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Tag Archives: shopping
What’s all that brush clearing about near the West Manchester Mall?
Last week, there was a lot of brush being torn down over by Carlisle Avenue and Brougher Lane, which leads into the West Manchester Mall. I checked in with West Manchester Township Manager Kelly Kelch last week.
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Retail, Shopping
Tagged brush, bulldozer, construction, Lauren Boyer, Macy's, shopping, tony ruggeri, walmart, West Manchester Mall, West Manchester Township
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I’m 16 points away from my free Giant Turkey. What do I do?
Guys, I have bad news. I’m 16 points away from my free turkey at Giant, and I don’t know what to do. I’m a mere 4-squared away from the 400 points I need on my BonusCard to get that priceless … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Lauren Boyer
Tagged bonuscard, food, free, giant, groceries, Lauren Boyer, shopping, Thanksgiving, turkey, York
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Yard sales can yield big collectibles
TheStreet examines yard sale finds that can yield big profits
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Shopping, TheStreet, Your money
Tagged Ashley Wislock, beatles, collectible, collectibles, collection, collections, hobbies, hobby, LaPedis, lunchbox, lunchboxes, money, sale, sales, shopping, summer, TheStreet, thrift, thrift shopping, yard, yard sales, yards
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Things you shouldn’t buy used
A new article on TheStreet discusses what you should not buy secondhand, like swimsuits and vacuums.
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Retail, Shopping, TheStreet
Tagged Ashley Wislock, Lara Spencer, retail, secondhand, shop, shopping, TheStreet, thrift, thrift shopping, thrift store, thrift stores, used, used goods, yard sales
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J.C. Penneys to add IZOD store-within-a-stores at 600 locations
Despite a poor performance with the first half of its brand renewal strategy, J.C. Penneys is pushing forward with stage two of its overhaul: creating store-within-a-stores for specific brands, according to Women’s Wear Daily. The chain will add IZOD shops … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Bon-Ton, Retail, Shopping
Tagged aerpostale, Bon-Ton, chain stores, department stores, izod, jc penney, jc penneys, jcp, jcpenney, jcpenneys, lacoste, marketing, Missoni, penneys, polos, retail, shop, shopping, shops, store, stores, Target
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One-third of former Borders stores still vacant
A survey of 205 of Borders’ former stores are still vacant about one year after the chain announced it was liquidating its assets and closing down for good, according to the Wall Street Journal. The vacancies have hit suburban shopping … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Real estate, Retail, Shopping
Tagged BAM, big box, Books A Million, Borders, box stores, centers, Circuit City, real estate, retail, retail space, shop, shopping, shopping center, store, stores, Ultimate Electronics
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J.C. Penney starts adding more sales
After abysmal first quarter numbers, J.C. Penney is adding more sales to its promotional calendar. When unveiling the recent store and pricing system overhauls, the chain announced that sales would be only on the first and third Fridays of the … Continue reading
Mild winter may lead to mild summer spending
If there’s one thing that gets retailers fired up it’s the weather. The ways of the winds often dictate what people will spend and when, according to industry analysts. So after this mild – some would say downright warm – … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Retail, Shopping, Your money
Tagged money, retail, retail spending, retail trends, retailer, retailers, shop, shoppers, shopping, shopping habits, spending, trend, trends
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J.C. Penney suffers big losses
Transforming a retail chain’s image may be harder than thought, as J.C. Penney is finding out. The Texas-based company reported a staggering loss of $55 million, or 25 cents a share, in the first quarter of this year. Same-store sales … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Retail, Shopping, TheStreet
Tagged Ashley Wislock, ellen, ellen degeneres, jcp, jcpenney, jcpenneys, quarterly sales, retail, retail sales, sale, sales, sales reports, shop, shopping, stores
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Target to stop selling Kindles
After an internal memo was leaked, Target has confirmed that it will stop selling Kindles soon, according to CNN. No end date was given and no specific reason was given – though CNN pointed out that Target recently began selling … Continue reading
