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The country’s oldest department store is going out of business. On Thursday, Lord & Taylor executives announced the retailer has decided to close all 38 of its remaining stores, following financial hardships exacerbated by the global pandemic. “While we are still entertaining various opportunities, we believe it is prudent to simultaneously put the remainder of the stores […]
In a clip that has since gone viral, a Trader Joe’s customer flipped out in a public meltdown after she was asked to wear a mask due to coronavirus concerns. On Friday, the woman allegedly arrived at the San Fernando Valley store wearing a mask, TMZ reports, but as she was shopping, took the mask off. Employees […]
This month, Common Ace—a new online marketplace—launched with the aim of providing women a uniquely curated opportunity to “access and shop seamlessly” thanks to a more targeted approach to the usual model of online shopping. Common Ace was founded by leading streetwear community voice and global advisor Sophia Chang and Romy Samuel, an avid collector who currently […]
Since most sensible people across the United States are wearing masks when shopping, two shoplifters took it upon themselves to steal with bizarre homemade headgear. TMZ reports that two individuals in Louisa, Virginia stole from a gas station convenience store about a week ago with hollowed-out watermelons on their heads. While two people were responsible for […]
Tyler Perry is doing what he can to help the elderly during the coronavirus pandemic. As People reports, Perry surprised older shoppers across 74 stores in Atlanta and New Orleans. In the former he paid for the groceries at 44 Kroger stores, while the latter he did so at 29 Winn Dixie stores, and did so during the […]
One dog is being an incredibly good boy during this pandemic. Karen Evelth has lived near Renee Hellman in Colorado for nearly a decade. Hellman has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and requires oxygen to breathe. As a result, it is necessary for her to stay in her home because she’s at high risk of catching the coronavirus. To […]
Joe Coulombe, the founder of Trader Joe’s, has passed away on Friday at his Pasadena, California home. Coulombe was 89 years old. Coulombe’s son, Joe Coulombe, Jr., confirmed his father’s death. Per Joe Jr., his father died after battling a “long illness.” Coulombe started developing the idea for Trader Joe’s back in 1967. After 7-Eleven stores started to flood Southern California, […]
Rihanna‘s lingerie company Savage X Fenty has been accused of fooling customers into signing up for the site’s subscription service. Non-profit watchdog group Truth in Advertising has now filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission that says the lingerie company has been practicing what they call deceptive marketing—or promoting discounts that customers can only […]
At least 16 people are dead after a soldier opened fire in a Thailand mall, the New York Times reports. A soldier identified as Sgt. Jakrapanth Thomma went on a rampage at a military base and a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand on Saturday. Police say that Thomma armed himself with an assault rifle and shot a superior officer […]
Some people will go to great extremes to secure a bargain. Case in point: an East Coast man who apparently called the police over a toothbrush dispute at Target. Journalist David Leavitt detailed the incident in a series of tweets Friday, shortly after he failed to get an Oral-B electric toothbrush for practically nothing. Leavitt posted a […]
