PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Catalogs, those glossy paper-and-ink offerings of outdoor apparel, kitchenware and fruit baskets, are not yet headed for the recycling bin of history. Until recently, the future appeared grim for the mailbox-stuffers.…
Downtown Lawrences retail presence is shrinking, according to a recent report. The number of stores is down from 126 in 2006 to 72 in 2018, or about 43%, when numbers were collected for the citys…
Failures by major retail outlets are adding up so quickly that its become hard to keep track, let alone distinguish whether one has more meaning than another. The bankruptcy filing of Sears is nonetheless a…
LOS ANGELES Weve become accustomed to restaurants with open kitchens, coffee shops with on-site roasters, taquerias where you can see the tortillas being made but how about a shop where you can watch…