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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016. The Geographic Targeting Orders have been updated several times since then to add more areas, capture a broader range of transactions, and simplify reporting amounts with a $300,000 threshold.

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Samsung Expands Beyond Pop-Ups With Full-Scale Stores

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The outlet reported that the first Samsung stores will be at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, The Americana at Brand in Los Angeles and The Galleria in Houston. The brand, however, has a space in New York City called Samsung 837. As it stands, Samsung Electronics brick-and-mortar ventures in the U.S.

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Barneys, Pier 1 And Other Iconic-But-Bankrupt Retailers Are Coming Back To Life 

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However, Barneys fell into bankruptcy in 2019, due in part to rising rents at its Manhattan and Los Angeles stores. chain emerged from bankruptcy in 2019, but only has two stores so far – one in Houston and another in a New Jersey suburb of New York City. The chain eventually closed all U.S.

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How BNPL Is Helping BlackCool Boost Brand Awareness And Availability

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The company plans to open other locations in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City and Philadelphia. . It currently sells its products online and at eight pop-up retail shops, but it plans to open six boutiques, starting with an Atlanta location in December that will also offer BNPL options.

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Bulletin: A Cheaper Way To Sell In-Store

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Bulletin — described as “WeWork for retail” — opened its second New York City retail space this week while also raising funds in anticipation of opening additional NYC locations as well as eventually branching out to other cities.

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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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Stockwell’s founder maintained at the time that the name was meant as an homage to the small (often immigrant-run) grocery shops and corner stores that dot urban neighborhoods in New York City. There are now over 1,000 Stockwell machines spread across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago.

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The Warehouse Building Rush Brought By eCommerce

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But in recent years, as the pressure to get packages to consumers faster and cheaper has gotten high, the desirability of out of the way places has taken something of a backseat to areas like the Leigh Valley, which are that much closer to New York City and the I95/I81 corridor that connects all the major commerce centers of the East Coast.