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New York City Council Bans Cashless Food And Retail Stores

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The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan. 23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores. Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average.

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Retailer New York & Co. Will Likely File For Bankruptcy

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The parent company of New York & Co. , the wear-to-work retailer for women, warned it may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the nationwide chain has been crippled by the COVID-19 crisis, CNBC reported. The company operates more than 385 retail and outlet locations in 33 states, according to its website.

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High-End Retailers Block Access To Storefronts In New York

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As government measures to decelerate the spread of the coronavirus have come into place, many upscale retailers in New York such as Chanel, Celine and Fendi have blocked access to their shops with plywood. Retail shops in storied retail locations have shut their doors.

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Related Cos. CEO Calls For Workers To Come Back To New York City

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Some major New York City retail properties — including the shopping center at Hudson Yards — are only producing 50 percent of pre-pandemic rent, the CEO of major Big Apple landlord Related Cos. Retail is obvious struggling," Jeff Blau said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "We This is about bringing New York back to life.

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Retail Vacancies Spike In New York City

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As New York City ’s vacancy rate has skyrocketed by nearly 50 percent, a report released by City Comptroller Scott Stringer showed that the amount of empty retail space in the city has doubled in the last 10 years or so. percent in 2017, up from 4 percent in 2007, according to Retail Dive.

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New York & Co. Parent RTW Retailwinds Auctioned For $40M

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Seven weeks after the corporate parent of New York & Co. RTW Retailwinds , a New York-based specialty apparel retailer, announced the Saadia Group agreed to purchase its eCommerce business at a bankruptcy auction Friday (Aug. trillion retail sector when the lockdown ends. 28) for $40 million.

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New York City Restaurants Could Reopen In July

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Dining out in New York City could soon be a reality again. More than two months after New York City was locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said his goal is to reopen eateries in July, Bloomberg reported.