With the holidays now upon us, many are starting to rev up their online gift shopping. If it looks too good to be true, it usually isn't. Financial fraud officials say to be diligent when shopping online and make sure you are purchasing from a reputable business. Many times there are scammers or spoofers that look legit but really are not. If you feel like you may have been scammed, call your financial institution, watch your accounts, and hope your merchandise gets delivered.
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LIMA, OHIO (WLIO) - The Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Thrift Shop is adding new Saturday hours to help with some back-to-school shopping.
More Lima locations were added to the list of Rite Aid pharmacies closing after the company filed for bankruptcy last year. In a new list of closures filed with the federal bankruptcy court, Rite Aid on the corner of Elm and Eastown Road and also the store on the corner of Shawnee and Breese Road will be closing this fall. Those Lima locations, along with the one on Robb Avenue, are three of the five Rite Aid stores listed with a Lima address. The store in Saint Marys has also been placed on the list to close.
Rite Aid has announced that more stores will be permanently closing across Ohio including one locally. According to documents from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Rite Aid location at 1502 Executive Drive in St. Marys was included on that closure list with the store already putting up signs saying that everything must go.
Ohio is giving shoppers a longer tax break when families are thinking about back-to-school shopping. The sales tax holiday will run from Tuesday, July 30th, to Thursday, August 8th. The sales tax holiday has been going on for years in the state, but last year the General Assembly extended it from three days to 10 days to help people keep a few dollars in their pockets. It includes purchases in person and online up to $500.
This Black Friday looks a lot different than in the past, as both people and businesses have to keep COVID-19 restrictions in mind.
Retail tracking experts are predicting that stores will ring up almost as many if not more sales on the Saturday before Christmas than on Black Friday.