retail

There has been a lot of news lately regarding Stuyvesant Plaza in Colonie. Another store has announced that it is eyeing the plaza for its next home.

After major retailer Bed Bath & Beyond closed locations across the country, many of those shuttered stores remain empty. There is an empty one in Albany County that is being transformed into a new HomeGoods store.

One-Four-Six Marketplace is a proposed mixed-use development to be built on 21 acres across from Lowe's at the intersection of Route 146 and Old Route 146 in Halfmoon. There would be 10 buildings total featuring 328 luxury apartments, retail stores, swimming pools, courtyards, restaurants, offices, underground parking, and more.

While many retail stores are now free to open for in store shopping, some Crossgates Mall stores are still waiting for the go ahead.

It seems every few days a retail store is either filing for bankruptcy or going out of business for good. Another store has just announced that it will be closing hundreds of its stores because of the decline in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It looks as if another big department store will be closing its doors forever. JC Penney announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

During the coronavirus pandemic, many of our favorite stores were closed and we weren't allowed to shop. TJ Maxx not only closed their doors, but they also shut down online ordering. There is good news, their website is now up and running.

Vermont has not seen the infection rates of neighboring states, and will let stores start to reopen next week.

Finally! The bulk retailer has a proposal on the table for a Guilderland location.

With more and more people doing their retail shopping online, many of the brick and mortar stores are closing their doors. Here are a few that will be closing in 2019.

It's Leap Day! Ok maybe that doesn't excite you too much. Leap Day is the extra day we get every four years in February, which is pretty cool, but there aren't very many ways we celebrate it here in America. There are some retailers and restaurants however that give an "extra" deal on the extra day. I didn't really know this but my wife, Andrea "The Coupon Lady," loves a deal a

Wow - if this isn't a sign of the times.  The numbers don't lie, people! I'm not sure this is going to sit too well with local retailers though