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Fashion District Philadelphia Attracts More Than 70 Tenants In First Year
Retail // September 14, 2020

Fashion District Philadelphia garnered more than 70 tenants and an average of nearly 700,000 visitors per open month in its first year, according to a Monday (Sept. 14) announcement. The shopping mall, which is a PREIT and Macerich project located in Philadelphia’s downtown, is currently...

Philly Mall Owner Sets The Tone For Digital 3.0
Retail // August 17, 2020

A Philadelphia-based mall owner is taking a proactive approach to the digital shift and back-to-school shopping. PREIT (Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust) is curating its first eCommerce offering in what it says is a unique avenue to engage consumers from a multi-retail perspective. Called sMALL...

Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
Retail // May 22, 2020

The data painted a dark picture for Main Street retail this week, with a new Facebook & Small Business Roundtable study showing that over 30 percent of small to medium-sized businesses have either failed or don’t see a way forward due to the pandemic. While...

San Francisco To Bar Cashless-Only Stores
Digital Payments // May 07, 2019

San Francisco is joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in barring cashless retailers from the city. According to a report in the Associated Press, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on the issue at a meeting later Tuesday (May 7). It’s expected...

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Fashion District Philadelphia Attracts More Than 70 Tenants In First Year

September 14, 2020
Fashion District Philadelphia garnered more than 70 tenants and an average of nearly 700,000 visitors per open month in its first year, according to a Monday (Sept. 14) announcement. The shopping mall, which is a PREIT and Macerich project located in Philadelphia’s downtown, is currently 74 percent occupied and has commitments for more than 80 […]

San Francisco To Bar Cashless-Only Stores

May 07, 2019
San Francisco is joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in barring cashless retailers from the city. According to a report in the Associated Press, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is...

Philadelphia Bans Cashless Stores

March 07, 2019
Lawmakers in Philadelphia have passed a ban on cashless stores, making it the first major city in the U.S. to do so, according to a report by The Wall Street...

Cities Attract Prospective Employers With Amazon H2Q Pitch Decks

May 15, 2018
The multimedia presentations that many cities made in their pitch for Amazon’s HQ2 have seen another use: In some cases, they have encouraged businesses to take an interest in cities...