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San Francisco — a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp., a brand accelerator of next-generation fashion brands, plans to debut five new U.S. Princess Polly stores in the back half of 2024. The brand will open additional West Coast stores in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Santa Clara, Calif.; San Diego; and Irvine, Calif., and it will land on the East Coast in Boston for the first time. These new stores build upon the success of its first U.S. location in Los Angeles. Each new store will offer more than 250 Princess Polly apparel looks, and …

Fountain Valley, Calif. — Genesis has added a significant expansion to its retail network with the opening of 21 new standalone facilities across the United States. The brand now counts 56 dedicated retail facilities nationwide. “In 2 short years, Genesis’ retail footprint has grown rapidly from one dedicated retail facility in Louisiana to 56 retail facilities nationwide,” says Claudia Marquez, chief operating officer of Genesis Motor North America. “Introducing 21 new standalone Genesis retailers, including nine in eight states for the very first time, marks a key milestone in our …

Auburn Hills, Mich. — Primark, an international value fashion retailer, will open a new 36,600-square-foot store at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Mich., on September 12. This will be Primark’s first store in the state of Michigan. This store opening will come fresh off the heels of Primark’s opening at the Florida Mall in Orlando, Fla., due to open on August 29. This momentum is part of Primark’s ongoing expansion within the U.S. market and the new openings will bring Primark to 27 U.S. stores, across 11 states, …

Northbrook, Ill. — On July 27, 2024, Hilco Consumer-Retail (HCR) acquired operations for Hanes Outlet and Maidenform stores. This strategic move aims to leverage HCR’s revolutionary RevUp program, which combines a state-of-the-art Virtual Store Management platform with retail experts. RevUp will enable us to achieve unparalleled brick-and-mortar performance by focusing on its store teams’ and its customers’ in-store experience. Customers should expect a new in-store experience rolled out over the coming weeks. HCR’s priority is to retain the Hanes Outlet and Maidenform store teams. To that end, HCR is eager …

Englewood, N.J. — Japanese variety retailer Daiso is expanding with its first location to open in Florida (second signed in the state). Daiso will open in Northdale Promenade in Tampa, Fla., in the first quarter of 2025. Katz’s David Eggnatz represented Daiso, and Brian Hector of Kite Realty represented landlord Kite Realty in the deal. “We are excited to be working with a strong company that is thorough in their expansion goals throughout Florida with a great outlook on future growth,” says Eggnatz, vice president of Katz & Associates. “This …