The Kalibrate retail round-up: May 2023

Five Below expanding in Simon-owned centers 

We’re always excited to see our clients’ growth. Five Below is opening 10 new brick-and-mortar locations in Simon-owned shopping centers over the summer period. With plans for 200+ new stores planned per year to reach a 3,500+ location target, it looks like our team will be extra busy in the months ahead.   

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A tale of resilience: restaurant industry shines as uncertainty looms 

A great deep-dive from QSR Magazine explores how restaurant operators are bucking the downturn trends seen in some verticals. With 500,000 jobs expected to be added in 2023 and 72% of brands reporting an increase in revenue in the last six months, there’s plenty of reasons to feel positive for our clients in the space.  

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Growth and remodels plotted for grocery retailer 

California-based Chedraui USA, parent of El Super, Smart & Final, and Fiesta Mart, is planning growth and remodels in the months ahead. We’re supporting a lot of remodels for our clients now so it’s great to see more brands investing in their brick and mortar.  

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Nespresso opens new ‘experiential’ Trafford Centre store with free tastings, masterclasses, and more 

Great news for caffeine-hungry members of our Manchester office. Nespresso’s new ‘experiential boutique’ in the Trafford Centre mall complex will deliver coffee tasting, a ‘masterclass area’, and latte art workshops. Zeroing-in on an environmentally conscious customer, the store will run on 100% renewable energy.  

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Best Buy CEO: ‘2023 will be the bottom’ for falling electronics sales 

Corie Barry, CEO at Bust Buy believes the worst is behind the consumer electronics sector, predicting 2024 will see a recovery from the stumble of recent years. While analysts expect retail sales to grow 3.3% in 2023, computers and electronics will lag at 2.5%. Retailers in the space will have to be smart to outperform the sectoral slump.  

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