Tag: chain stores

A new report shows that the number of chain stores on the Upper West Side declined in 2020, with Covid-19 accelerating a shift that had started

The steady climb of retail rents and encroachment of online retail hasn't just hurt small businesses. It's even making it harder for some chains to stay open.

The number of chain stores rose again on the Upper West Side in 2016, according to a new report from The Center for an Urban Future.

It took about a year from when the Gourmet Garage on Broadway between 96th and 97th Street closed, but a new 7-Eleven has finally taken its place. And it looks like the Upper West Side will continue adding the corporate convenience stores for many months, if not years, to come. ...

December 19, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny with Wind, High of 46 Degrees.

We spend a lot of time on this website picking on Duane Reade, because the chain has seemingly opened a new homogeneous store on every block in the neighborhood. Okay, not just seemingly -- they have in fact opened a new store on every block in many parts of the ...

The Gap store on the corner of 86th Street and Broadway won't be renewing its lease, according to the realtors now advertising the 12,300-square-foot space for rent. That means it could close anytime between now and February, when the lease runs out. Gap has one other location in the neighborhood, ...

November 17, 2011 Weather: Showers, High of 48 Degrees.