Retail Openings and Closures
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inv0ke-epipen said:
Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen visited 85c on her stop over in LA last week. Enraged mainland China netizens threaten boycott of 85c. 85c immediately bows down before mainland Chinese, apologizes for letting Tsai visit, and reassures customers in mainland China that Taiwan is a province of mainland China.
http://shanghaiist.com/2018/08/15/t...hina-after-chinese-netizens-threaten-boycott/
momopi
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85C is a business that was built in TW, but the owner opted to incorporate in Cayman islands to dodge TW taxes.
See:
(Chinese) https://www.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5049425
(English) https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=544
While the joe average consumer in TW has to pay strict import duties (taxes) on orders from Amazon/abroad valued over NT 3,000, and elderly Ah-Ma is working late into the evening cleaning tables and paying her share of the taxes, Mr Wu, the owner of 85C, is happily enjoying a 50% tax cut (from 40% to 20%) on stock options from his company with over NT 2.1 billion in net profits.
In other news, Apple claims its $1 billion HQ in CA should be assessed at $200 for taxation purpose:https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-trying-to-reduce-cupertino-tax-bill-2018-8
See:
(Chinese) https://www.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5049425
(English) https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=544
While the joe average consumer in TW has to pay strict import duties (taxes) on orders from Amazon/abroad valued over NT 3,000, and elderly Ah-Ma is working late into the evening cleaning tables and paying her share of the taxes, Mr Wu, the owner of 85C, is happily enjoying a 50% tax cut (from 40% to 20%) on stock options from his company with over NT 2.1 billion in net profits.
In other news, Apple claims its $1 billion HQ in CA should be assessed at $200 for taxation purpose:https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-trying-to-reduce-cupertino-tax-bill-2018-8
inv0ke-epipen
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Happiness said:
Wow, mainlanders are easily triggered.
Hugo Township
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inv0ke-epipen said:
Mainlanders and MAGA supporters have something in common, I suppose.
momopi
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https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/10/j-c-penney-to-close-at-laguna-hills-mall-developer-says/
JC Penny at Laguna Hills mall is closing and inventory on 40% sale right now. $7 kid's backpacks are now $4.xx each.
JC Penny at Laguna Hills mall is closing and inventory on 40% sale right now. $7 kid's backpacks are now $4.xx each.
irvinebullhousing
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Orchard Supply Hardware is closing by year end. Announcement today from parent company Lowes.
Total liquidation will happen and the parent company Lowes will absorbs as many of the employees as it can.
I am not surprise, I like the Alton and Jeffrey Orchard location. Things are always neatly stack and store seem lack foot traffic each and every time I go there. Customer service is great, maybe because they are always not having enough customers.
Total liquidation will happen and the parent company Lowes will absorbs as many of the employees as it can.
I am not surprise, I like the Alton and Jeffrey Orchard location. Things are always neatly stack and store seem lack foot traffic each and every time I go there. Customer service is great, maybe because they are always not having enough customers.
irvinehomeowner
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I think Pizza Press in Woodbridge opened. Haven't been yet so I can't confirm but Yelp reviews indicate they opened a week or so ago.
I tried the one in South Coast Metro and I thought it was pretty good but the one in Tustin Legacy (qwerpizza!) wasn't as good as I remembered.
It's interesting that the reviews say they are slow because the one thing I remember is unlike Blaze, Pieology and Mod, they don't use a pizza oven where someone has to work it... they just use a conveyor belt type oven where they put the pizza in one side and it comes out the other... so less labor than the others.
I tried the one in South Coast Metro and I thought it was pretty good but the one in Tustin Legacy (qwerpizza!) wasn't as good as I remembered.
It's interesting that the reviews say they are slow because the one thing I remember is unlike Blaze, Pieology and Mod, they don't use a pizza oven where someone has to work it... they just use a conveyor belt type oven where they put the pizza in one side and it comes out the other... so less labor than the others.
Hello Kitty Grand Cafe grand opening in Irvine tomorrow 
https://www.sanrio.com/blog_entries/hello-kitty-grand-cafe
https://www.sanrio.com/blog_entries/hello-kitty-grand-cafe
irvinehomeowner
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Kenkoko said:Hello Kitty Grand Cafe grand opening in Irvine tomorrow
https://www.sanrio.com/blog_entries/hello-kitty-grand-cafe
We stopped by. Unsure how sustainable it will be considering they don't really have anything that stands out.
More like a tourist or Sanrio fan stop.