Updated February 11, 2012
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Even though the retail recession hit hard in leading retail markets like the U.S. and Europe, the top global retail chains did not stop looking for opportunities to expand and grow. More often than not, global retailers found those opportunities outside of their own borders in strong and emerging markets around the world, such as China and India.
What follows is a complete and ongoing list of the global retail store openings announced for 2010. Information for this global store opening list is gathered from credible mass media sources, and will be updated throughout 2010 as new store opening information is made public. This list was last updated 8/2/10. The latest additions are indicated with bold.
Complete List of Global Retail Industry Store Openings Planned for 2010
See also the U.S. 2010 Store Openings List
ABU DHABI STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- Home Centre (Home Furnishings, UAE)
1 opening
AUSTRALIA STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- Apple (Electronics, US)
1 opening
Dominos (Pizza, U.S.)
50 openings
- Eagle Boys Pizza (Fast Food, Australia)
50 openings
- Gap (Apparel, U.S.)
1 opening
- JB HiFi (Consumer Electronics, Australia)
7 openings
- Kathmandu (Outdoor Apparel, Australia)
12 openings
- OPSM (Eyewear, Italy)
1 opening
- Subway (Fast Food, U.S.)
25 openings
- Versace (Apparel, Italy)
1 opening
BULGARIA STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- ALBtelecom (Telecommunications, Albania)
60 openings
- Colin’s (Apparel, Turkey)
1 opening
- IKEA (Housewares/Home Furnishings, Sweden)
1 opening
- Penny Market (Discounter, Bulgaria)
36 openings
CANADA STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- Agrium (Farm Supplies, Canada)
33 openings
-
Coach (Handbags/Accessories, U.S.)
20 openings (Canada and U.S.)
- Dollerama (Discount, Canada)
40 openings
- Gymboree (Childre's Apparel & Music, U.S.)
60 openings
- Hermes (Luxury Acessories, France)
1 opening
- Jimmy John's (Restaurant, US)
1 opening
- Liquidation World (Discount Store, Canada)
8 openings
- Lowe’s (Home Improvement, U.S.)
3 openings
- Marshall’s (Apparel, U.S.)
1 opening
- Nestle Toll House Café by Chip (Fast Food, U.S.)
1 opening
- Shoppers Drug Mart (Drug Store, Canada)
115 openings
- Staples (Office Supplies, U.S.)
50 openings (Canada and U.S.)
- Subway (Fast Food, U.S.)
60 openings
- Subway C-Store (Fast Food, U.S.)
3 openings
- True Religion (Apparel, U.S.)
1 opening
- Wal-Mart (Discount Store, U.S.)
40 openings
CHINA STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- 3D-GOLD Jewellry (Jewelry, Hong Kong)
35 openings
- Apple (Electronics, U.S.)
2 openings
- Best Buy/Five Star (Electronics, U.S.)
15 openings
- Blackberry (Electronics, U.S.)
1 opening
- Carrefour (Hypermarket, France)
1 opening
- Coach (Handbags, Accessories, U.S.)
20 openings (Canada and U.S.)
- Coach Factory Store (Handbags, Accessories, US)
5 openings
- Dairy Queen (Fast Food, U.S.)
100 stores
- Easyhome (China, Home Decor)
17 openings
- Family Mart (Convenience Stores, Japan)
130 openings
- Fatburger (Fast Food, U.S.)
1 opening
- Ferragamo (Apparel, Italy)
10 openings
- Gap (Apparel, U.S.)
1 opening
- Hermes (Luxury Acessories, France)
1 opening
- H&M (Apparel, Sweden)
1 opening
- Hola (Home Decorating, Taiwan)
2 openings
- IKEA (Home supplies, Netherlands)
1 opening
- L'Occitane (Body Care/Fragrance, France)
20 openings
- Lawson (Convenience Store, Japan)
50 openings
- MCM (Luxury Goods, South Korea)
1 opening
- Media Markt (Electronics, Germany)
1 opening
- New World (China, Department Store)
6 openings
- QKL (Groceries, China)
20 openings
- Subway (Fast Food, U.S.)
50 openings
- Suning (Electronics, China)
300 openings
- Tesco (Hypermarket, UK)
6 openings
- Uniqlo (Apparel, Japan)
1 opening
- United Nude (Shoes, Amsterdam)
1 opening
- Versace (Apparel, Italy)
1 opening
- Youngxin Pharmaceuticals (Drugstore, China)
28 openings
- Yum! Brands (Fast Food, US)
96 openings
DENMARK STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- Abercrombie & Fitch (Apparel, U.S.)
1 opening
- Ferragamo (Apparel, Italy)
1 opening
DUBAI STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
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American Eagle (Apparel, U.S.)
1 opening
- Billionaire (Apparel, UAE)
20 openings
- Bloomingdale's (Department Store, U.S.)
2 openings
- Crate and Barrel (Home Supplies, U.S.)
2 openings
- Fatburger (Fast Food, U.S.)
1 opening
- Home Centre (Home Furnishings, UAE)
1 opening
- Lakeland (Home Accessories, UK)
1 opening
- Tasti D-Lite (Fast Food, U.S.)
1 opening
- Wendy's/Arby's (Restaurant, U.S.)
1 opening
- Williams Sonoma (Home Supplies, U.S.)
3 openings
EGYPT STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- Dairy Queen (Fast Food, U.S.)
1 opening
- H&M (Apparel, Sweden)
1 opening
- Michael Kors (Apparel/Accessories, US)
1 opening
- Starbucks (Restaurant, US)
1 opening
- Big Bazaar (Hypermarket, India)
24 openings
- Bharti (Hypermarket, India)
140 openings
- Billionaire (Apparel, UAE)
1 opening
- Croma (Electronics, India)
39 openings
- Diesel (Apparel, Italy)
5 openings
- Domino's (Fast Food, India)
65 openings
- Gadoni (Apparel, India)
4 openings
- GFA (Fast Food, India)
100 openings
- H&M (Apparel, Spain)
5 openings
- Hasbro (Clothing & Accessories, India)
25 openings
- Madame (Apparel, India)
42 openings
- Marks & Spencer (Apparel, UK)
8 openings
- News Cafe (Restaurant, South Africa)
2 openings
- Organic India (Groceries, India)
6 openings
- Pavers England (Shoes, UK)
19 openings
- Pepe Jeans (Apparel, UK)
50 openings
- Planet M (Entertainment/Lifestyle, India)
3 openings
- Reliance Jewels (Jewelry, India)
14 openings
- Spencer's Retail (Hypermarket, India)
30 openings
- Suvidhaa Infoserve (Convenience stores, India)
10,000 openings
- Taco Bell (Fast Food, U.S.)
1 opening
- Tesco (Hypermarket, Great Britain)
1 opening
- The Loot (Discount, Apparel, India)
50 openings
- Time Out (Stationery, Gifts & Toys, India)
6 openings
- Titan Eye Plus (Eyewear, India)
200 openings
- Versace (Apparel, Italy)
1 opening
IRELAND STORE OPENINGS IN 2010:
- Coach (Handbags, Accessories, US)
6 openings
- 3Stores (Mobile Media, Ireland)
28 openings
- Sainbury’s (Groceries, UK)
3 openings
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