Store Planning / Construction / Facilities

06/19/2013 - 4:31pm

Walgreens expanding solar installations to more than 200 stores

Walgreens and solar developer SoCore Energy, Chicago, announced that they will build more than 200 new solar installations at Walgreens stores throughout California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

06/19/2013 - 10:16am

Wal-Mart to open a superstore on site of former racetrack

The town of Cicero, Ill., and Wal-Mart Stores announced an agreement on Tuesday to build a Walmart Supercenter on a portion of a former racetrack site.

06/18/2013 - 5:00pm

Johnny Rockets acquired by Sun Capital

Johnny Rockets has been acquired by an affiliate of private-equity group Sun Capital Partners Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

06/18/2013 - 4:04pm

Englewood Construction builds Chicago area’s first Ports 1961

Englewood Construction announced its retail group has begun work on the Chicago market’s first Ports 1961, a luxury apparel retailer, in Rosemont, Ill.

06/18/2013 - 10:56am

Ikea to more-than-double solar array atop Denver-area store

Ikea said it plans to increase the solar array atop its two-year-old Centennial, Colo. store, with panel installation slated to begin in July.

06/18/2013 - 10:44am

BJ's Warehouse opens 200th store

BJ's Membership Club said it has opened its 200th club, located in Fayetteville, N.C.

06/17/2013 - 4:56pm

Dunkin’ Donuts details new store design

Dunkin’ Donuts provided highlights of its new store design, the brand's first in nearly seven years.

06/17/2013 - 4:53pm

Nordstrom Rack in Long Beach City Place to close

Nordstrom announced plans to close its Long Beach City Place Nordstrom Rack store in Long Beach, Calif. Originally opened in August 2002, the 33,000-sq.-ft. store will close to the public in late January 2014.

06/17/2013 - 11:54am

Ecova survey: 60% of retailers have EMS in place

Sixty-percent of retailers have energy management systems within their site portfolios, but only 46% have a formal energy management strategy in place.

06/17/2013 - 11:52am

Saks launches new creative campaign

Saks Fifth Avenue is introducing a new creative campaign called “Look” that the retailer said will focus on its reputation as a place of discovery and be delivered to consumers via media including advertising, catalogs, shopping bags, direct mail, press initiatives, in-store events, digital marketing, social media and visual displays.