Simon said Wednesday morning it has exercised its contractual rights to terminate its deal to acquire the high-end mall owner.

It hasn't been a great year for Gap, which had seen falling sales at most of its brands even before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edmund Hillary Clothing will open its first flagship store today in Auckland’s newest retail, hospitality and commercial precinct - Commercial Bay.

The Kamers/Makers Space will pop up and showcase South Africa's best makers in any empty retail space - the first of which will be held in Plein Street, Stellenbosch on 22 June 2020.

MG2’s Melissa Gonzalez and MJ Munsell dwell on how design might come to retail’s rescue during these challenging times and specify the post-pandemic consumer types to consider.

In the short term, brands have been moving online to engage consumers, but with stores reopening, retailers will have to shift away from or reimagine high-touch services.

Design and strategy experts agree in-store customer experiences won’t go away completely, but the type and amount offered is up for debate, especially for those retail brands known for remarkable customer service or time-saving conveniences.

As more of Gen Z enters the workforce, their buying power is only expected to grow exponentially. As such, companies without a mobile-first strategy in place to reach these shoppers will fall behind.

Food trucks could soon pull up to some of the city's most popular parks and pop-up shops could appear on sidewalks as Ottawa looks for imaginative ways to help small businesses survive the pandemic.

Traveling store concept Pop Up Grocer is now temporarily taking up residence in Austin, where it will offer a range of natural and artisanal food, beverage, home and body products throughout the month of June.

Complementing the existing Italian cuisine at Rockfish and Greek food at Shimmers, a beachfront Mediterranean restaurant has opened at Dubai's Jumeirah Al Qasr.

A Pop-Up Thrift Shop is being organized at the YWCA of Alton to be held at the facility at the end of the month.

After more than 80 days of curbside and takeaway, breweries open for pints again.