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Amazon Said to Be Opening Its First Brick-and-Mortar Store
It looks as if Amazon, which seemed like it would never set foot outside of the digital world, will open its own brick-and-mortar store later this year.
Big Mall Makeover: Using Empty Malls for Farms, Housing, Wedding Receptions
In recent years, consumers have been buying more and more goods from outlet malls, dollar stores and online retailers. By no small coincidence, over the same time period traditional shopping malls have suffered, and now have the highest vacancy rates in 20 years. All those empty stores—and sometimes, entirely empty malls—have …
As Regular Malls Struggle, Outlet Malls Are Booming
Roughly one out of every 11 store sites is empty at traditional malls around the country. That’s the highest mall vacancy rate in over a decade, even though rents at these properties are likely to have decreased or leveled off …
Seattle Stadium Beer Scandal: Same Amount of Brew Whether You Pay $7.25 or $8.50
OK, we all know that fans pay through the nose for beer, hot dogs, and everything else served at sporting events. But some snacks and frosty beverages are more of a rip-off than others. A YouTube video making the rounds shows that at Seattle’s Qwest Field, the “large” beer that costs $8.50 holds the exact same amount as the small draught …
