Wegmans opened its first Manhattan store to much fanfare from the island’s residents late this fall. The 87,500 square foot store, located at Astor Place in the former Kmart space, offers robust grab-and-go options alongside a traditional grocery assortment. The store will soon feature a…
McMillanDoolittle’s Emerson Delgado and Amanda Lai recently spoke with The Schwab Network and WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss how the holiday shopping season is shaping up amid the current economy. Emerson joined The Schwab Network’s Trading360 to review Black Friday sales, Cyber Monday predictions and consumer trends….
We break down the latest in Gen Z and Millennial retail trends observed across recently opened Chicago locations from up-and-coming brands. At McMillanDoolittle, we always have our eye on the latest store openings and concepts as brands continue to strategically position themselves to deepen their…
Legendary American brand and retailer Ralph Lauren took a major step in its Canadian expansion this month, opening their first full-price store in Toronto and launching a dedicated Ecommerce site. Although Ralph Lauren has been selling merchandise in Canada for years through wholesale and outlet…
The second Joss & Main store recently opened in the Chicago suburbs in a former RH location. The store’s high traffic placement within the Oakbrook Center mall is a brand building opportunity for Joss & Main that enables customers to directly experience the product and…
McMillanDoolitle is based in Chicago – which is also home to a wide and inspiring breadth of retail companies and stores. Our team visits stores frequently and leads immersive study tours showcasing new, innovative, and best in class retailers as part of our strategic innovation…
With support from McMillanDoolittle, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy and its Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag released a new playbook of solutions that retailers can use to reduce single-use bags. Featuring proven solutions to encourage shoppers to use reusable bags and…
H&M opened its first rotating style store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in November 2022. The concept departs from the traditional H&M store footprint – as the name suggests, the store’s concept and design rotate every six weeks. The 7,000 square foot store is entirely immersive, inviting…
Founded in 2019, Our Place is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand best known for its viral multi-use “Always Pan,” designed to offer the functionality to replace eight traditional pieces of cookware. Our Place sells kitchen essentials including a variety of cookware, tableware and tools. Our Place…
The McMillanDoolittle team recently explored the newest shopping centers and retailers in Warsaw, Poland as part of our biannual conference with our international consortium, Ebeltoft Group. Read on for our views on the Polish retail industry and take a look at two standout Polish retail…
