Ikea’s newest Manhattan store has a TWIST

Most of us think of Ikea and immediately picture a huge warehouse full of furniture displays - but the Swedish retailer has a bit of a surprise for us with its newest location. Opened just last week in Manhattan, Ikea's Upper East Side Planning Studio "is the first of its kind in the U.S.," according…

Barneys New York to launch “The High End,” a luxury cannabis shop

Barneys New York, known for being a luxury lifestyle retailer, has just announced that the brand is launching a new cannabis concept in Beverly Hills, CA in March. According to the press release, Barneys has partnered with upscale cannabis company Beboe for "The High End," which will be located inside the Barneys New York Beverly Hills. "I'm…

There’s still time to chill in Lululemon’s pop-up library in NYC

Athleisure-wear company Lululemon has just opened a free pop-up shop in partnership with Penguin Random House. According to a press release emailed to Retail Dive, the pop-up library of more than 1,000 books is located "in Lululemon's HUB Seventeen community space in New York City's Flatiron building, where the athletic retailer currently hosts classes in…

Casemates a community-based, direct wine retailer

In 2006 Matt Rutledge, Woot! founder launched Wine.Woot, a community model of online wine sales. The wine, came directly from the producers and were shipped directly to consumers, taking out the middleman. The community grew organically from of this consumer base and the site became a place to share knowledge, trade bottles and just enjoy each other’s online company.…