retail

Around For The Long-Haul: Long Range Solutions Responds to COVID-19 With New Cloud-Based Software

by | Jun 17, 2020
Richardson-based LRS is known for creating restaurant pagers. But when the hospitality industry took a hit, the team knew a pivot was necessary.
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RevTech’s Managing Director: ‘North Texas Will Continue to Be the Perfect Place to Test New Retail Concepts’
by | Jun 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic forced some of the biggest names in retail—three headquartered in Dallas—to file for bankruptcy. RevTech's Managing Director poses the question: “How can Dallas possibly be a viable retail tech hub?”
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Transplace Acquires Leading Parcel Management Provider to Expand its Logistics Platform
by | Jun 3, 2020
The strategic move will add seamless parcel and eCommerce capabilities to Frisco-based Transplace's multimodal platform.
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Experiential Retailer Neighborhood Goods Expands With a Third Store, This One in Austin
by | Feb 26, 2020
Growing fast from opening its flagship store in Plano 15 months ago, the Dallas-based department store of the future will open its third location on March 13 in a new South Congress Avenue development.
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A Car-Free Community Could Be Coming to Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Dec 6, 2019
Culdesac, "the world’s first post-car real estate developer," is launching the first-ever no cars neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona in 2020. And, Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the next locations on its list, according to Bisnow.
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SML RFID Expands, Extends Plano HQ Lease, Opens New Retail Ideation Space
by | Aug 26, 2019
The ideation space allows retailers and brand owners to experience and test some of SML’s latest technologies and developments. 
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Say Goodbye to Tents: This Carrollton Company Takes Pop-Ups To The Next Level
by | Aug 2, 2019
From sleeping pods to luxury showrooms, Event Architecture has done it all when it comes to portable event structures. Get a look at the mobile, easy-to-assemble modular components—and see where you might've spotted one in North Texas.
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5G Whiz: AT&T Works With Robotics Firm to Accelerate Retail Automation Beyond Wi-Fi
by | Aug 1, 2019
The robots will help retailers recognize out-of-stock, mispriced, or misplaced inventory, as well as potential store hazards.
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Cities Nail Down Prosperous Futures From Their Pasts with Historic Redevelopment

It's amazing what can happen to a community when old, ignored properties are given a new purpose and a new life by forward-thinking cities and developers.
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New Report Toasts Millennials as Future of Food & Bev Sector
by | Jun 10, 2019
CBRE has released the first installment in its multipart "Food In Demand" series, which shows millennials are the main ingredient for the future of food and beverage entrepreneurs and retail property owners. Check the map to see food spending in Dallas-Fort Worth and its suburbs.
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Jacobs
Jacobs Again Takes Top Spot on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms List
by | May 7, 2019
The market for large design firms might be the best it's ever been, according to Engineering News-Record. Jacobs is involved in massive projects in North Texas and elsewhere. Here are a few on the cutting edge.
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Together, Neiman Marcus and Fashionphile want to create an elevated pre-owned experience for their consumers by matching the physical footprint and loyal customer base of Neiman Marcus with Fashionphile’s digital inventory of 15,000 ultra-luxury items. [Photo: Business Wire]
Fashion First: Neiman Marcus Taps Potential of Luxe Pre-Owned Market with Fashionphile Investment
by | Apr 19, 2019
The secondhand market is projected to reach $51 billion in five years
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Retailer Neighborhood Goods Raises $8.8M in Expanded Seed Funding

by | Feb 21, 2019
The next-gen department store, which 'reimagined retail' last year with a grand opening in Plano's Legacy West, also announced it will open a second location this year in New York.
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Hidden Ridge: Verizon’s $1B, 5G-Enabled Development Rises From its Ranching Roots
by | Dec 12, 2018
The massive mixed-use development in Irving will be the home to Pioneer Natural Resources, which is relocating to a 10-story tower, as well as multifamily, retail, and office.
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Neighborhood Goods Raises $8M in New Funding Round
by | Nov 29, 2018
This latest funding round comes on top of a $5.75 million round in May for the retail startup that recently opened in Plano.
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Savhera PBC Raises $60K for Essential Oil Company That Aids Indian Women in Slavery
by | Nov 15, 2018
Savhera PBC was founded this year by TCU political science professor Vanessa Bouché and her husband, Noel, and the name means “new beginning” in Hindi.
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