Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart opened its first high-tech Market Fulfillment Center in Arkansas at Store 100 located at 406 S. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville in May, underlining the retailer’s strategic move toward expanding the use of its stores as fulfillment
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Lexington, Ky. — A&W Restaurants, the All-American restaurant franchise with 500-plus units nationwide, has had fast start to the year with three new restaurants opened, all indicative of the brand’s real estate flexibility and willingness to embrace non-traditional spaces. With
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Columbus, Ohio, and New York City — Parent company of fashion apparel retailer Express, Inc., EXPR, and global brand management firm, WHP Global have entered a definitive agreement to acquire menswear brand Bonobos, Inc. from Walmart Inc., for a combined
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Tampa, Fla. — Walmart Inc. kicked off its 2-day 2023 Investment Community meeting in Tampa, Fla., where leadership highlighted how the company is investing to strengthen its business through its people and an unparalleled, next generation supply chain network of
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Pittsburgh — Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to open as many as “75 to 100” new House of Sport stores over the next 5 years, according to Lauren Hobart, CEO of the Pittsburgh-based retailer. House of Sport is a retail concept
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Pittsburgh — DICK’S Sporting Goods has agreed to acquire leading outdoor retailer Moosejaw from Walmart. The acquisition will expand DICK’S outdoor portfolio — currently led by its specialty retailer, Public Lands — and reaffirm its commitment to the long term
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Menomonee Falls, Wis. — Kohl’s has hired 25-year retail veteran Nick Jones as its new chief merchandising and digital officer, reporting directly to CEO Tom Kingsbury, effective in March. “We are very excited to have Nick join our team and
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Bentonville, Ark. — Sam’s Club®, a division of Walmart Inc. and a leading membership warehouse club, plans to open more than 30 new clubs across the U.S. over the next several years. The first location, which is planned in Florida,
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Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart’s drone delivery program has successfully completed its intended expansion plans for 2022. The company now operates, with its vendors, 36 drone delivery hubs across seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
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Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart’s new drone delivery service is expanding. In partnership with DroneUp, Walmart will offer drone delivery in six states by the end of the year, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. In total, there will
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