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Weekly signals on how retail scales, adapts, and makes money - across markets and formats.

Covering the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East - across malls, platforms, and flagship retail.

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AI shopping is becoming the front door, flagships keep raising the bar

Jan 19, 2026

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5 min read

AI shopping is becoming the front door, flagships keep raising the bar

Agentic commerce after NRF, a new Ginza flagship, and the store openings worth watching.

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Retail

Skims, Primark, Ulta, Pacsun - all picked Dubai. Not London. Not Tokyo.

Feb 9, 2026

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6 min read

Skims, Primark, Ulta, Pacsun - all picked Dubai. Not London. Not Tokyo.

Five US brands opened their first international stores in one city in 90 days. Here's what's behind it.

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Retail

Jan 12, 2026

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4 min read

Retail’s new physical playbook: three signals you can use this week

Fast-growing brands, flagship economics, and why DTC is moving back to streets and malls.

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Publications

Retail

Moana, The Odyssey and Spider-Man open within 21 days. Malls collect the traffic.

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

Moana, The Odyssey and Spider-Man open within 21 days. Malls collect the traffic.

One film sold out select IMAX 70mm shows a year early. Three release dates create three scheduled traffic events. A 300 million euro project puts cinema in the anchor line-up. The screen is the scarce asset.

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Commercial Real Estate

Barnes & Noble is opening 60 stores. It is selling time, not just books.

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

Barnes & Noble is opening 60 stores. It is selling time, not just books.

The new Atlanta store has a café, books, games and magazines. Disney is running weekly drops in Brisbane. Retailers are building reasons to stay and reasons to return.

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Commercial Real Estate

Moncler is building its largest flagship on Fifth Avenue. Hermès is opening in a Chicago suburb.

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Moncler is building its largest flagship on Fifth Avenue. Hermès is opening in a Chicago suburb.

North America led global luxury store openings in 2025. The 2026 pipeline shows brands going bigger in New York and reaching into new wealth markets at the same time.

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Commercial Real Estate

Retailers want more stores. The right boxes are already taken.

Jun 25, 2026

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3 min read

Retailers want more stores. The right boxes are already taken.

UK retail parks have less than one year of supply. Aldi opened below street level in Midtown Manhattan. T&T and Primark are taking former department-store space. Suitable space is becoming the constraint.

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Retail

OLIVE YOUNG opened two US stores in less than three weeks.

Jun 18, 2026

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3 min read

OLIVE YOUNG opened two US stores in less than three weeks.

OLIVE YOUNG proved US demand online. Zara tested the format before Huaihai Road. Article chose its strongest e-commerce markets. The store is arriving after the data.

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Mall

Cristiano Ronaldo is opening his first US store next to the World Cup stadium.

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

Cristiano Ronaldo is opening his first US store next to the World Cup stadium.

CR7, Moncler, Rivian and CardVault are signed at American Dream. The World Cup final is at MetLife Stadium on July 19. The mall is about one kilometer away.

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Malls Money

Featured

AI shopping is becoming the front door, flagships keep raising the bar

Skims, Primark, Ulta, Pacsun - all picked Dubai. Not London. Not Tokyo.

Retail’s new physical playbook: three signals you can use this week

Publications

Moana, The Odyssey and Spider-Man open within 21 days. Malls collect the traffic.

Barnes & Noble is opening 60 stores. It is selling time, not just books.

Moncler is building its largest flagship on Fifth Avenue. Hermès is opening in a Chicago suburb.

Retailers want more stores. The right boxes are already taken.

OLIVE YOUNG opened two US stores in less than three weeks.

Cristiano Ronaldo is opening his first US store next to the World Cup stadium.

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