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California bill would ban ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ departments in stores
Big stores in California would have to get rid of separate “boys” and “girls” departments for toys and clothes under…
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Crafts retailer Michaels to be acquired by Apollo for $3.3 billion
Arts-and-crafts retailer Michaels said it has agreed to be acquired by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in a deal…
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Apple says all 270 US stores open for first time since pandemic began
Apple said Monday all its 270 US stores have been opened, the first time in almost a year after it…
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Victoria’s Secret has soared in value during the pandemic
Victoria’s Secret is about to hit the block again — and the company’s price tag is set to grow a…
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Fry’s Electronics abruptly goes out of business
Fry’s Electronics — a big-box retailer that grew rapidly in the 1990s with a chain of giant and sometimes wildly…
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Century 21 is plotting a comeback in the US and NYC
Century 21 is stitching together a comeback bid. The 60-year-old retailer — whose lower Manhattan flagship famously survived the 9/11…
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Walmart to raise workers’ average pay to $15 an hour as it warns of slowing growth
Walmart said it will raise workers’ average pay to $15 an hour, even as the world’s largest retailer warned that…
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Century 21 to reopen in South Korea later this year
This fall, price-conscious fashionistas once again will be able to get their Century 21 fix — in South Korea. The…
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Record retail spending expected in 2021
Consumer spending is on its way to reaching record levels in 2021. Retail sales will grow by 8.1 percent this…
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Towering business relief as E. 56th near Trump building reopens
The fancy Midtown block of East 56th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues finally reopened to vehicular traffic after a…
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