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Is Sephora a Threat to the East Village?

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April 17, 2026 teamtime/Depositphotos.com Tom Ryan Share: News of a Sephora location soon arriving on St. Marks Place and Third Ave. in the East Village section of Manhattan has locals up in arms about how it may further reshape a neighborhood known for its counterculture and punk rock heritage, although it’s far from the first time. (Full disclosure: The author has lived on St. Marks for about 30 years.) One response to an article on the pending arrival by EV Grieve, a local blog, read, “Sephora.
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Did Walmart’s Great Value Brand Need a Makeover?

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April 16, 2026 mkopka/Depositphotos.com Tom Ryan Share: Walmart is overhauling its biggest brand, Great Value, for the first time in more than a decade. In a statement, Walmart said the makeover is designed to produce “more modern visual identity while improving shoppability across stores and digital platforms.” Key features of the new design include: Consistent placement of nutrition information and benefit claims across all Great Value food items.
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Will AI Store Managers Be Better Than Human Ones?

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April 15, 2026 mast3r/Depositphotos.com Tom Ryan Share: Andon Labs, a San Francisco-based AI-research firm, recently opened a store imagined and run by the “world’s first AI store owner” to explore the pros and cons of AI-managed retail environments likely arriving in the future.
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