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Since 1897, VMSD has provided retail professionals with the most up-to-date, innovative retail design ideas, visual presentations, new products, merchandising strategies, and industry news and events. Founded by the American author L. Frank Baum, VMSD celebrates the art and science of retail design, and draws on more than 120-plus years of history to serve the market, delivering information and inspiration straight from high-level executives who drive this industry.
VMSD also hosts the annual International Retail Design Conference (IRDC), a premier educational and networking event for the store design and visual merchandising community, drawing hundreds of attendees from the U.S. and abroad. For more information on IRDC, please visit irdconline.com. Source
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Search ArticlesStore Openings: A Trio of Chains Detail Expansions
* Academy Sports + Outdoors (Katy, Texas) is opening 11 new stores in its current quarter. The brand’s latest locations are in: • Fayetteville and Statesboro, Georgia • St. Clairsville, Ohio • McAlester, Okla. • Millington, Tenn. • Celina, Fairview, Granbury, Kerrville and Lacy Lakeview, Texas • Roanoke, Va. Looking ahead, Academy plans to open another dozen or so outlets this year. In total, it has about 340 stores across 21 states.
Canadian Outdoors Retailer Going Private
Roots Corp. (Toronto) is being bought by Marquee Brands (New York), a brand management/accelerator. The deal, which is slated to close by year-end assuming it gets regulatory and shareholder approval, will “preserve all that makes Roots uniquely Canadian, while bringing the brand to more consumers around the world,” the companies said in a news release. As part of the transaction, Marquee Brands has partnered with Toronto-based JM&A Design and Development Inc.
Dual-Brand Chain Experiences Explosive Growth in China
Yum China Holdings Inc. (Shanghai) has opened its 300th Pizza Hut V Burger Bar in China. Since launching the side-by-side concept in late 2025, Pizza Hut China has rolled out more than one location per day on average, and plans to as much as double its number of units by year-end. “We entered the burger category two years ago with Pizza Dough Burgers, which have been well received by consumers,” Jeff Kuai, General Manager of Pizza Hut China, said in a news release.
CEO Updates: Hires at Burger Chain and Italian Furniture Retailer
Natuzzi expects to unveil the name of its next CEO by the end of this month. Photo: JHVEPhoto/iStock by Getty Images * Jack-in-the-Box Inc. (San Diego) has hired Taylor Montgomery as President, with a planned ascension to CEO. Montgomery, formerly Global Chief Brand Officer at Yum! Brands’ Taco Bell unit, will assume his new role on Sept. 14, and take the top post at the 2200-unit chain within 12 months of that.
Grocery Planned for Downtown Columbus
Downtown Columbus is slated to get its first full-service grocery in decades, The Columbus Dispatch reports. Discount chain ALDI US (Batavia, Ill.) is set to build a new 20,000-square-foot store adjacent to Columbus State Community College’s campus through a partnership with Columbus State Community Partners, the college’s real estate affiliate.
Discount Retailer Ramps Up Store Openings
The TJX Cos. Inc. (Framingham, Mass.) said it is accelerating its store openings and long-term store-fleet size. The off-price apparel and home fashions retailer detailed those plans in its news release for its second quarter results for FY 2027, during which it saw above-plan comparable sales increase of 4% and a net income of $1.5 billion.
M&S Expanding its Food Business with New Standalone Food Hall
At 22000 square feet, M&S (London) opened its largest standalone food hall at the Wharf Retail Park in Godalming, Surrey. The food store includes an in-store bakery, produce and wine areas, cheese barge, Mai Sushi, a rotisserie chicken counter and kitchenware department. The store features M&S’s new design concept with “improved navigation, updated décor, new signage, wider fresh areas and upgraded tills,” according to a press release.
ALA to Induct Tony Wang Into the Lighting Hall of Fame at 2026 ALA Conference
(PRESS RELEASE) DALLAS — The American Lighting Association (ALA) has announced that Tony Wang, Chairman and Founder of WAC Group, will be inducted into the ALA Lighting Hall of Fame during the 2026 ALA Conference on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona.
Reidy Contracting Group Delivers Major League Soccer’s New Global Headquarters at 2 PENN PLAZA
(PRESS RELEASE)NEW YORK — Reidy Contracting Group announces the completion of Major League Soccer’s new global headquarters at 2 Penn Plaza in Manhattan, a transformative 126,000-square-foot workplace that reflects the league’s rapid growth and ambitious vision for the future of soccer in North America.
A&W Unveils Updated Restaurant Design
A&W Restaurants (Lexington, Ky.) has taken the wraps off its latest design prototype. The updated look “honors the brand’s iconic past while creating a relevant, differentiated experience for today’s guests,” the quick-service chain said in a news release.