Retail
Shops, leases and the rules of selling in New York, from negotiating retail rent to the sales tax categories that catch retailers out.
Torque Sofa Review: One Founder's Dispute and the Vanishing Amazon Listing
A founder's warranty fight over a Torque sofa set, and why the Amazon listing he bought from is now marked unavailable.
How Retail Rent Is Actually Negotiated In New York
The asking rent is one term among many, and it is rarely the one that decides whether the store works.
What A Pop-Up Shop In New York Actually Involves
A short lease does not mean a short list of obligations. Most of the permanent requirements still apply.
How New York Sales Tax Applies To What You Sell
Whether an item is taxable turns on categories that are not intuitive. Getting the category wrong is the retailer's liability, not the customer's.