A Keene knitting and yarn business is closing its brick-and-mortar location and moving sales completely online.
Theresa Murphy and Mackenzie Yelin, co-owners of The Wooly Lamb Knitting Co. , said Thursday that they are in the process of packing up their shop at 160 Emerald St., which will close at the end of the month.
Murphy said business at the store had been good prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but since its onset, sales have shifted to mostly online. They did have to close the store for some time because it wasn't an essential business, and when they were allowed to open up late last month, it was by appointment only, she said. Since then, they've received only two calls from people wanting to visit the store, Yelin said.
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San Francisco Postpones Tax Penalizing Landlords for Vacant Storefronts | CoStar
San Francisco city officials are postponing the implementation of a voter-approved tax on vacant storefront space for another year.
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Liberty's traditional storefronts dialed back for 'network hubs': Travel Weekly
Liberty Travel's drastic reduction of brick-and-mortar stores in favor of a "network hub" model represents a move by parent company Flight Centre Travel Group to address changes in how travelers are shopping for and buying travel.
Flight Centre, No. 6 on Travel Weekly's 2019 Power List , announced the change this month, along with news that Marc Casto would lead the operation as president of leisure brands in the Americas, a new role.
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"For the last year, really, we've been looking at what we need to be within the retail space in the leisure marketplace, where the marketplace is trending toward and ensuring that we're aligned not just with present reality but also with future realities, too," Casto said.
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Fox News removes manipulated images from coverage of Seattle protests - The Washington Post
The misleading material ran alongside stories about a small expanse of city blocks in Seattle that activists have claimed as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone .
The occupation has been peaceful, with activists from around the city visiting the car-free streets for political speeches, concerts and free food. But Fox's coverage contributed to the appearance of armed unrest.
The conservative news site, in coverage that labeled Seattle "CRAZY TOWN" and called the city "helpless," also displayed an image of a city block set ablaze that was actually taken in St. Paul, Minn.
Star Wars: Squadrons, a new starfighter combat game, confirmed by EA [updated] | TechRadar
After a listing for a new game titled Star Wars: Squadrons, complete with some neat game art of X-Wing and Tie Fighter pilots, appeared briefly on the Microsoft Store, curiosity reignited about a new EA Star Wars game.
The listing was really just a title, game art, and a preorder button on the front page of the Microsoft Store, according to a screenshot shared on the forum Resetera . The button went nowhere and the only other info was the game's subtitle: 'Pilots wanted.' No release date, price, or info on whether it would be coming to current consoles or just the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X .
Pandemic, then protests: Why some Seattle businesses boarded up | Crosscut
Boarded-up businesses seen in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, June 3, 2020. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
As she was watching the TV news, she saw police officers stepping in, the protest escalating, and then a movement of crowds toward the Chinatown-International District, the neighborhood where she has run her boutique, Momo Seattle, for the past 13 years.
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She rushed to check her shop the next morning. It was undamaged. But the same was not true for restaurants and other shops in the neighborhood. Windows were shattered at some; others had graffiti; a few, like Jade Garden, were burglarized . The Downtown Seattle Association reported that over a hundred businesses were damaged after the first weekend of protests.
Storefronts slow to get back to business on first day of NYC's reopening - amNewYork
For New York businesses making “a brand new start of it in old New York” following three months of COVID-19 restrictions, the first day of reopening Monday served more as preparation for the future.
But many stores across the city didn’t reopen Monday. Instead, for shops like Slowear Venezia in SoHo, June 8 served as a preparation day for future days of commerce.
“Especially after the SoHo looting, on the very first day, we're bringing the store back in shape,” said Marcel York, who serves as Slowear Venezia store manager. “All the product was removed to prevent further looting. We were very lucky that nothing happened with us.”
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