Infrastructure

Target and Ulta Beauty revealed more of their partnership, with plans to open the first Ulta shops within Target stores in August.

Uber is taking a major step into the grocery space in a new partnership with supermarket chain Albertsons to deliver groceries.

Wilson Sporting Goods has opened its first-ever physical store.

Whole Foods has launched a hyper-local store concept in Tampa, Florida.

The surge in online shopping has led to a huge need for retail warehouse space, with three U.S. markets reporting the tightest squeeze for space.

The National Retail Federation has joined up with a number of business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to support the ongoing bipartisan discussion for a national infrastructure bill.

Strong consumer demand is keeping cargo imports in double-digit growth figures over last year, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Walmart is teaming up with Ibotta, the cash back and rewards platform and app, in a new customer loyalty program.

Dollar General is adding fresh produce to up to 10,000 of its stores as the company expands its relationship with Feeding America.

In the biggest year to date for Amazon, the e-commerce giant’s carbon footprint expanded 19%.

Shopify, a popular e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems, has debuted a new Online Store 2.0 that enables merchants to make a number of customizations and updates to their stores.

The secondhand fashion retail market is expected to double in size over the next five years, as consumers seek sustainable, more affordable items, reaching $77 billion by 2025.