The first major entrepreneur to enter the scene was a man by the name of Aaron Montgomery Ward—the year was 1872. For years, Mr. Ward had worked as a traveling salesman in rural areas. He came to the conclusion that his customers wanted "city goods" and those were not readily available to the country folks. Thus, Mr. Ward came up with the idea of a dry goods mail-order business to operate out of Chicago.
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In 1886, another budding entrepreneur, a competitor by the name of Richard Warren Sears, appeared on the scene. Richard Sears, a Minnesota railway station agent, bought a shipment of gold watches a local jeweler had ordered and then refused to accept. Mr. Sears had the inspiration to start a side business by selling the watches for $14 each. A few months later, having made a tidy amount of money, he quit his railway job and established the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Minnesota.
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Dallas shopping center market gets slammed by COVID-19
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BGE Fined $430K For 2019 Columbia Shopping Center Explosion | Columbia, MD Patch
COLUMBIA, MD — In 2019, business owners and shoppers were rocked when a massive gas explosion destroyed a Columbia shopping center. Now, utility company BGE has been fined more than $430,000 in the incident by the Maryland Public Service Commission. It also must respond to the results of a survey that revealed an additional 1,250 sites must be remediated.
The PSC found BGE violated gas and electrical lines, which caused the explosion at the Lakeside Office Building in August 2019. Specifically, the commission found that the explosion was "the result of both a violation of gas and electric regulations in [the Code of Maryland Regulations]," according to the order that was issued.
Retail Therapy: How to Get the Satisfaction of Shopping Without Spending a Cent – NBC Bay
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Council approves Hickory Ridge Shopping Center | News | lebanondemocrat.com
The Lebanon City Council approved the Hickory Ridge Shopping Center at a special called meeting Thursday, a major economic development project at TN 109 and Hickory Ridge Road.
National grocery chain Publix will anchor the location, with four out-parcels that can be used for restaurants and retailers. The estimated economic impact includes more than 230 jobs and roughly $1.6 million per year in tax collections and utilities, and the city expects to budget the project for the 2021-22 fiscal year.
Online shopping growth, COVID, sparks jump in store returns
Platforms like Amazon have boosted the online sales -- and returns that people send back after the holiday season.
U-Hauls and other rental vehicles come into play to keep up with the growth in online shopping. With Christmas over, delivery companies are now seeing a surge in gift return shipments.
ALBANY — The time-honored post-Christmas rush of gift returns is growing larger, but you might not know it by visiting your favorite mall or department store.
New businesses expand shopping opportunities in Cheyenne | Local News | wyomingnews.com
Ownership Changes Hands for Eastgate Crossing Shopping Center in Chapel Hill - Chapelboro.com
The Eastgate Crossing shopping center in Chapel Hill recently changed ownership, the latest in a recent series of shopping malls in the area to do so.
A report from the News & Observer on Friday shares Federal Realty Investment Trust sold Eastgate Crossing, which is located off East Franklin Street, in December. The move was part of a $170 million deal including two other shopping centers located in Florida and Washington D.C., with the Maryland-based realty company saying the properties were not part of its “future growth plans.”
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