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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

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But apparently they’re doing something right in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) owns 17 malls surrounding the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania corridor, with a smattering of properties near Detroit and Washington, DC. We are relatively lean, so we are a close-knit team that communicates well.

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Fashion District Philadelphia Attracts More Than 70 Tenants In First Year

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Fashion District Philadelphia garnered more than 70 tenants and an average of nearly 700,000 visitors per open month in its first year, according to a Monday (Sept. In addition, the company said that Starbucks added a new store on Market Street at The District on Aug. 14) announcement.

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Why Misfits Market Thinks Selling Imperfect Produce Is A Perfect Business

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But regardless of how the business works, don’t call the products of Misfits Market ugly. There’s the excess and then there’s the rest of the produce that doesn’t make the cut,” Ramesh, Misfits Market’s founder and CEO, tells PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. It’s anything that is nonstandard. So we see things that are too small or too large.

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C area, Philadelphia and Boston. Chase plans to open 90 new branches and hire 700 employees by the end of 2018.

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Upscale UK Retailers Look To Land In US Market

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and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. We’re excited to bring our vertically integrated model to the United States, the largest home improvement market in the world,” a Wren Kitchens spokesperson said. Florida, Chicago and Philadelphia are set.

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Philly Mall Owner Sets The Tone For Digital 3.0

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A Philadelphia-based mall owner is taking a proactive approach to the digital shift and back-to-school shopping. PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective.

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Data Dive, Forward Backward Edition: The Cashless Tango And Amazon’s Opposite Moves

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That was on display this week in payments and commerce, as cashless jumped forward in Atlanta with a big partnership, only to get the cold shoulder in Philadelphia where it is now banned by law. The city of Philadelphia certainly worried it is …. The Philadelphia measure does have some exceptions.