NEW YORK (AP) — At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions.
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Birks Group Presents Its FY2021 Holiday Period Sales Results
January 14, 2021 GMT
MONTREAL (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 14, 2021
Birks Group Inc. (the “Company” or “Birks Group”) (NYSE American: BGI), today reported its sales results for the interim holiday sales period from November 1, 2020 through December 26, 2020 (the “FY2021 Holiday Period”).
For the FY2021 Holiday Period, net sales were 0.2% lower than last year, primarily due to a 1.8% decrease in comparable store sales, driven by temporary store closures due to COVID-19 restrictions in certain regions in Canada. As a result of various provincial health restrictions, seven of the Company’s 29 retail locations, including its flagship Bloor Street store in Toronto, were temporarily closed for in-person shopping for the majority of the holiday season. When excluding the seven stores that were temporarily closed for in-person s
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28th Annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum Goes Virtual as Pandemic Casts a Long Shadow
January 14, 2021 GMT
LANCASTER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 14, 2021
The February 6, 2020 Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum began with a special presentation from Emerald’s CEO and Life Sciences research directors discussing the new COVID-19 virus that was beginning to emerge in the western world. One year later, the pervasive pandemic will make the February 4, 2021 Forum a virtual online-only event. Emerald Asset Management invites you to join us for the 28 th annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum, the unofficial kick-off to the year ahead as Emerald’s team of analysts and portfolio managers will present their key investment themes and trends for 2021, focusing on these key sectors:
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Holiday Inn Club Vacations Opens New Orleans Resort, Adds First Urban Property to its Growing .
Holiday Inn Club VacationsJanuary 13, 2021 GMT
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated, a national vacation ownership company, today announced the opening of its New Orleans Resort, the Company’s first urban property in its growing network of U.S. travel destinations. The historic property, originally built in 1893 as New Orleans’ first skyscraper, was acquired by Holiday Inn Club Vacations in 2019 as a luxury apartment building and converted into a 105-villa resort. To open, the Company hired 45 new team members, with a majority in a full-time position.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Love is still in the air at White Castle. COVID-19 might have prevented the family-owned fast-food hamburger chain from offering indoor dining the past year, but it won’t stop them from providing a unique dining experience on Valentine’s Day.
This year, White Castle restaurants will transform into classic drive-ins, complete with carhop service, allowing customers to celebrate the holiday while remaining socially distanced. Customers with reservations will pull into a parking space, where they’ll be greeted by a White Castle team member who will take their order and deliver it to them in their cars.