On the dark and rainy morning of October 27, shoppers still lined up to experience the first Wegmans in New York City and discovered a food retail experience quite different from others found in the Big Apple.
As part of the company’s urban strategy, which has thus far focused on New York City, Ikea Retail U.S. will open a Queens store in space that once housed a Sears location.
At a time when retailers are looking at new ways to reach urban customers, Nordstrom will continue to expand its presence in New York City this fall by opening two Nordstrom Local neighborhood service hubs.
In the first of several waves of openings on Long Island, New York, Lidl U.S. said it will open stores in Plainview, Babylon, Huntington, and Center Moriches by early 2020. The initiative follows the company’s recent acquisition of the Best Market grocery store chain.
Ikea launched a new chapter in its expansion in the U.S. as it opened its first Planning Studio in New York this week, a retail concept that is part prototype and part test operation, a spokesperson said.
On Monday, April 15, Ikea will open its first-ever Planning Studio at 999 Third Avenue in Manhattan, near Bloomingdale’s, marking a new, smaller-scale chapter in the Swedish retailer’s development.
Ikea recently announced that it would open its first city-center location in the U.S., dubbed the Ikea Planning Studio, in New York. The company said that the business will open on April 15.
Tractor Supply Company has officially opened its new distribution center in Frankfort, NY.
According to a CNBC report, Neighborhood Goods, which bills itself as a new kind of department store, has received $8.8 million in new funding and will open a location in New York.
Amazon has canceled plans to build a headquarters in New York, citing opposition from some local politicians who objected to the tax breaks and other incentives the company was to receive.
Ocean State Job Lot recently purchased six former Toys “R” Us stores, and has agreed to a long-term lease at a seventh, with the stores located in New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Stop & Shop has agreed to acquire King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. The agreement includes King Kullen’s 32 supermarkets, five Wild by Nature stores and the use of its corporate office located in Bethpage, NY.
Jet.com is offering free scheduled delivery on top holiday gifts and groceries in the New York City area, waiving the $5.95 fee on orders over $35.
Lidl has opened its first store in New York City, which is also the company’s first leased location in an existing building chainwide. The store is located in the borough of Staten Island.
Ikea’s strategy for its new, urban Planning Studio is based less on its past practices and more on an omnichannel approach the retailer is embracing.
Ikea is planning to open its first city center store in the U.S., marking what the company said is its ongoing transformation and commitment to bring the retailer into the heart of urban areas. The “Ikea Planning Studio” is slated to open in Manhattan in spring 2019.
Lidl U.S. plans to expand its market footprint with the acquisition of Best Market. The agreement includes 27 Best Market stores in New York and New Jersey.
The much-rumored location of Amazon’s HQ2 is now official with Northern Virginia and New York City sharing the spoils.
Days after a published report indicated that Amazon was on the verge of choosing Crystal City, VA, as the home for its second headquarters, news that the e-commerce giant is also looking at a second location has surfaced.
NY Now has launched a new initiative, NY Now Cares, to foster community between its market registrants and noteworthy charitable causes by giving back, the market said.