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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Beverage brands are getting in the experiential retail spirit by crafting new spaces dedicated to encouraging libation aficionados to try out their products. Another Diageo brand, Guinness , brought a $90 million brewery to Maryland that welcomes visitors with experiential retail components.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

The website is now being piloted with retailers from Montana, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Maryland. Retailers will have the capacity to quickly grow their customer base and offer a digital storefront for shoppers who are geared toward purchasing from small companies, per the release.

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JUNE 2, 2020

Another month of the pandemic and another first of the month when retail lease payments are due. As the crisis enters its fourth month, counting March, two new earnings reports indicate that about 60 percent of retailers are paying their rent — with a few very notable exceptions. percent of retail rent was collected, compared to 48.9

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JANUARY 9, 2019

The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. In a press release , the Maryland AG said Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.5

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Months after Toy R Us sought to liquidate its holdings in the United States, merchants have taken up space left behind by the toy retailer. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, for example, opened the doors to a location in Maryland that was home to Toys R Us in the past. It’s a great showing,” he told the paper. “If

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Noting, among other things, “retrenchment” on the federal level, the Maryland Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 ( HB 1634 ) was signed into law on May 15, 2018. Changes relating to collection activity. The Commissioner is required to report annually on the implementation and effectiveness of the Ombudsman.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Patrik Frisk, president and CEO of Under Armour, told The Baltimore Sun that the company is focused on returning to profitability and is planning to invest in eCommerce and company-owned retail outlets. . The brand is also making moves to reel-in the number of brick-and-mortar locations that carry the Under Armour line. .

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MARCH 22, 2019

and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience. location reportedly opened Tuesday (March 19), with the Maryland store to come next month. On another note, retailers like Costco and Target are increasing their own sales quicker than those of iconic American names. “You

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JULY 13, 2020

The Department of Justice recently announced that it had settled a lawsuit filed in 2019 that alleged a Maryland used car dealership discriminated against African Americans in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by offering different credit terms based on race.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

And New York is just the starting point — Payless is all-in on pop-ups this season, with locations planned for Whittier, California; Alpharetta, Georgia; Paramus, New Jersey; Limerick, Pennsylvania; Clarksburg, Maryland; Hagerstown, Maryland; Hickory, North Carolina; and El Paso, Texas. Paul Jones stepping down. Over half (59.5

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JUNE 15, 2018

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The program is available in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. . Instacart has partnered with more than 500 national and local retailers in several sectors, including grocery items, beauty products, wellness merchandise and electronics.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The funding initiative was led by returning investor GIC, a wealth fund established by the Singapore government, and Durable Capital Partners, a Maryland investment company, the release stated. Shopify offers a subscription software service that provides an eCommerce platform for online stores and retail POS systems.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Paris-headquartered retail chain of personal care and beauty stores has more than 400 shops across North America that feature nearly 3,000 brands, along with its own private label. The firm boasts 85 million customers and more than 200,000 retail partners worldwide. Florida and Texas. Founded in 2005, Klarna is valued at $5.5

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APRIL 2, 2020

By way of example, Taylor Denchfield is handling tenants individually on the several properties he owns in Maryland. Retailers, too, anticipate having trouble making rental payments amid closures. “The expenses they have to pay for maintenance on the building — there’s no forbearance on paying your utility bill,” he said.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

According to a person with a understanding of the visits, the eCommerce retailer visited Chicago, New York City and Chicago, The Wall Street Journal reported. That could enable the retailer to keep its choice unknown ahead of an announced decision. In terms of geographies, unnamed sources say that Amazon might want an urban site.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Instacart, a San Francisco-based startup, partners with more than 400 retailer chains to offer delivery and pickup of groceries from more than 30,000 stores across 5,500 cities in the U.S. Initially, it will make deliveries from 750 stores nationwide in a first phase covering Virginia; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Florida; and Texas.

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MARCH 16, 2020

Things are getting a bit testy in retail land. The world’s largest retail trade group sent a letter on Monday (March 16) to the National Governors Association and the U.S. Conference of Mayors stating its subtle displeasure about retailers finding out about mandatory store closures in the press.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“This pandemic is actually inducing a surge in employer business startups that takes us back to the days before the decline in the Great Recession,” John Haltiwanger, an economist at the University of Maryland who studies business formation data, told the WSJ.

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APRIL 1, 2020

As mall owners start to face the reality of the COVID-19 crisis, they and every non-essential retail segment could use some good ideas for the future. Even in these toughest of times, a University of Maryland professor has taken the issue on and says the current chaos could be a catalyst for change. retail sector.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

State rules vary, of course, and some states let retailers decide what payment methods to accept. However, retailers are given discretion, and some can ban debit cards if they prefer.”. According to reports, 32 states allow consumers to use at least some combination of credit, debit and gift card to buy tickets for that lottery.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits.

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JULY 2, 2020

Other rebounding sectors included retail, education and health services, other services, manufacturing and professional and business services. Retail jobs also rose by 740,000 in June after a 372,000 May gain. million jobs when compared to February, while the retail sector has lost 1.3 The sector saw jobs rise in June by 2.1

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JANUARY 26, 2021

And this week, it seems, the delays are continuing to compound — and retailers of all kinds are reporting bumps in their distribution processes. The net result is that Maryland has distributed 46 percent of doses, well below the national average of 53 percent. We need the doses.”. But it's not all bad news.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive early results. Virginia, Maryland and Florida are also on the list to carry the new concept in the first half of this year. We’re really excited about what we’re seeing from the consumers.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

As retailers will soon enter the peak returns rush that follows the holiday shopping season, UPS is reportedly making an investment in logistics provider Optoro Inc., a company specializing in retail returns and reselling. retailers some $260 billion in lost sales. retailers some $260 billion in lost sales.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

The Los Angeles Car Vending Machine joins counterparts in cities across Texas, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Arizona, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois. The Los Angeles location marks the firm’s 20th Car Vending Machine in the U.S. and its first in California.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And into the mix this week drops Macy’s — the latest in a string of the biggest names in retail to get on the stick with its own unique contribution to holiday retail hiring. But this year, Macy’s is trying out a new version of the hiring process with a national hiring holiday on Sept.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Retailer Kohl’s will boost both its brick-and-mortar and eCommerce capabilities this year by adding four small-format, brick-and-mortar locations to its roster of stores and a fifth eCommerce fulfillment center. The Plainfield facility will join existing eCommerce locations in California, Maryland, Ohio and Texas.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Prior to joining CBA in 2008, David served as a defense attorney for the State of Maryland and as counsel to several non-profit financial services companies. David is an active member of the American and Maryland Bar Associations. from the University of Maryland and his J.D. He received his B.A. Victoria Dougherty.

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APRIL 14, 2016

How fast does the reality of modern retail change? Not all retailers are finding themselves behind the eight ball, though. Amazon’s mobile app, which presents a user interface similar to its desktop version, has allowed shoppers, like Hana Pugh of Maryland, to do most of her errands from the comfort of her iPhone.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

States like New York and Maryland have only a fifth of jobs in the affected high-risk category. Overstocking costs retailers about $470 billion annually, according to one of the most recent estimates. Certain states will be heavily affected, like Indiana, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arkansas and Alabama.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Our idea is to really create a totally new kind of retail space – one that is really convenient.”. Since the start of 2019, goPuff has opened for business in Nashville, Tennessee; Hartford, Connecticut; Kansas City, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland, bringing its total number of served cities above 60 in the U.S.

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MAY 14, 2020

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 2 were in Oklahoma (+41,385), Maryland (+25,318), New Jersey (+16,360), Maine (+8,452) and Puerto Rico (+4,600). In addition, 13 states reported that 79,538 people filed for pandemic unemployment.

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APRIL 2, 2020

By way of example, Taylor Denchfield is handling tenants individually on the several properties he owns in Maryland. Retailers, too, anticipate having trouble making rental payments amid closures. “The expenses they have to pay for maintenance on the building — there’s no forbearance on paying your utility bill,” he said.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

The chain also operates stores in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In addition, Wawa has announced its plans to add a drive-through feature to a new store under construction in Westhampton, New Jersey. Wawa offers freshly prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel and surcharge-free ATMs.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities and whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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