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Soft lighting, rounded forms and neutral colours create a welcoming atmosphere inside this sex shop in Kyiv by Ukrainian designers Sofiia Hupalovska and Nataliya Stukonog, with playful details including a phallic pouf. Hupalovska and Stukonog, who worked together at architecture and interiors studio Balbek Bureau before Hupalovska set up her own firm in 2021, wanted […]
The retail market in Cork has shown significant improvement since the challenges of 2020. During the height of the pandemic, vacancy rates in the city centre rose sharply, driven by the effects of COVID-19 and changing market dynamics that shifted negotiating power from landlords to tenants. Today, occupancy on Patrick Street has increased notably, climbing […]
In 1994, a Walmart store and Sam’s Club store were built one on top of the other at the Crossgates Mall in Albany, New York. But when the Sam’s Club closed its doors in 2008, Walmart decided to expanded its existing store into a Supercenter occupying both floors. At 260,000 square feet, store 2152 is […]
The number of UK retailers on the brink of collapse soared by a quarter in the final three months of the year, driven by a combination of rising business costs and weak consumer confidence, according to a report. The proportion of retail businesses classed as being in “critical” financial distress jumped 25% to 2,124 in […]
Article content Travellers heading to catch a flight at YVR on Boxing Day, one of the busiest travel days of the year, encountered brutal Boxing Day traffic as shoppers headed to Richmond’s McArthurGlen Designer Outlet. Drivers who waited up to 90 minutes just to cross the Arthur Laing Bridge may have wondered whether someone else’s […]
As Michael MacGillivray saw artificial intelligence becoming more ubiquitous in everyday life, the 25-year-old wanted his investments to reflect that. It didn’t take long to figure out how he wanted to play the trend. “Whenever you look at AI, it’s like, all the roads lead to Nvidia,” said MacGillivray, who’s spent thousands of dollars on shares […]
(NewsNation) — Christmas Day is traditionally when stores across the nation close, but there are a few exceptions. Before you visit any store, whether it’s on this list or not, definitely call ahead to ensure they’re open. These retail stores are open on Christmas Day 2024: Pharmacies open Christmas Day 2024 CVS will be open […]
The Fashionista team is revisiting the stories that left us and our readers inspired, informed and interested all throughout 2024. When it came to covering fashion week, we uncovered the secrets behind street style photography, the magic behind the creatively unmatched designs of John Galliano and … Continue reading Source link
Some members of the workers’ union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks in the United States have begun a five-day strike at stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules. The strike, which started on Friday, is the latest in a series of labour actions in the […]
Article content OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $67.6 billion in October, led by increases in vehicle sales. Article content Core retail sales — which exclude gasoline stations, fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers — rose 0.2 per cent. In volume terms, retail sales were unchanged. The […]