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Giant bargain outlet opening new store location in Massachusetts

Giant bargain outlet opening new store location in Massachusetts

A giant bargain outlet is opening a new location in Massachusetts in October. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is America’s largest retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory since 1982, according to the store’s website. It sells housewares, flooring, food, cookware, toys, games, electronics and more. The company buys it’s products from closeouts, overstocks, package changes, manufacturer-refurbished goods and irregulars from manufacturers. …

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Department store perks rival some online retailers

Department store perks rival some online retailers

A sign marks the location of a Nordstrom store in a shopping mall on March 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Department stores may be falling out of favor with today’s younger consumers, but there’s a reason older shoppers keep coming back. Whether it’s more generous return policies, promotional events or deep discounts, “if you can …

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Orvis announces 41 store closures as company returns to fishing roots

Orvis announces 41 store closures as company returns to fishing roots

Facing “an unprecedented tariff landscape,” Orvis, the outdoor and sporting goods chain, will permanently close 36 stores and five outlets in early 2026, company President Simon Perkins told MassLive. “We’re stepping into an exciting new chapter — one focused on our core passions of fly fishing and wingshooting,” Perkins said in the statement. “This return to our roots is a …

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Sora copycats flooded Apple’s App Store, and some still remain

Sora copycats flooded Apple’s App Store, and some still remain

Sora’s rapid adoption drove a number of App Store scammers to try to get in on the act. Following the launch of OpenAI’s invite-only, video-generating mobile app last week, Apple’s App Store was flooded with fakes that also proclaimed themselves to be “Sora” or “Sora 2” — the latter a reference to the underlying new AI video model that was …

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REI shutting down SoHo store, its only NYC location

REI shutting down SoHo store, its only NYC location

REI is closing its only store in New York City — but not until late 2026, leaving co-op members with plenty of time to take advantage of the retailer’s much-loved, yearlong, no-questions-asked return policy in person. The Washington state-based outdoors retailer announced the closure of its 35,000-square-foot SoHo flagship along with two others in Paramus and Boston. The SoHo store, …

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Supreme Court rejects Google’s request to block Play Store injunction – The Hill

Supreme Court rejects Google’s request to block Play Store injunction  The Hill Justices side against Google  SCOTUSblog US Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms  Reuters Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store  The New York Times The Supreme Court didn’t save Google from Epic, and now the clock is ticking  The Verge Source link

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AltStore’s alternative iPhone app store is coming to more countries

AltStore’s alternative iPhone app store is coming to more countries

AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in more countries is “by far …

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