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Freedom Fuel Opens in Detroit as Court Fight Over Unpaid Fuel Escalates

Cheap $3.47 pumps are drawing drivers after court filings accused a distributor of nearly $4 million in unpaid fuel.

Asda to Close Hale Barns Store on July 31

Ikea Opens First German Small Store in Ingolstadt

Marks & Spencer Closes Swansea Flagship on Oxford Street

Heat Wave to Hit Querétaro, Ice Demand Doubles as Stores Keep Shelves Stocked

New Survey Maps What Britons Want From the High Street

Buc-ee's Opens First Ohio Store in Huber Heights

Darlington’s House of Fraser Closes After 104 Years as Binns Building Is Put Up for Sale

Moreno Valley Mall Largely Shuttered After Inspectors Find Life-Threatening Fire Violations

Western Pa. Shoppers Rush for Snow Supplies as Stores Await Friday Salt Restocks

Poundland Presses On With Restructure as 12 More Stores Shut in January

Mixed Christmas Retail Outcomes Across German Towns as Inflation Erodes Gains

Holiday Retail Hours Across Spain: Most Open Dec. 6, Mercadona Closes Dec. 8, El Corte Inglés Adds Valencia and Alicante Openings

Owner Blames Locals as Highgate Italian Closes After Six Years

Trader Joe's Confirms Planned Herriman Store at The Commons

Ikea Opens Two-Storey Urban Store in Brighton’s Churchill Square

Target Plans 48 New Stores Across 22 States

Consum Revives Original Alaquàs Store as Network Surpasses 1,000 Outlets

Consum Reaches 1,000 Supermarkets as It Opens Aldaia and Xàtiva Branches

Hellweg to Close Seven German Stores in August Amid Rising Costs