Savvy entrepreneurs and larger retailers are opening up temporary stores, or “pop-ups” in empty storefronts, simultaneously boosting their brand and bottom line. The stores can last anywhere from a few days to a few months. And with the U.S. retail vacancy rate at 7.6%, for the third quarter of 2009, compared with 6.4% for the third quarter of 2008, according CoStar Group, Inc.– and the holidays just around the corner– now might be the best time to take advantage of the weak commercial real estate market.
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Jerks, Assholes, Idiots and Abusive Behaviors: Recognizing Verbal Abuse
This article outlines five tactics abusive men use regularly to derail your confidence and prevent you from voicing an opinion about his nasty words, his disrespectful behavior or his sexist thinking. The bottom line goal for Black men of this type is to belittle and insult you so much that you shut down. He wants to be able to treat you any way he likes, and for you to take it without complaint.