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Drummond Golf put up for sale after 22 years

Inside Retail

Mark and Ravi Abeyaratne bought the franchise alongside a small group of shareholders in 2002. The company boasts 30 per cent market share with more than 150,000 golfers visiting its stores monthly, while its online store has more than 250,000 visits each month. The company is planning to increase earnings to $12.6

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Flea markets and other tenants fill space where Kmart once stood

Retail Wire

since last opening a new location in 2002. Landlords have filled the vacant space with churches, flea markets, self-storage facilities and other types of business in the interim as many of the sites where Kmart operated were no longer seen as prime retail locations. Kmart has steadily closed stores across the U.S.

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Fresh Market to Open 32,131-Square-Foot Store in Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh — The Fresh Market will open a 32,131-square-foot store in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. The building was originally constructed in 2002 for Whole Foods Market, which vacated the space in… The post Fresh Market to Open 32,131-Square-Foot Store in Pittsburgh appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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After six years, Novo Shoes returns to Canberra, opening two stores

Inside Retail

Six years after it left the market, the brand debuted its Woden store last month and will open its second location this Friday. ” The brand opened its first store at Warringah Mall in Sydney in 2002, and it now has outlets across Victoria, Queensland, SA, and WA, along with stores in New Zealand.

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Getir Acquires NYC’s FreshDirect Grocery Delivery Service

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2002 and currently employing 3,200 people, the Bronx-based FreshDirect is a pioneer in New York City grocery delivery. Getir has purchased fellow grocery delivery service FreshDirect , a division of Ahold Delhaize , in a deal that is expected to close by Nov. No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

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Rue21 Files for Third Bankruptcy, Plans to Close all 500+ Stores

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The company first filed for bankruptcy in 2002 , then again in 2017. Over the past two decades the mall-based retailer has struggled to regain the popularity it enjoyed during its heyday in the late ’90s.

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Walmart Advances Media Ambitions with $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Vizio

Retail TouchPoints

Vizio, founded in 2002, has since amassed more than 18 million active accounts, growing its platform by enabling users to stream free content by watching ads. TV market), but also give the retailer its own proprietary hardware offering, akin to that of Amazon.