The teen retailer is looking to make many existing shops smaller as shoppers flock online.
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Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers
The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.
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Bangor retailer wins KeyBank award
The Willie Wags uses it customer base to support women-owned business and Maine-made products.
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Maine’s holiday retail season kicks off strong, with online sales really clicking
The first weekend of holiday sales appears to be robust, including a possible record for Small Business Saturday.
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Maine retailers plug into online connections to boost their holiday sales
Many Maine companies are looking to the web to augment in-store sales even more than in recent years.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda encourages shopping small and local
He urges people to take part in Small Business Saturday.
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Macy’s data breach left customer information exposed in October
The department store did not immediately say how many customer accounts were affected; a spokesperson said it was a small portion of clients.
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Sale of Olympia Sports means 8 Maine stores will close after liquidation sales
They are among 76 stores across the country that will close in the aftermath of the retailer’s sale to a private equity firm. Sixty-two people are expected to be laid off.
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On the Border restaurant in South Portland closes
The chain’s only Maine location closed Tuesday.
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Sale of Westbrook-based Olympia Sports will lead to layoffs and dozens of store closures
The regional sporting goods chain, a longtime fixture in Maine communities, was bought by JackRabbit, a retailer backed by a California private investment firm.