chain stores

The Wall Street Journal this week takes a look at 7-Eleven's conquest of New York City, noting that some bodega owners feel threatened by the big chain that boasts more than 47,000 locations worldwide.  The company is planning to...

While controversy about the arrival of chain stores on the Lower East Side continues, 7-Eleven is forging ahead with its new location at 142 Delancey Street, directly next to an existing Dunkin’ Donuts. The store’s renovation seems to be...

Editor's note: Our July print magazine has hit the streets.  If you haven't been able to pick up a copy (we'll post a list of locations later today), here's the online version of our cover story: Mark Hernandez is not...

Earlier this week the Seward Park Co-op agreed to hold off (at least temporarily) from renting space to 7-Eleven and Dunkin' Donuts, after a residents' group launched a petition drive opposing the chain stores.  Now another petition has emerged ...

As we indicated yesterday, the board of the Seward Park Cooperative met last night to discuss whether to lease two retail spaces it owns to 7-Eleven and Dunkin' Donuts.   A group of residents and other members of the community...

Here's an update on the great chain store brouhaha on Grand Street. A week ago, residents of the sprawling Seward Park Cooperative began circulating an online petition to stop their board from signing leases with 7-Eleven and a Dunkin' Donuts...