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Discount stores like Five Below, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and Dollar General are preparing to open more stores even as larger retailers face challenges.

Hunters and trappers in Wisconsin killed 216 gray wolves last week during the state’s 2021 wolf hunting season – more than 82% above the authorities’ stated quota, sparking uproar among animal-lovers and conservationists, according to reports. The kills all took place in less than 60 hours, quickly exceeding Wisconsin’s statewide stated limit of 119 animals. As a result, Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources ended the season, which was...

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers CITY OF TOWER Ambulance service members concerned with new business plan proposal Posted Marshall Helmberger TOWER— Council members had billed Monday’s special meeting with the city’s ambulance staff as a listening session, and they got an earful from members who were concerned by a new business plan that laid out possible changes to the service’s current p...

  Coolcaesar at the English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons It didn’t come as a surprise, but Arden Fair mall confirmed this week that Sears will permanently close in April.  While department stores have been struggling for years, the coronavirus pandemic has heightened their challenges. Last year the mall lost Nordstrom, another large anchor store. The listing for the Sears space is still active, and it appears that Arden Fair representatives have their eye on redevelopment. In their announc...

In 2018, we had the privilege of meeting with several of  Canada’s elected officials to urge for changes to the Fisheries Act  to return abundance to Canada’s oceans and  provide lasting benefits to Canada’s fishing industry.  It was a rare opportunity for Canada to correct the historic mistake of overfishing, made by so many nations, that continues to cause enormous hardship to coastal communities and deprive some of the world’s neediest of a healthy...

Future of department stores redefined Operators need to adapt creatively to maintain status as Thai shoppers second home, according to CBRE Thailand published : 19 Jan 2021 at 04:00 While department stores have been a familiar destination for Thai people for decades, lower growth and a decline in popularity has been evident in recent years, particularly in 2020 when the pandemic battered the retail sector, according to the property consultancy CBRE. To adapt to the ...

While department stores have been a familiar destination for Thai people for many decades, CBRE, a leading international property consultant, has witnessed a decline in popularity and small growth, particularly in 2020 when COVID-19 adversely hit the sector. CBRE believes that to adapt to e-commerce disruption and the changing consumer behaviour, department stores in 2021 will have to fine-tune their business model in terms of customer shopping experience, inventive activities and value-added p...

WASHINGTON — Officials have taken the extraordinary step of closing the Washington Monument starting Friday as a precaution after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt — who had been giving private, nighttime tours to associates — tested positive for the coronavirus. Interior spokesman Nicholas Goodwin confirmed the temporary closure, saying the department acted after consulting with federal health officials. Bernhardt had led other Trump DOI appointees on a tour earlier this week. ...

By JULIET EILPERIN, LISA REIN, DARRYL FEARS | The Washington Post | Published: December 18, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. WASHINGTON — Officials have taken the extraordinary step of closing the Washington Monument starting Friday as a precaution after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt — who gav...

Washington Monument shuttered after interior secretary tests positive for the coronavirus Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein and Darryl Fears, The Washington Post Dec. 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail The COVID Memorial Project placed 20,000 American flags near the Washington Monument to memorialize the 200,000+ coronavirus deaths in the United States since the pandemic began. An interfaith memorial service was held Sept. 22 in Washington.Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Voisard WASHINGTON - Offic...