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There are a lot of great reasons to have a dog, but if you want to take your furbaby with you to run errands, you might wonder which stores welcome pets, and which ones prohibit them. Check our list of 25 dog-friendly stores – beyond service animals – before you head out with your pup.
More Dog Friendly Stores Than You Think
It wasn’t long ago that dogs weren’t allowed in a retail setting unless they were service animals. The times are changing, and today, many mainstream retail stores welcome your dog to come inside and shop with you. This relaxed pet policy has dog owners everywhere rejoicing. The convenience factor is wonderful, not to mention that you can avoid leaving your pet at home unattended for long periods of time. Although some stores still uphold a strict no-pet policy, more and more retail chains have amended their rules to welcome both you and your dog.
A new front in the gun control fight
Federal laws have protected gun makers from liability from gun crimes and deaths. But officials in New Jersey are taking a novel approach to investigating the industry that hasn’t drawn much attention, Andrew writes in his latest column: They’re going after Smith & Wesson, one of the biggest manufacturers, over its advertising practices.
New Jersey has taken aim at Smith & Wesson’s marketing, in what it describes as a “garden-variety” investigation by the state’s consumer affairs division. At issue are ads like a TV commercial that shows a woman carrying a pistol in a handbag everywhere she goes, from the office to the gym. But nearly everything in that ad is illegal in most states if she didn’t have a concealed carry permit. New Jersey said it’s investigating potential advertising fraud.
Michaels, bolstered by the pandemic craft boom, is attracting buyout interest from private equity.
A buyout of Michaels would return it to private equity ownership after seven years as a public company.Credit.Gabby Jones for The New York Times
March 1, 2021
Apollo Global Management and at least one other private equity firm have expressed interest in acquiring Michaels, the hobby retailer, according to two people familiar with the situation.
A buyout would return the retailer to private hands after seven years as a public company. The values of the bids weren t clear.
Bolstered by a pandemic boom in home crafts, shares of the retailer, which has more than 1,200 stores and some 44,000 employees, have risen by nearly 300 percent over the past year, giving it a market capitalization of around $2.3 billion.