From Barnes & Noble to Costco, these restaurants and retailers are part of an exciting new wave of 2026 openings.

Two of the locations will be in Chicago — including one off the Magnificent Mile — and two will be in the suburbs.

Whole Foods currently has more than 545 locations across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the supermarket chain is continuing to expand. According to Whole Foods' website, it is ...

Sam's Club plans to open a new store in Lebanon, Tennessee, sometime in 2026. This will be the sixth Sam's Club location in Middle Tennessee and the 15th in the state. The new Tennessee store is part ...

Apple is opening a new store tomorrow at The Shops at Blackstone Valley, an open-air shopping center in Millbury, Massachusetts, near Worcester. The store is set to open this Friday, December 12, at ...

Barnes & Noble is opening more stores for readers to shop at in the new year. After nearly two decades of "declining store numbers," the bookseller has plans to open 60 new locations across the ...

Walmart, the retail giant, is gearing up for a substantial expansion in Florida, a state that already boasts the second-highest number of Walmart stores in the United States. By early 2026, four new ...