Retailers expect sales for the full holiday season to be up over last year, but they’ve shifted away from typical ‘doorbuster’ sales on the day after Thanksgiving.
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Photo Gallery: Shoppers start later but still find Black Friday deals
Because of the pandemic, retailers took a different approach to the annual kick off the holiday shopping season.
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Dollar General comes to South Paris
PARIS — Dollar General is coming to town, opening a new store at the corner of Main and Alpine Streets in South Paris. Renovations to the former site of Rite Aid pharmacy began in late October, according to Paris Code Enforcement Officer Kingston Brown. The pharmacy was closed about two years ago when the drug […]
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Community supports Norway through a year of economic, pandemic tumult
NORWAY — At the end of a trying year, when the holiday shopping season promises to remain risky in the face of a surging pandemic, Norway’s Main Street businesses have much to be thankful for. The village’s retail community, through innovation and incredible customer support, are seeing it through. Only one Main Street location closed […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pandemic transforms holiday shopping season that once embraced crowds, chaos
Retailers are stretching out the season to discourage congestion and minimize their risk of spreading the coronavirus.
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Maine Walmart stores not offering layaway for holiday season
Lack of use cited as the reason for discontinuing service.
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How the pandemic has created a new-car shortage in Maine
Inventories are down as a result of factory shutdowns in the spring caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
‘Viral marketing’ takes on new definition as pandemic alters ad campaigns
The pandemic forced businesses throughout Maine to consider the way they had been marketing themselves, and whether they needed to adapt to a changed world.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Bed, Bath & Beyond closing Auburn store
The store is one of 63 closing in the chain by the end of the year.
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Where U.S. small businesses are feeling the most pandemic pain
The latest Small Business Pulse Survey by the Census Bureau offers a glimpse of how small U.S. firms see their prospects.