chain stores

Each year we're interested to read the Center for an Urban Future's report, State of the Chains. Mostly, our readers are not fans of chain stores; new locations of national retailers are seen as another sign that the Lower...

You may have noticed the "75% off" sale signs pasted all over the 7-Eleven store at 403 Grand St. There's a reason for that, of course. The chain store's landlord, the Seward Park Cooperative, confirmed last night that 7-Eleven...

It was another brutal year for mom-and-pop shops on the Lower East Side and in New York City as a whole. But in this neighborhood at least, a new report shows that chain stores aren't moving in to replace shuttered independent businesses.

If you prefer independently run mom-and-pops over national chain stores, you'll be happy to see the latest report from the Center for an Urban Future.

A new report indicates that chain stores did not substantially increase their presence on the Lower East Side between 2014 and 2015. The 8th annual survey from the Center for an Urban Future shows 48 national chain store locations in...

Every year, the Center for an Urban Future puts out a report on the growth of chain stores in New York City. The 2014 survey found a 2.8% increase overall compared with 2013. But on the Lower East Side,...

The Center for an Urban Future is out with its annual report on chain stores in New York City.  While the overall numbers on the Lower East Side are still relatively low compared with other neighborhoods, the survey indicates...

Back in May we noted the impending arrival of another chain store on the Lower East Side - a Dunkin' Donuts franchise at 351 Grand St.  Now the promotional push has begun, as you can see from the signage...

A new Dunkin' Donuts is coming to 351 Grand Street, just to the west of Essex.  Paperwork was filed recently with the Buildings Department for the renovation of a storefront previously occupied by Grand Health Pharmacy, which moved to...

This report came out earlier in the week, but we haven't had a chance to take a look at it before now.  The Center for an Urban Future released its fifth annual survey, "State of the Chains," which tracks...