The Heart&Stroke Put Your Heart Into It! Tour is making a stop at Upper Canada Mall!
Monday, May 5 - Newmarket, ON - Shopping just got a lot heart healthier at Upper Canada Mall. The first-ever Heart&Stroke Put Your Heart into It! Tour will be making an appearance on Wednesday, May 7 until Saturday, May 10 providing shoppers with a free, interactive learning experience about their heart health. Read More...
Retailers look to stretch your economic-stimulus dollars
Saturday, May 3 - As the Internal Revenue Service began depositing economic-stimulus checks into bank accounts this week, several area retailers were a step ahead with sales and promotional offers already in place to entice residents into their establishments.
“We were looking at what we could do to help our customers stretch their checks a little bit further — provide more value,” said Sears Holding Corp. spokeswoman Kirsten Whipple. Read More...
From PJs to purses, customers reveling in Americana's 'retail experience'
Friday, May 2 - Glendale - It's no wonder The Americana at Brand has been dubbed "The Grove on steroids," as a riot of middle to high-end specialty shops, boutiques, restaurants, movie theaters and kiosk carts immediately greet eager shoppers.
The new open-air center also looked like a retail-theme amusement park as a giant fountain at the center of a grassy commons area danced during a grand opening Friday morning to the tune of Judy Garland singing "(Come On,) Get Happy." Read More...
Chattanooga: CBL developments forge ahead
Friday, May 2 - CBL & Associates Properties Inc. is pushing ahead with ongoing and future development plans even as the spluttering economy means that some retailers are shutting their doors.
“We are generating growth with the pipeline of solid new development projects that are well-positioned for long-term success,” Stephen Lebovitz, CBL president, said in an earnings conference call Thursday. Read More...
5 Fatal Mistakes for Small Retailing
Thursday, May 1 - In today's fast-moving and ever-changing business environment, mistakes can be fatal. Even at best, statistics show that about half of small businesses last less than two years. My 20-plus years of successfully operating several retail stores have made me a keen observer of the retail scene, and more important, the mistakes made by many retailers that have, in many cases, caused their demise. Even though the list of potential mistakes that retailers can make is long, I have found these five to be some of the most frequent and devastating. Read More...
A night to remember — and take to the bank
Thursday, May 1 - Baltimore - Gowns and dresses, tuxedos, limousines and corsages are in high demand — it must be prom season.
It must also be time for parents and prom-goers to shell out some serious cash for the memorable night — good news for area boutiques, formal-wear stores and limousine rental services. Read More...
Miracle Mile Shops Celebrate One Year of Growing Into Las Vegas' Ultimate Shopping and Entertainment Complex
Thursday, May 1 - Las Vegas – May 2008, Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino celebrates its year anniversary since evolving into Las Vegas’ ultimate shopping and entertainment destination.
Once known as The Shops in Desert Passage, Miracle Mile Shops has come a long way since its Arabian-themed origin. In May 2007, the shopping destination adopted a contemporary design and became Miracle Mile Shops. At the 50-yard line of the famed Las Vegas Strip, the center now features streamlined and modernized storefronts, people movers, a backlit sidewalk water feature, crystal chandeliers, contemporary, color-coded kiosks as well as 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants and live entertainment. Read More...
Roanoke Public Libraries Wins Awards
Thursday, May 1 - The Library was presented with three state awards by the Virginia Public Library Directors’ Association last week at its annual conference: Outstanding Service Innovation for the Valley View e-Branch library; Outstanding Adult Program for the Library’s popular “Emerging Artists” series; and Outstanding Cooperative Program with Other Libraries and Agencies for “Renovate Roanoke.” Read More...
Pushcarts Give Way to High-End, High-Rent Boutiques
Wednesday, April 30 - As the Lower East Side continues its evolution from tenements to boutique hotels to $1 million condominiums, the neighborhood’s retailing has moved from pushcarts to artisans in tiny spaces to more established designers selling higher priced goods. Read More...
A perfect fit
Wednesday, April 30 - Steve Dietz was 50 before he put his first jigsaw puzzle together. Now, he can't stop. And he wants to bring the joy he gets from completing puzzles to everyone.
Dietz, 52, is owner of the Puzzle Castle in Newtown Township, which celebrates its grand opening Friday through Sunday. Read More...
Some local moms take offense at mall T-shirts
Wednesday, April 30 - Danvers — Jennifer Webster said she couldn't believe her eyes on a recent trip to the Liberty Tree Mall with her 9-year-old daughter.
On her way out of a children's clothing store, near the food court and the movie theater, the pair walked by the Hottees T-shirt kiosk and saw shirts on display with messages about sexual positions and getting women drunk and having sex with them. Read More...
Norton Rubble & Mertz Advertising Designs, Produces Self-Service Vision-Testing Kiosk That Takes Three Top Awards at KioskCom 2008
Wednesday, April 30 - Oakbrook, IL – A self-service vision-testing kiosk designed and produced by Norton, Rubble & Mertz Advertising (NRM), Oakbrook, IL, received three out of the 11 “Awards of Excellence,” including “Best in Show,” presented at the recent KioskCom Self Service Expo and the Digital Signage Show in Las Vegas. Read More...
