Faced with the aftermath of a deep recession and an area of town that city leaders really wanted to see developed, Augusta offered tax breaks 25 years ago to the developer behind the Marketplace at Augusta off turnpike Exit 112. Later, in a retail development known as Augusta Crossing three miles south at Exit 109 […]
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Why deal with Black Friday? ‘A website can’t give you goosebumps’
CINCINNATI — They could have been home, joking about waistbands threatening to snap and reveling in carb-induced comas on the sofa. Instead a few hundred people were lined up outside Target at Waterstone Center on Thanksgiving night, waiting for the blood sport of Black Friday to begin. Some bounced in place as the sun began […]
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Black Friday is already here as retailers kick off holiday sales
Don’t look now, but Black Friday’s already begun. Walmart and Best Buy are among the big retailers to unveil holiday deals Thursday on products like ultra-high-definition smart televisions, laptops and gaming consoles. Amazon.com is also touting its Black Friday discounts early, while Target will roll out offers on home decor and bedding this weekend. The […]
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L.L. Bean to expand sales in Canada
FREEPORT (AP) — U.S. retailer L.L. Bean is looking to sell more parkas, sweaters, flannel and mittens in Canada as part of its strategy for a return to sales growth. The 106-year-old retailer’s iconic boot and other products will be sold in 24 stores in Canada this holiday season, and in L.L. Bean-branded stores opening […]
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Why Halloween pop-ups suddenly possess so many dead retail spaces
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The cavernous remains of this H.H. Gregg are, in festive fashion, loosely disguised as a Spirit Halloween store. Its insides are lined with haunted houses and rusty water towers (both made of flimsy cardboard) and robots with leering pumpkin heads. The walls of costumes almost distract from signage of the store’s […]
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Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy, prepares to close stores
Mattress Firm Inc., the troubled bed retailer of Steinhoff International Holdings, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware along with more than a dozen affiliates. The Chapter 11 petition Friday from the Houston-based company listed more than $1 billion in both debt and assets, and includes units of well-known brand names such as Sleepy’s and 1800mattress.com. Among […]
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Dennis Emile Lessard
LEWISTON — It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our youngest brother, Dennis Emile Lessard. Dennis was welcomed home by the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Dennis was born Feb. 24, 1961, the son of Armand (Rusty) Lessard and Therese (Aube) Myrand. Dennis was raised in Lewiston and attended Lewiston schools. He held […]
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Bull Moose growing to 3 times its size and staying in Lewiston Mall
LEWISTON — Bull Moose is moving down the hall at the Lewiston Mall, growing three times as large and adding books, more vinyl, CDs and games. For old school devotees: The VHS and cassette tapes are moving, too. Bull Moose will take over the former Pet Life space and the hallway in front of it […]
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Auburn police boost shoplifting enforcement: ‘It’s out of control’
AUBURN — Saying shoplifting is “out of control” in Auburn stores, the Auburn Police Department has launched an anti-shoplifting campaign with tougher enforcement. “We want people to know that Auburn is open for business but closed to shoplifting,” said Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen. With just about all stores hit, shoplifting has increased by 84 […]
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L.L. Bean changes credit card vendor
FREEPORT (AP) — Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean has a new credit card vendor. The Freeport, Maine, company is partnering with Citi Retail Services and Mastercard after ending its relationship with Barclays and Visa. The card offers rewards points on purchases and free monogramming on L.L. Bean purchases. It also offers free shipping on all L.L. […]