Tag: retail
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Rockefeller Center offers generous discounts to lure boutiques and local businesses
Local retail businesses sprout up in Rockefeller Center thanks to flexible lease terms.
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Midtown Underground Market Makes Changes to Attract Subway Riders
Businesses inside Columbus Circle Subway Station are struggling to attract customers.
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State proposed e-cig ban creates confusion for NYC retailers
A statewide ban on the sale of flavored electronic cigarette products and nicotine e-liquids has stalled in court, creating confusion among New York City retailers uncertain about how to adapt their business to a pending regulatory change. There are nearly 1,000 active e-cigarette retail licenses in New York City, according to the NYC Department of…
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IKEA shoppers fed up with company’s customer service
Thousands of IKEA shoppers have fallen victim to the company’s troubled customer service.
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Target to open its first location in Midtown
Target will open its first Midtown store on 34th Street near Herald Square on October 20.
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Nordstrom Rack to open in Herald Square as department store industry shrinks
Nordstrom Rack opens a new store in Midtown as brick-and-mortar store sales are declining.
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Amazon’s second bookstore opens in Midtown West
Amazon opened its second New York brick-and-mortar bookstore in August, close to some of the city’s independent bookstores.
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Books of Wonder turns 35, cautiously
Books of Wonder just celebrated its 35th anniversary as the oldest independent children’s bookstore in New York City. As businesses feel the pressure of gentrification, Books of Wonder has managed to stay afloat.
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Gap Inc. is the latest to drop criticized on-call scheduling
Gap Inc. announced it will phase out a controversial scheduling practice which critics say left workers with volatile work hours and unreliable paychecks.
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Porno stores dwindle in Midtown
Adult video stores are moving away from an area once known for having the highest concentration of x-rated venues in New York, as the city continues putting pressure on this industry.
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Upscale Consignment Shops Sprout Up in Chelsea
A new wave of luxury consignment shops in Chelsea reflects the style of the neighborhood for less than half the price.
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The Shrinking World of the Stamp Collector
The city’s only remaining street-level stamp store, Champion Stamp, is staying in business despite an aging core group of stamp collectors.
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No Buyers for the Statue of Liberty?
Despite stocking low-cost, outsourced goods, souvenir stores have had a rough year.
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Retailers Cross Their Fingers: A Special Garment District Holiday Report
Black Friday is one of the busiest days of the year on the streets of Garment District in Midtown. In honor of the holiday, The Midtown Gazette presents a special report on the designers and pattern makers, retailers and shoppers who populate the neighborhood.
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Tree Men of the West Side
Your street-side Christmas tree men do not live your run-of-the-mill life. “A lot of them are bohemians,” says Scott Lechner, owner of Soho Trees. But he believes this ragtag group is his secret to success.
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Black Friday Buyers: Too Big a Secret to Tell
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a fashion buyer during Black Friday? Keep wondering, because fashion buyers from the Garment District will not reveal their secrets as we head into the biggest shopping season of the year.
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A & F Flagship Store’s European Clientele
European tourists form a long line outside the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store at Fifth Avenue every day, year around. What drives them is the world economy: they get more style for less money here.
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More Designers Rely on Online Marketplaces to Bolster Sales
Over the past decade, fashion designers have had more abundant and affordable options to sell their lines online. Designers are getting larger audiences online, but will it be enough to launch young designers into fashion stardom?
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Design Competition Connects Fashion with Architecture in Pop-up Store
Architecture and fashion are typically considered two separate forms of design with little to do with each other, but Faris Al-Shathir is working to change that notion. Al-Shathir is director and co-founder of BOFFO, a non-profit organization that works to convert empty, unused spaces in New York City into art. This fall, the organization is…
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