Business Beat: Tea franchise expands | Business Beat – Longview News-Journal

On Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, stores struggle amid pandemic – Arkansas Online

Carrefour, Couche-Tard Call Off Acquisition Talks But Mull Partnership – WWD

Gordon Food Service looking at Chattanooga retail store – Chattanooga Times Free Press

Women’s Clothing Retailer Closing Stores After Declaring Bankruptcy – khak.com

US Retail Sales Slump for Third Straight Month as Economy Shrinks – Voice of America

The Supply Side: Retail store closures top 11000 in 2020; 3368 opened – talkbusiness.net

Decorating Den Interiors Increases 2020 Sales 18% Over 2019 – Furniture World Magazine

Driven Brands $700M IPO Sets Records | Franchise Mergers and Acquisitions – Franchise Times

U.S. Retail Sales Fell 0.7% in December as Covid-19 Cases Rose – The Wall Street Journal