Chain Store Age

A leading rural lifestyle retailer is adding a new third-party delivery partner. ow.ly/5ztO50ZnqJI #retail #delivery #ecommerce

During the second quarter of 2026, roughly 72.1 million square feet of retail space was under construction in the United States, up 0.9% year over year and below the 10-year average of roughly 78.9 million square feet. ow.ly/5K6j50ZnoqW #retail #realestate #construction

Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to officially touch down south of the border. ow.ly/CwEo50Zno0x #restaurant #fastcasual #international

New tenants are set to arrive at one of Trademark Property Company’s Texas malls. ow.ly/Z0xM50Zn4r1 #retail #mall #tenants

Artificial intelligence adoption is continuing among small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). ow.ly/3cK150Zn1iV #retail #AI #technology

A Los Angeles-based furniture brand is expanding its footprint with a new showroom in the New York City metropolitan area. ow.ly/72vj50Zn1io #retail #furniture #store #home

An Atlanta-based fried chicken chain has made its debut in the Big Apple. ow.ly/9I0c50ZmYP4 #QSR #NYC #chicken

More than half of consumers make unplanned post-midnight purchases from one specific online retailer. ow.ly/fSue50ZmWNc #retail #ecommerce #onlineshopping

Tailored Brands Inc. has taken the next step in its return to the public market. ow.ly/lh1p50ZmWKX #retail #apparel #IPO

The world’s largest hardware cooperative is connecting its Red Vest media network into the Pacvue unified commerce ecosystem. ow.ly/cGNa50ZmHgs #retail #hardware

The nation’s malls gained momentum in the first half of this year. ow.ly/z9oj50ZmHfs #retail #malls #stores

Higher prices are expected to continue to offset declining unit volumes in the office supplies market. ow.ly/Na8k50ZmHcO #retail #office

J.Crew Group has added a beauty veteran to its leadership team. ow.ly/Yj9550ZmHgW #retail #apparel

Brookshire Brothers has completed rollout of an artificial intelligence platform to aid promotion planning, optimization and analysis. ow.ly/NvyE50Zmowg #retail #AI

Taco Bell is expanding the use of voice-enabled artificial intelligence technology at drive-thru locations. ow.ly/9VtG50Zmos5 #QSR #technology

Qdoba Mexican Eats is expanding across the Southeast and Western U.S. ow.ly/NoAN50Zmoni #restaurant #fastcasual #stores

Costco Wholesale Corp. reported another solid month with increases in net and comparative sales, as well as its average transaction. ow.ly/NUNK50Zmok0 #retail #sales

Destination XL Group Inc. has once again nixed a deal that would take it private. ow.ly/ikVH50ZmnVP #retail #apparel

South Carolina and Delaware led the nation with net in-migration equal to 0.7% of their populations in 2025, followed by Idaho (0.6%), Maine (0.5%), Tennessee (0.4%) and North Carolina (0.3%). chainstoreage.com/placerai-state…

The Home Depot Inc. is expanding its military exchange delivery offering to include military communities in other countries. ow.ly/YAxR50ZlKn6 #retail #homeimprovement #military