Will Printemps -- the fashion, restaurant hybrid store -- lift FiDi's fortunes?

Will Printemps — the fashion, restaurant hybrid store — lift FiDi’s fortunes?

The new Printemps fashion store, which opened at Harry Macklowe’s One Wall Street on Friday, “might well be the most beautiful store in New York,” said Downtown Alliance president Jessica Lappin. “Macklowe could not have done it better,” agreed Cushman & Wakefield retail power-broker Joanne Podell, who repped Chinese lifestyle chain Miniso at nearby 150…

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Hong Kong firms to face warnings, fines for flouting plastics ban after grace period

Hong Kong firms to face warnings, fines for flouting plastics ban after grace period

Businesses violating Hong Kong’s single-use plastics ban after the end of a grace period will be warned and fined if they do not make the necessary changes in 10 working days, the environment minister has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Saturday authorities would prioritise inspecting retailers to ensure restricted single-use…

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