Earlier this month Petco opened its newest flagship location in New York City’s Union Square. The concept showcases the latest in Petco’s omnichannel capabilities alongside a full-service veterinary hospital, grooming salon, JustFoodForDogs kitchen, and its traditional pet retail assortment. The flagship serves as a destination…
Late last month Walgreens officially opened a remodeled location at 2 East Roosevelt Road in Downtown Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood – the new format, dubbed by various media outlets as an ‘Anti-theft store’, enables customers to pick-up online orders, place in-store kiosk orders, digitally queue…
Newest Sweetgreen Concept Partially Automates Food Prep Yesterday Sweetgreen debuted their Infinite Kitchen Concept in Naperville, Illinois, in the heart of the busy downtown of this Chicago suburb. We visited during the late morning on its second day open to the public, and the location…
Sonic Automotive and Audi of America’s Open Hotly Anticipated Modern Showroom This spring, Sonic Automotive debuted a new Audi dealership and service concept in Nashville. The 35,000 square foot, two-story dealership is located in the heart of Nashville’s SoBro neighborhood – steps away from some…
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…
Los Angeles has become a go-to city to visit outstanding retail concepts. McMillanDoolittle designs and leads immersive and inspirational retail study tours to help our clients stay on top of global retail innovation. (To learn more about how our team of retail experts can help…
Late this winter Coach opened a revitalized flagship location on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – the new store, dubbed ‘Coach Play’, invites customers to explore its array of apparel, shoes, bags, and small accessories alongside a robust personalization bar, where customers can add a custom touch…
Last month McMillanDoolittle launched Retail Innovations 2023, our annual publication featuring cutting edge retail concepts from around the world. In this #ThemeThursday innovation feature, we highlight a new ‘digital store’ concept launched last fall by the Spanish fashion retailer Lefties. Contact us for a consultation…
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…
Last month McMillanDoolittle launched Retail Innovations 2023, our annual publication featuring cutting edge retail concepts from around the world. In this #ThemeThursday innovation feature, we highlight Canadian real estate firm Oxford Properties for their creative use of vacant retail spaces to bring fan favorite fictional…
