Local Toy Stores Thrive Amid Pandemic’s Return To Board Games, Chess And Card Collecting
Coresight Research forecasts holiday toy sales are poised to grow 5 percent to 10 percent year over year in 2020.
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Rockland County retail
Still Time For Businesses To Participate In Rockland’s Online ‘Shop Local Expo For The Holidays’
the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce and Rockland Business Women’s Network have created the Rockland County Online Holiday Shopping Expo, an online shopping destination at www.rocklandshopping.com. The “event,” designed to support local retail businesses, services, restaurants, and nonprofits, will run from Dec. 5th to the 9th.
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Partner With Small Businesses To Get A Better Bang For Your Buck
Independent businesses hoping to bolster holiday sales and deepen customer loyalty are gearing up to participate in Small Business Saturday on November 26th, an American Express campaign to promote mom and pop stores.
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Gap To Dramatically Shrink Presence In Malls, Closing 350 Location In Next Two Years
Gap Inc. plans to close 350 of its eponymous and Banana Republic-branded stores nationwide, mostly in malls, as part of a company-wide restructuring of its brick-and-mortar footprint.
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Halloween Is On But With Pandemic Restraints
Spirit Halloween has “popped up” at the Palisades Center and at the former Sears building at the Shops at Nanuet, in keeping traditions with Halloween past. Party City, too, is hoping to sink its teeth into the holiday spirit.
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Clarkstown Voters On Nov. 3 To Decide Palisades Center’s Future
In what is expected to be unprecedented voter turnout for the Nov. 3 presidential election, a large number of Clarkstown voters will also be asked to make a critical decision regarding the Palisades Center’s ability to use and develop additional gross leasable space in the mall.
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Swedish Retailer H&M To Close 250 Stores
H&M will close 250 stores next year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. That represents nearly 5 percent of it total stores nationwide.
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RCBJ Talks Pandemic, Consumer Safety, Product Hoarding, With Stop & Shop
The height of the boom is over for America’s biggest grocers – at least for now.
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Nyack’s ‘Visit Nyack’ Ad Campaign Tailored For COVID Era
Visit Nyack took a hard look at what “Visit Nyack” really means and pivoted with advertising targets that are closer to home by putting an emphasis on a safer, COVID-friendly experience for visitors.
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Commercial Rent Collection Inching Up But Several Rockland Retailers Still Paying Zero
Retail rent collections notched up in July, though they were still down by 19 percent compared to last year. The pandemic has altered how we shop – but is this a temporary or permanent shift?
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