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How Kroger plans to become ‘America’s favorite grocer’

As its investor day, the grocer laid out initiatives from lower prices to more private label products in hopes to gain favor with shoppers.


Kat the Label exterior
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Why Kat The Label is making a bigger bet on the US market

The Australian lingerie brand is targeting 100% year-over-year US growth as it prepares to open its first permanent US storefront.


Five Below
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Five Below’s turnaround relies on marketing, merchandising, and chasing trends

The discounter is making a comeback. Here’s a look at the “flywheel” driving results.


Ariat shop-in-shops at Academy
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Academy Sports is betting 200 Ariat shop-in-shops can turn Western wear into a bigger business

After expanding Ariat beyond work boots and into apparel, the sports retailer is giving the brand dedicated spaces as demand for Western and lifestyle products grows.


A split graphic of a storefront, a box full of beauty products and an iPhone on a ring light stand, showing live shopping
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Everyone wants to be a prestige beauty retailer now

A divide once existed between prestige and mass beauty retailers. Now, with recent moves from Walmart and Target, the lines have blurred.


A detail shot of the knobs on the Charlie, an induction stove from the Copper brand.
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Wirecutter called it the ‘Tesla of induction stoves.’ Now it’s taking physical retail for a spin

The battery-powered Charlie can avoid costly electrical upgrades—and bake cookies in the showroom.


Tecovas NYC store
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How Tecovas is spreading ‘radical hospitality’ across the US

With seven more stores slated for 2026 and roughly 15 planned for 2027, the Western wear brand is balancing physical growth with e-commerce and wholesale.

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