The Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) will partner with leading Mexican department store chain Liverpool to host the IGDS World Department Store Summit in 2026, the group announced.  The event will take place May 19 - 20, 2026 in Mexico City.  See the official announcement with full details here. 

U.S.-based grocery and general merchandise retailer H-E-B initiated construction of its largest store in 20 years in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León, the company reported.  The new US$44 million sales location will become the largest H-E-B in the state when it opens in 2026.  Read the full article in Retailers Magazine (Spanish)

Big-box giant Costco is planning to open what will become its largest store in Latin America in the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico.  The US$100 million megastore will feature over 160,000 square feet of sales floor and a 30-pump gas station. Read more here.

The International Housewares Association (IHA) has launched the 2025 IHA State of the Industry report, a new total market resource for the home and housewares industry. The first of the report’s three installments, which provides data and analysis on U.S. market size by category and retail channel, is now available on IHA’s independent news and information platform, HomePageNews.com.