Target and Best Buy stores are changing hours and policies, while others such as Macy’s are closing altogether.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Facing the future in the checkout line
A long wait in a big-box store pushes one Maine couple to take the plunge into a brave new world.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Time for Maine Legislature to shine light on ‘dark store theory’
Lawmakers should address a property-tax loophole that favors big-box retailers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Bill would prohibit a common property tax appeal by big-box retailers
Large retailers have been pressuring Maine communities to lower their property taxes based on hypothetical arguments about the properties’ resale value.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
First Jordan’s Furniture store in Maine will have rope-climbing courses, huge LED display
The new furniture store at The Maine Mall in South Portland is expected to open in late spring.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Mall owners among group bidding $81 million for Forever 21
A consortium of buyers, including mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners, is bidding the ubiquitous mall staple that filed for bankruptcy protection in September.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Nordstrom enters burgeoning used-clothes business
Nordstrom said it will begin selling secondhand apparel online and in its New York flagship store, joining Macy’s, JCPenney, Madewell and others.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
L.D. 1933 aims to make refilling your own containers more widely accepted at grocery stores.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. says it’s not afraid to leave any mall
The teen retailer is looking to make many existing shops smaller as shoppers flock online.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers
The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.