Get your kids ready to enjoy Harry Potter-style Build-A-Bear toys, bearing the insignias of the famous fictitious houses of Potter--Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. That's right: the bears are going wizarding.
The new Harry Potter line of Build-A-Bear cuddly toys is available online, and will be in Build-a-Bear stores (including the Destiny USA mall location in Syracuse) later this
New York and Company, the ladies clothing retailer with stores in New Hartford and Syracuse, has filed for bankruptcy and could close all or most of its stores, according to the company.
With major department stores and smaller retailers feeling the pressure from online giants like Amazon, and now the coronavirus - are big indoor malls in Central New York headed toward their own apocalypse?