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Tales of Retail

New Generic City: 172 New Chain Stores Opened in Five Boroughs Last Year

James Joyce once puzzled whether it would be possible to cross Dublin without passing a pub. As it turns out,
By Kit Dillon

Michael Weiss’ Homecoming: Brooklyn Boy Brings Express to the Fulton Mall

Much has been made of the Fulton Mall’s transformation over the past few years (not least in these pages). New
By Matt Chaban

Let the Great Downtown Mall Brawl Begin

So we already know Lower Manhattan is set to become a giant mall. No, we do not mean Canal Street,
By Matt Chaban
The International House of Pancakes: opening up in a building near you.

IHOP Opening Third Manhattan Location in Heart of West Village, Effectively Stabbing Village in Heart

By Jess Schiewe
Less of this. (DNAinfo)

In Defense of the Upper West Side Retail Rezoning: Enough With the Banks Already!

By Matt Chaban
What would Zabar's do?

Mom and Pop Rejoice! Borough President Stringer Supports UWS Retail Rezoning

By Observer Staff
510 Fifth Avenue gets Fresh. (Nicholas Strini/PropertyShark)

O, Canada, Where Did You Get that Dress: Joe Fresh Takes Manhattan, But Will New Yorkers Buy It?

By Matt Chaban
Shiny new sales. (Brownstoner)

Discounts Galore! Century 21 May Bring Bargains to Fulton Mall

By Matt Chaban
Shrink to fit. (wilm23/Flickr)

UWS Fights Back Against Chain Stores

By Matt Chaban
Comings and goings across from Shake Shack. (Matt Chaban)

Whose Mall Is It Anyway: Will Brooklyn Flock to Fulton Street’s New Chain Stores?

By Matt Chaban
What to do with those once-beautiful windows? (Brownstoner)

Detail-Oriented Retail: Fixing the Fulton Mall Up

By Matt Chaban
You're always a regular when you call the place home.

Living Above a Restaurant: Tasteful and Trashy

By Matt Chaban

Target Goes “Local” for Harlem, Corporate Style

By Elise Knutsen
Rolex Deli (New York Post)

Watch Your Back! Rolex Sues Fort Greene Deli

By Elise Knutsen

Brooklyn Shake Shack Opening Tomorrow—But Will It Really Transform Downtown?

By Matt Chaban

Were We Wrong Just Because the Gap Is Closing Even More Stores?

By Matt Chaban
Two American corporate giants. (MacRumors)

Hip to Be Square: How Harry Macklowe and Steve Jobs Built the Iconic Apple Cube

By Matt Chaban
I've fallen. (Getty)

The Gap: Store Closure Claims ‘Extremely Exaggerated’

By Matt Chaban
Falling out of New York. (Getty)

Closing the Gap: Retailer Will Shutter 1-in-4 Stores in New York City

By Matt Chaban
Big time.

Century 21, Tourist Horde's Favorite Department Store, Expanding Just in Time for Ground Zero Crowds

By Matt Chaban
Fancy Fulton. (Brownstoner)

Express Yourself, Brooklyn: Like the Fulton Mall Needed Another National Chain

By Matt Chaban

While We Wallow in Walmart, Duane Reade Dominates

By Emily Witt
A retail renaissance in the FiDi? That's my waste!

Will Someone Please Think of the FiDi Residents?

By Tom Acitelli
Mr. Futterman.

Fairway Beats Whole Foods Among Retail Brokers

By Pamela Engel
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