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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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Arlington, Massachusetts, passed a measure in 2017 that fines landlords $400 annually for each vacant storefront. In a year, 17 empty storefronts in Arlington Center, the historic business center of town, decreased by 11. And coincidentally, the city of Arlington, Virginia is doing the same. Oftentimes, this is not the case.

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Amazon HQ2 Secures $51M Funding Vote In VA

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According to NBC News , the five-member Arlington County Board voted unanimously to approve the financial incentives despite some opposition to the package. Late last year Amazon chose National Landing, a location that is owned by Arlington County and the city of Alexandria, as its second headquarters in conjunction with New York City.

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Walmart To Beef Up Its IT Staff By 2,000

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Walmart , the world’s biggest retailer, is gearing up to bring on 2,000 technology professionals during 2019 to support its operations in stores and online. Some of the digital tools the IT professionals are expected to support include advanced algorithms that speed up online ordering and mapping the route through the store.

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New Yorkers To Amazon: We Support Your New HQ

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They do have some trepidations, however, as polled residents were split over the finer points of the multibillion-dollar incentive package that was offered to lure the online retail giant to the area. The other HQ will be in Crystal City in Arlington County near Washington, D.C.

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Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection

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Nordstrom has announced a partnership with Anthropologie that will feature more than 200 items from Anthropologie Home at 15 Nordstrom locations, as well as online. The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (Arlington, Va.); The new Anthropologie Home collection will be available starting March 19. Perimeter Mall (Atlanta, Ga.); percent.

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Mall Chain Owner Considering Selling Off Its Malls

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Forest City Realty Trust has already begun to convert the former Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia, into an urban mixed-use project known as the Ballston Quarter, which includes a retail component.

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Blue Apron Sheds Customers, Eyes Brick-and-Mortar Push

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“Following an assessment of our operational structure in light of this progress, we identified an opportunity to further optimize our processes by transferring a substantial portion of our production volume from our Arlington, Texas facility to our largest and most efficient facility in Linden, New Jersey.”.

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