Mar 12, 2021 | Features
by TRACY ZOLLINGER TURNER
Virginia Githiri wears so many different professional hats in her daily life, it’s not hard to fathom that writing inspirational gospel songs is something she does in her sleep. “I’m not one of those songwriters that can just sit at my piano and just write,” she says. “Most of the new ideas that I get literally come to me when I’m in deep, deep sleep.”
Apart from writing and recording music, Githiri “Dr. G” is a lecturer in applied health science at the Indiana University School of Public Health, an integrative wellness life and health coach, and the owner of PopKorn! Kernals with a Twist a gourmet popcorn shop that has survived the strain on small, local businesses presented by the pandemic.
By Lauren Thomas, CNBC •
Updated on January 6, 2021 at 12:54 pm
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Macy s is closing dozens of department stores this year.
The closures are part of a previously announced plan by Macy s to shut 125 locations by 2023, which the retailer outlined last February.
department stores this year, in a bid to move out of underperforming malls and trim a real estate empire that isn t as valued as it once was.
Liquidation sales have already started at some of the locations that are closing. The rest are slated to start later this month.
(See a full list of the closing stores and recently closed locations below.) In 2020, Macy s closed about 30 locations.
By Valerie Hernandez
Jan 7, 2021
Many businesses have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and Macy s just announced that more locations will close this year. Macy s notified the employees at about 45 of its department stores that they will close by the middle of this year. The store closures are part of Macy s previously announced plan to shut down 125 locations by 2023. A spokeswoman told CNBC in a statement,
“As previously announced, Macy’s is committed to rightsizing our store fleet by concentrating our existing retail locations in desirable and well-trafficked A and B malls. To that end, we announced several store closures today that align to the guidance we provided in February 2020. These closures bring us closer to achieving the right mix of mall-based stores.”