RONA inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lowe’s is expected to acquire RONA for C$3.2 billion (U.S. $2.3 billion). Together, Lowe’s Canada and RONA stores will create Canada’s leading home improvement retailer.
Baldwyn, Miss. — Hancock Fabrics, Inc., a leading retailer in fabric, sewing and accessories, and its wholly owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Approximately 70 stores will close as part of the restructuring.
Chillicothe, Ohio — Chillicothe, Ohio-based Petland Inc. is expanding its international reach into the Middle East North Africa region. In the last 2 years, Petland has opened more than 20 new locations in international markets. Within the next year, the pet store chain plans to open stores in Saudi Arabia and has signed a master franchise agreement to develop stores in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Lebanon, Kuwait and Bahrain.