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Pier 1 Imports gets approval from a judge to liquidate its remaining stores
7 hours ago | Business Insider
Pier 1 Imports is winding down its business.
"This is not the outcome we hoped for when we began this process, and we are deeply saddened to move forward with winding down Pier...
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Cannabis startup Caliva laid off 20 employees including a top retail exec as headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic upend the industry
11 hours ago | Business Insider
Cannabis startup Caliva laid off 20 employees from its corporate office on March 30, the company confirmed.
The cuts mostly affected employees in the retail management division...
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Shifting Gears: Meet Amazon's most important man who's not Jeff Bezos
11 hours ago | Business Insider
Happy Friday and welcome to another issue of Shifting Gears, Business Insider's roundup of all things transportation from the week.
Have you ever heard of Dave Clark? I hadn't...
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9 creative ways that retailers, restaurants, and service workers are staying afloat during coronavirus shutdowns
12 hours ago | Business Insider
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in shutdowns and massive losses for retailers, restaurants, and their workers.
But many are supplementing their income losses by pivoting...
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Glossier touted its decision to close its retail stores as putting 'public health ahead of our bottom line,' but leaked letter reveals that employees urged management to shutter the stores
17 hours ago | Business Insider
Glossier was foremost among a number of brands leading the way on combating the spread of the pandemic when it shut its stores on March 13.
But a leaked email obtained by...
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Iconic luxury department store Harrods to open its first outlet location in a bid to shift excess stock that has built up in its store during the lockdown
18 hours ago | Business Insider
Iconic London-based luxury department store Harrods is opening its first outlet store.
The company said that the new location, which is opening in Westfield shopping center in...
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Virgin Media high street stores won't reopen after lockdown
20 hours ago | TechRadar | 2 articles
Virgin Media will not reopen its retail stores once lockdown measures are revoked, permanently shuttering 53 outlets across the UK. The company said the difficult decision had...
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B&M to reopen 49 stores as high streets get back to business after lockdown
22 hours ago | The Mirror | 2 articles
The announcement has been made in a trading update made by the discount retailer today, and will join the 600 stores that have remained open during the pandemic
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Target is closing 24 stores in Minnesota 'until further notice' amid looting and protests following the death of George Floyd
1 day ago | Business Insider
Target is closing 24 stores in Minnesota "until further notice" amid protests against the death of George Floyd.
Photos and videos showed people looting Target stores in...
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An interactive map of the US cities and states still under lockdown - and those that are reopening
1 day ago | Business Insider
All 50 states have eased at least some of their lockdown restrictions and allowed certain businesses to reopen.
There are significant differences in the way states are...
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