The depiction of female shopkeepers and mothers, punctuated by women like me standing by concrete building blocks, underscores our importance as memory keepers within a society that has often needed rebuilding.
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Lara N. Dotson-Renta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
The Sweetheart Stroll started as a grassroots event by a group of shopkeepers who wanted to do something for Valentine’s Day, leading the Chamber of Commerce to get involved to help coordinate the event.
The neighborhood is home to hundreds of merchants selling everything from neckties to quinceañera dresses to bright swaths of fabric.
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Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.
Walmart's site serves as a marketplace where many sellers list their offerings.
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Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Basant's return for three days in early February saw a more regulated version of the traditional spring festival — with strict rules for kite sellers, banned items for buyers and a set window for when kites were allowed in the sky.
Home to 710 stores and vendors, mostly Somali retailers serving Somali patrons, the mall was plastered with anti-ICE posters due to daily raids, according to Sabri.
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Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Jackson launches the Wall Street Project, a challenge to corporate America to end the multibillion-dollar trade deficit with minority vendors and consumers.
My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.
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Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Kristersson is one of the hundreds of politicians, diplomats, security officials, and arms dealers gathering at the Munich Security Conference this weekend to consider the end of a period of unrivaled American power.
—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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