stores

In January, we found out that a popular store in Stuyvesant plaza for over thirty years, Drummer's Kitchen, was moving from Stuyvesant Plaza to Crossgates mall after its lease wasn't renewed. Another store which also had a thirty-plus year tenure in Stuyvesant Plaza announced it is moving too.

There has been a lot of news lately regarding Stuyvesant Plaza in Colonie. Another store has announced that it is eyeing the plaza for its next home.

After a thirty-five-year run in Stuyvesant Plaza, Different Drummer's Kitchen Co./The Cook's Resource closed and is moving into Crossgates Mall. The move had to happen because the new owners of Stuyvesant Plaza didn't renew their lease according to the Albany Business Review. But we now know what will replace the beloved store.

It is always good news when an empty store is being filled with new retailers. The Party City store that is empty inside of Mohawk Commons will soon have two new tenants.

So, what's going on with the Crossgates Best Buy?  Anyone? I haven't driven by Crossgates yet to check it out.  I initially read a headline by the Times Union made it dramatically sound like Best Buy is closed for good.  And look, who knows- with all the events of 2020 and economic circumstances- it very well may happen eventually (as much as I hate to say that about any store)...

Some local Supermarkets are going to start charging for paper bags. Initially I read about Price Chopper initiating the charge this Spring on News 10 abc, but it turns out it's not just them.  So starting this March, according to News 10 abc, Price Chopper is going to be charging an extra 5 cents per paper bag...

Thanksgiving is a holiday for thanks.  It's also become known as a holiday for shopping and sales, with Black Friday creeping into stores opening on the holiday in recent years. However, a lot of stores are going to be closed for business on Thanksgiving...

Get ready for a ton of new Stewart's Shops coming to the Capital Region and the surrounding area.  You can even make a pit stop to get your car washed! According to the Times Union, a dozen Stewart's Shops at least are being planned for our region and the surrounding areas...

With more and more people doing their retail shopping online, many of the brick and mortar stores are closing their doors. Here are a few that will be closing in 2019.

There's a liquidation sale going on just in time to stock up on sports goods for the summer. A local staple, sporting goods store 'Goldstock's Sporting Goods' closed its doors and now inventory is being liquidated.  News Channel 13 reported that their liquidation sale has kicked off...

Retail workers rejoice! Last year, amidst the growing retail madness in recent years, some more stores were actually closing for the Thanksgiving holiday this year.  This year, the number has gone up from 70 stores to about 100! I caught site of a post by News 10 abc about a number of retailers announcing that they will in fact be closed on Thanksgiving this year ...

Every time I bring Ryan to the Little League fields, we pass this huge building that is run down and dilapidated. We always talk about how they should knock it down and rebuild something there. Well now, that is just what is planned.