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Judy Lieberman loves her Sunbeam in Lower Merion.Jessica Todd and her husband, Ben, treasure their Americus in Collingswood.And Bill Haggerty said the Lexington he and his wife, Ashley, bought 13 years ago in Absecon “has really good bones and is a great home” for their family.“I fell in love with the details,” Ashley said. “The glass doorknobs, the high ceilings, the materials, and the ...
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Print For generations of Boyle Heights residents, Sears was a place to buy the mundane necessities — khaki pants, refrigerators. It was there for families as they grew, from baby clothes to prom dresses to business casual outfits for first jobs. It was a window-shopping mecca, a place to gaze at puppies and kittens, to beg parents for candy and popcorn. For new immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador and elsewhere, it contained all the things they hoped to one day afford. Advertisement It was a landmark, an Art Deco behemoth that bookended the neighborhood with its architectural cousin, the or...
Downtown Lawrence is pictured in this aerial photo from December 2017. I’m not at all complaining — or psychoanalyzing — that I got an ear hair trimmer for Christmas. That said, there is some evidence of Grinchlike behavior in Lawrence this holiday shopping season. Sales tax numbers for the key holiday shopping period were down in Lawrence — and more so than they were statewide. Lawrence City Hall recently received its February sales tax check from the state of Kansas. Because of normal reporting delays, the figures largely represent sales made in December. Lawrence’s sales tax col...
Dive Brief: Transformco, the owner of the Sears and Kmart banners, is moving to close more stores after years of steady retrenchment. The company's job postings from recent weeks list temporary positions tied to store closures at 13 stores, one at a Kmart and the rest at Sears stores. The closures include stores in California, Hawaii, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Massachusetts and New York. Spokespeople for Transformco did not immediately respond to Retail Dive's request for more information. Forbes previously reported on most of the recent closures. Dive Insight: Sears has stead...