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Hurricane Florence’s Retail Punch

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We do not engage in surge pricing, and product prices do not fluctuate by region or delivery location,” an Amazon spokesperson noted. “We in West Chester, Pennsylvania, said in reference to Florence. The first place you’ll likely see it is in initial jobless claims,” Ryan Sweet, an economist at Moody’s Analytics Inc.

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The Warehouse Building Rush Brought By eCommerce

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This weekend Allen Township in Pennsylvania saw a groundbreaking …well, groundbreaking. Harrisburg and York, Pennsylvania, have historically housed large warehouse clusters, given their access to population centers, non-restrictive zoning and lots of space to build on the cheap. Dollar General Corp., Ocean Spray and PetSmart Inc.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Los Angeles, California. Miami, Florida. Montgomery County, Maryland. Nashville, Tennessee. Newark, New Jersey.

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