Store layouts aren’t just art—they’re science. Data tools like heatmaps and POS analytics can reveal how customers interact with a space, showing exactly where foot traffic flows and stalls.

Trader Joe's can get away with turning a supermarket trip into a game of hide-and-seek in part because the stores are small — generally 8,000 to 12,000 square feet.

Domino's is rolling out a new store design across the U.S. The stores bring elements such as more indoor seating, a viewing area of pizza preparations, and free Wi-Fi. Domino's has 5,400 U.S ...

Rob Cookston went from Domino's Pizza deliveryman (left) to manager in 1989. Today, he owns 18 Domino's franchises. Twenty-five years ago, Rob Cookston got his start delivering Domino's pizzas ...

Thriving in small towns is still a big part of the publicly traded company's business plan. Today, more than half of the Casey's stores are in cities with population under 5,000 people.

Two years ago, when Boston Pizza opened its newest location in Hope, British Columbia, the restaurant’s layout wasn’t what most people would expect of a Boston Pizza franchise. Its square footage was ...