NY Waterway's free shuttle buses will take guests to the West 39th Street Midtown Ferry Terminal for the eight-minute ride across the Hudson River to Port Imperial in Weehawken. From there, buses will be waiting to take riders to the megamall, which opens Oct. 25.
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Retail
Ready to hit its mark: Toys R Us launches online, run by Target
The retailer's website will offer toy-related content - like videos and articles on the latest industry trends - and hot lists and tools to help consumers find the best products. Shoppers can then click "Buy Now at Target.com" to be automatically linked to the same product page on that site to fulfill an order.
Read More »Bed Bath & Beyond ups closure estimates from 40 stores to 60
The Union-based retailer now reckons it will close 60 locations, including 40 Bed Bath stores and 20 other concept stores, by the end of fiscal year 2019.
Read More »American Dream partners to give people a Lyft to East Rutherford megamall
Lyft will serve as an official partner of the East Rutherford destination, providing access to and from the megamall.
Read More »Whole Foods opens in Parsippany this November
The Morris County location includes a specialty foods section with a fresh seasonal pasta bar, a build-your-own acai bowl station and a self-serve juice bar with six juice blends on tap.
Read More »Warby Parker to open 4th NJ location in Shrewsbury
Eyewear retailer Warby Parker will open a 1,700-square-foot location at The Grove in Shrewsbury on Oct. 5. This is the brand’s fourth New Jersey location. Based in New York City, Warby Parker exemplifies the clicks-to-bricks trend in retail, where formerly online-only brands are strategically expanding to brick-and-mortar retail spaces. It’s New Jersey expansion started a ...
Read More »Fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy protection
Fashion retailer Forever 21 plans to close up to 178 stores in the U.S. as the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The proposed store closure list was not disclosed. The fashion retailer, which operates around 800 stores worldwide, 500 stores in the U.S., including at least 20 locations in New Jersey, was reportedly ...
Read More »Salt of the earth
How a family health crisis sent Kimarie Santiago down a path to small business success.
Read More »Wakefern expands inventory optimization pilot from Focal Systems
The San Francisco-based company snaps photos of store shelves hourly to calculate what’s out of stock, eliminating the need to manually scan for such items.
Read More »Publicly traded hemp company GenTech to open inaugural CBD cafe in Montclair
The Church Street location is the first of five planned over the next 18 months for GenTech Holdings Inc.
Read More »Sweeney calls for crackdown on vape retailers, non-compliant products
"We cannot responsibly continue to allow these mystery products to be sold in our state. Not to anyone, and especially not to our middle and high schoolers,” Senate President Stephen Sweeney said.
Read More »Bradley Beach to become first NJ town with plastic film recycling pilot program
Starting Nov. 13, residents will be eligible for curbside pickup of the plastic products with SC Johnson providing funding for the collection vehicle, curbside bins and community engagement materials.
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