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
Read moreA 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
Read moreTarget is expanding in a big hurry in Manhattan, with two stores expected to open in the not-too-distant future on the Upper West Side. And now a third one is
Read moreSabon, the Israeli purveyor of luxurious bath, body, hair and home products has closed five of its nine Manhattan locations — and the Upper West Side store
Read moreIndustry leaders are working hard to determine how Upper West Side restaurants and small businesses might be able to survive the fallout from the coronavirus. But uncertainty
Read moreThe Papyrus paper goods and stationery store at 209 Columbus Avenue (69th and 70th) is closing along with all other locations of the chain, and the liquidation sale is nearing its final days.
Read moreThe two Modell's stores on the Upper West Side have been holding liquidation sales in recent days, and staff members there say they've been told
Read moreThe two Modell's sporting goods locations on the Upper West Side -- at 77th and Amsterdam and 97th and Columbus -- are both expected to close.
Read moreChanging consumer habits, the rise of e-cards, and the decline of correspondence sent by “snail mail” are all possible reasons why three neighborhood Papyrus
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Read moreUWS Save Our Stores, a grassroots organization aimed at reducing the number of long-term vacant storefronts
Read moreRetail is in a slump nationwide. In New York City, major shopping and tourist destinations are full of vacant shops. Broadway, once the grand, divided, green boulevard
Read moreDuane Reade will be closing its three-level store at 325 Columbus Avenue on 75th Street, the company said in a sign on the door. The news comes after two other chains
Read moreIn December, Long’s Bedding will end its 87-year run as West 72nd Street’s premier mattress emporium. But fret not, this fourth-generation family business will
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreGiggle, an upscale children's clothing and baby gear store with a branch on the Upper West Side, closed two of its
Read moreHoly rumor of rumors Batman! The Upper West Side may be close to getting a second Trader Joe's store! Trader Joe's is close to signing a new lease for
Read moreNot to be outdone by Lowe's nifty new store in Lincoln Square, Bed, Bath & Beyond has devised a scheme to get Columbia students to stock
Read moreManhattan Children’s Center, a school for children with autism, is set to open at 100 West 93rd street, the new retail development at the bottom of The Leader House, a condo
Read moreFew retail developments have generated as much buzz and rumors as the Leader House, a condo building on Columbus Avenue between 92nd and 93rd streets with
Read moreUpscale French fashion is about to replace a longtime burrito joint on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 71st street. Harry's Burritos, which
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