Retail
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PublishedAugust 7, 2021
Commentary: Millennials should beware of proliferating payment apps
Younger consumers may be wary of credit cards. But ‘buy now, pay later’ technology could encourage bad spending habits.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Maine Voices: Landmark new Maine law more fairly allocates products’ real costs
Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1541, so towns and cities won’t have to keep picking up the tab for product disposal and recycling.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work
Experts say some employees may return to the industry once pandemic-related challenges ease, but others are turning to industries where workers are in high demand.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
May retail sales fell 1.3% as Americans spend less on goods
Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Large nationwide mall owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Rent collections dried up and tenants filed for bankruptcy or went out of business as the pandemic spread around the nation in 2020.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Bull Moose rehires laid-off workers and issues apology
The Maine-based chain says it ‘did not act anywhere near how we want to be as a company.’
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Bull Moose rehires laid-off workers, issues apology
The Maine-based chain said it "did not act anywhere near how we want to be as a company."
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
Businesses celebrate unmasking, but some customers hesitate
Maine's indoor mask mandate and other pandemic restrictions expired Monday, as the state aligned with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
Outdoor retailer REI to open first Maine store in Westbrook
The Seattle-area company, which competes with Maine-based L.L. Bean and others, plans to open at Rock Row in the fall.
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PublishedMay 14, 2021
Many retailers will still require masks – at least for now – even with new CDC guidance
More than 200 retail workers have died from the coronavirus, and thousands more have been infected, according to workers groups and media reports, though actual numbers are probably much higher.
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