Japanese department store operator Takashimaya intends to expand its presence in Vietnam by opening a store in Hanoi, according to Inside Retail, which reports (citing Nikkei) that the company’s subsidiary, Toshin Development, has already started work on a mixed-use complex … Continue reading →
Netherlands-based premium economy hotel chain citizenM is slated to open a new 228-key location in DC’s Georgetown, according to Donohoe. The plans indicate that the new seven-story hotel at 3401 Water Street NW (aka 3401 K Street NW) will incorporate … Continue reading →
Perónism has ruled Argentina for over half the time since Juan Perón’s first presidency in the 1940s. To this day, Perónists are politically powerful, particularly in the trade unions and political classes. The Justicialist Party (“PJ”) has been the largest … Continue reading →
On March 23, 2023, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an opinion in Berry v. Board of Supervisors (Record No. 211143) reversing the Fairfax County Circuit Court (hereinafter, “Circuit Court”) and finding the county’s 2021 zoning ordinance adopted in March … Continue reading →
A 900-foot-tall mixed-use skyscraper is planned for 5 World Trade Center (“5 WTC”) in lower Manhattan. Located at the southern end of the World Trade Center campus at 130 Liberty Street, the building is slated to have 190,000sf of office … Continue reading →
Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse has done extraordinarily well in Brazil. According to CNBC, in the first half of 2023, Brazilian sales rose by 61 percent, foot traffic increased by 42 percent and the average check increased by 19.2 percent compared with … Continue reading →
Google/Oxford Languages defines nearshoring the “practice of transferring a business operation to a nearby country, especially in preference to a more distant one.” High shipping rates, political tension between the U.S. and China, global geopolitical uncertainty and USMCA advantages have … Continue reading →
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”), located at § 2.2-3700 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, “ensures the people of the Commonwealth ready access to public records in the custody of a public body or its officers and … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The $32 billion U.S. fitness industry is experiencing a resurgence and evolution, with promising future prospects. According to the Houston Chronicle, Placer.ai named the fitness industry as one of 2022’s top industries in its annual overview of industries. Globally, health … Continue reading →