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Downtown Home & Garden Closes After 119 Years as Ann Arbor Landmark Ends Operations

The landlord expects to choose a bar-focused tenant early next year.

Instacart’s AI Pricing Tests Trigger Backlash as Company Halts Experiments at Target and Costco

Bird Flu Surge Puts UK Christmas Turkey Supplies at Risk

Self-Checkout Booms in Germany as Theft Fears Grow After Danish Store Manager Quits

Poundland to Reopen Six Stores After Lease U‑Turn During Court‑Backed Overhaul

Self-Checkout Rapidly Expands Across German Retail, New Study Finds

Orvis to Close 36 Locations as It Tightens Assortment, Citing Tariff Pressure

Sonora Shuts All 68 Waldo’s Stores for Safety Inspections After Deadly Hermosillo Blast

Bill Maher Warns Democrats Risk Becoming a 'Ghost Brand'

Poundland to Shut 13 UK Stores in November as Estate Shrinks

HMV Confirms Three New Stores, Including First in Netherlands, in Targeted Year-End Push

Listmann to Close Three Stores by Year-End, With Aachen to Continue Under New Owner

Puma to Cut 900 More Jobs in Deeper Reset as Losses Persist

Shoppers to Shutter Four More Maryland Stores by Nov. 8 as Prince George’s Leaders Press for Answers

Morrisons to Roll Out 10.8 Million Digital Shelf Labels Across All 497 Stores in 2026

Aldi Names 23 Priority UK Locations for New Stores in £1.6bn Expansion

REI to Close SoHo Flagship and Boston Store in 2026, Paramus in Early 2026

Tesco Cheese Placed in Security Boxes as Stores Tighten Measures Over Theft

Uniqlo Sets 2026 U.S. Expansion, Signs Lease for San Francisco Flagship

Famous Footwear to Close After 25 Years as Final Clearance Begins