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Online sales-tax collection likely, ending a retail edge

Columbia, S.C. — When word emerged that Amazon.com Inc. was hunting for warehouse sites, leaders in South Carolina rolled out a welcome mat of tax breaks to lure the Internet retailer.Officials of the business-friendly Southern... more »

Women open outdoor-furniture store in Scituate

Scituate — In the span of two years, Brittany Jones went from gift-shop employee to furniture store co-owner. Jones, with a little help from her actor father, teamed up with former boss Sylvia Killion to... more »

Local Boutique Expands, Moves To Route 19

Are you searching for that perfect gift? Perhaps something for mom? Mother's Day is coming soon!Trunk Shows Boutique in Upper St. Clair may have exactly what you're looking for.The store moved into the former Betsy... more »

Retailers claim state may lose money on gift cards

Retailer organizations Wednesday released the results of an analysis of the sales tax impact of a new law that allows New Jersey to collect any unused funds left on a gift card and it showed... more »

New retail shop moving into ex-16 Hands on South Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor

The owners of a retail shop in Tecumseh recently signed a lease to open a new location on South Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor. The store, Rock Paper Scissors, plans to open in the... more »

From online to bricks and mortar: The local gift business bucking the online trend

While many businesses are shifting focus away from traditional retail and onto the online marketplace, Brisbane-based gift and homewares store Dandelyon is doing the opposite.The idea of Dandelyon Gifts came to Julie Dodge in a... more »

Love St Andrews shops initiative for Easter

Shops in St Andrews are gearing up for a special campaign designed to help the local retail economy which, like other towns and cities across the country, has suffered a downturn in recent times.Behind the... more »

Spring Open House offered by local retailers

Newport, Ark. — The Retail Merchants Committee of the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce has organized the Second Annual "Sip & Shop" Spring Open House at several local retailers.The event is designed to promote local... more »

Martha’s Vineyard Florist and Gifts expands

Ellen O'Brien, principal owner and florist for MV Florist and Gifts, has grown her love for flowers from a home-based business that she started in 2009 to a new storefront at 12 Mariners Way, adjacent... more »

Zookies comes to Toluca Lake

If there is one thing an LA mom knows how to do, that is shopping. LA moms know what's hot, what's green, what their families needs to stay in the know while also being well-connected... more »