Warren Lance Wise covers retail, real estate and Charleston International Airport for The Post and Courier. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he holds nearly 50 local, state and national awards for journalistic excellence.
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Decade in review: 10 ways retail shopping changed over 10 years - Channel3000.com
This year, more than 9,000 retailers went belly-up or closed stores, according to a tally by Business Insider. Payless Shoes, Dress Barn, Barney’s, Gymboree, Sears, Kmart, Charlotte Russe, Chico’s, Gap, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Office Depot were among the long list of legacy retailers that succumbed in the so-called Great Retail Apocalypse of 2019.
Many factors played into this astonishing transformation of the retail landscape. Here is a look back at some of the profound shifts in shopping from 2010 to 2019.
More Virginia shopping centers may allow open carry of alcohol
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (WVIR) - A proposed bill could soon allow more folks to openly carry a cold one while walking around shopping centers Virginia.
Under current law, a shopping center can only apply for this license if it has at least 100,000 square feet of retail, other mixed use development and sit on at least 25 acres.
State Senator Barbara Favola (D) submitted a bill that would lower the requirement to 10 acres. If passed, this new law would primarily affect smaller shopping centers, including Hollymead ,should developers choose to apply for licensing.
Power restored at Frandor Shopping Center | WLNS 6 News
LANSING, MICH. (WLNS) — The lights are now back on in several stores at the Frandor Shopping Center in Lansing.
Earlier on Sunday, a few of the stores including Party City, T.J. Maxx and Taco Bell all lost power.
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The Lansing Board of Water and Light did head over to Frandor to help out and provide customer service.
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS)-- Classes will resume at a Jackson County high school after reports of threats made on social media over the weekend.
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Woman reportedly shopping for mattresses falls asleep on store display overnight
A woman in Missouri who was reportedly mattress shopping apparently wanted to sleep on the idea, but she had a rude awakening when she realized she slept through the night on a store display.
Officers were dispatched to a Richmond Heights, Missouri store around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported .
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"That's honestly the best mattress endorsement we've ever heard," the police department said on Facebook Friday.
Body Found Near Shopping Center In Carmichael, Sheriff Says – Good Day Sacramento
CARMICHAEL (CBS13) — Deputies are investigating after a body was found near a shopping center in Carmichael.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the body was found “with suspicious circumstances” just before 3 p.m. near Manzanita and Madison avenues.
Shopkick: Top shopping trends for 2020 | Chain Store Age
According to a new survey investigating the 2020 shopping habits of more than 16,000 consumers from mobile rewards app Shopkick, physical interactions with products will still play a major role in purchasing decisions this year. More than eight in 10 (82%) respondents say that seeing, holding or demoing a product in-person makes them more inclined to actually purchase it.
Other notable 2020 shopping trends uncovered by the survey include:
• Boomers and Gen Z shoppers are most likely to do the majority of their 2020 shopping in physical retailers (67% and 61%, respectively), with Gen X (59%) and millennials (57%) close behind.
What Are Dark Patterns - Online Shopping - Ways to Save Money
Maybe you put a gadget in your online shopping cart and receive a push notification on your phone, urging you to check out before the item goes out-of-stock. Or maybe there's a huge banner on your favorite furniture store's website, warning you that the brand is going out of business—so hurry up and buy everything that's on sale.
But then, weeks later, you discover the gadget is still in stock. And t hat damn furniture store is still open. What's going on?
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