Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about retail and the forces that are redefining shopping. David’s Bridal Inc.’s newest retail concept store, Diamonds & ...

David's Bridal is opening a new bridal retail concept aimed at delivering "elevated, curated and personalized" experiences for brides looking for the perfect wedding dress. The concept, announced last ...

Digital media and streetwear brand Highsnobiety has partnered with travel retailer Gebrüder Heinemann to expand its airport retail concept — dubbed Highsnobiety GATEZERO — internationally. With Gen Z ...

Real estate developer EastBanc has launched a new retail venture, Concept 31/M, which offers a platform for new brands to experiment with their initial physical locations — as well as providing an ...

Sarah Andelman is wondering: Are florists the new baristas? Live plants and cut flowers are infiltrating fashion boutiques like coffee bars did back in the day, including Agnès B.’s Rue du Vieux ...

It’s been 25 years since Tarek Hassan opened his first Concepts store in Cambridge, Mass., and while many retailers have shifted focus to digital, he is still dedicated to brick-and-mortar. With ...

L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific transformed its TFWA Asia Pacific pavilion into an immersive ‘Playgrounds of Brand Equity’, by blending AI, storytelling and experiential retail to reimagine the ...

Retail stores for product-based brands traditionally focus on selling products. However, with newer digital brands, those locations likely also have some sort of experiential and service aspect. For ...

Retail Concepts is getting a new headquarters and consolidating three warehouses in the Stafford area to EastGroup Properties’ new Techway Southwest Building 4. The Houston-based company, which ...

Chartwells Higher Ed has big plans for cashierless retail concepts, as the company looks to open at least 100 of them on college campuses across the country. The foodservice management company is ...

LOS ANGELES — Middle American beauty consumers share their coastal peers’ appetite for high-end cosmetics and skin care merchandise at easily accessible locations — but they’ve been offered little to ...