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Paramus NJ, according to Paramus Police eight employees were evacuated from Stew Leonard’s store in Paramus Park in Bergen on Tuesday after a refrigeration pipe broke, filling the store with carbon dioxide before it opened to customers.
Continue reading Stew Leonard’s Store in Paramus Park Evacuated Over a Carbon Dioxide Leak
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Paramus NJ, Chick-fil-A is looking to add more restaurants in Paramus along the Route 17 corridor. Bergen County seems a good fit for the restaurant chains 6 days a week philosophy . Chick-fil-A is one of the largest American fast food restaurant chains and the largest specializing in chicken sandwiches. The company is headquartered in College Park, Georgia. Chick-fil-A operates 2,797 restaurants and growing, primarily in the United States.
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Paramus NJ, Indoor portions of retail shopping malls will be allowed to reopen on June 29th, Governor Phil Murphy announced on Thursday.“Keep your distance, wear a face covering, and follow pedestrian directions,” Murphy urged. “Let’s keep this restart going, and going safely.”
Face masks, in fact, will be required as part of the order. Businesses within the mall will be limited to 50% capacity. Employees will be required to wear masks.
Common areas like food courts and mall movie theaters will remain closed.
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Paramus NJ, U.S. retailer Lord & Taylor plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Continue reading COVID19 Driven Retail Apocalypse Coming to a Mall Near You
by Makeda Easter
Between 20% and 25% of the nation’s shopping malls will close in the next five years, according to a new report from Credit Suisse that predicts e-commerce will continue to pull shoppers away from bricks-and-mortar retailers.
For many, the Wall Street firm’s finding may come as no surprise. Long-standing retailers are dying off as shoppers’ habits shift online. Credit Suisse expects apparel sales to represent 35% of all e-commerce by 2030, up from 17% today.
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-malls-closing-20170531-story.html