The enactment of medicinal marijuana laws and measures permitting the cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana have created new opportunities for owners of industrial and commercial real estate.

Jenni "JWoww" Farley's The Heavenly Flower store - selling maternity apparel and coordinating “Mommy and Me” outfits and accessories for mothers, infants and children - will debut in the coming weeks in the Garden Court at the East Rutherford mega mall.

The Canadian cannabis company will acquire retail locations in Woodbridge, Eatontown and Union, as well as a 30,000-square-foot facility that houses existing cultivation and production facilities, with an additional 75,000-square-feet currently under construction.

The new automated retail concept thinks outside the box, redefining the traditional vending model through brand selection and accessibility.

Sika Group acquired Lyndhurst-based DriTac which will increase its presence among floor covering installers and distributors and accelerate its expansion in the interior finishing market.

New Jersey business leaders reacted positively to a temporary mutual tariff suspension March 5 between the United States and European Union. The four-month suspension marks a respite from a decades-long dispute between the trading partners spurred by subsidies each gave to the world's top airplane companies—the EU said Boeing had received billions in unfair subsidies from federal and state governments; the U.S. alleged that Airbus has received billions in unfair subsidies in Europe.

The iconic toy and baby brands which generate over $2 billion in global retail sales annually through nearly 900 branded stores and eCommerce sites in more than 25 countries will be managed by the New York-based management firm.

The first store under the partnership agreement opened last month. The bi-level, 1,500 square foot unit offers a wide assortment of vitamins, supplements, sports nutrition, and other health and wellness products under the nutritional supplement retailer's proprietary brands.

Thomas Stevens and Paul Elyseev, the owners of Hot Sand, started the glass blowing business as a small studio in Asbury Park. Both would go and blow glass regularly and enjoyed it. At one point, the owner of their space was concerned about the safety of the operation and asked them to move to a different location.

The recommerce retailer hired Philip Chan as managing director who has a background as general manager for Google Hong Kong and vice president of Yahoo Asia, as well as serving in roles at Cisco and Motorola.

Employers take note: there’s a new protected class in town and its members might have weed on them.

The Union-based retailer will try to reverse years of lackluster sales by marketing to a younger crowd of shoppers. Starting this year it will unveil eight new brands, six of them in the first half of 2021.