Retailer Profiles

Splurge, Greenwich, Connecticut

Owning a retail shop was inevitable for Sonia Malloy. With grandparents who ran local shops, entrepreneurship was in her blood. Her first lemonade stand at age five was just the beginning. Fast forward to 2007... more »

Back 40 Mercantile, Old Greenwich, Connecticut

The four partners who own Back 40 Mercantile come from very different backgrounds, but one thing they all agreed on was that they wanted to open a store that they themselves would love to shop... more »

Vanderpump Rules of Thumb

For years, television viewers have watched the progression of entrepreneur and restauranteur Lisa Vanderpump and the perpetual expansion of her business portfolio in various industries. If you’re a Bravo-watcher, you’ve seen her launch her own... more »

Paper Goat Post, Orlando, Florida

“Brick and mortar, without an e-commerce presence, is still alive!” That lofty declaration comes from Megan and Cedar Watson, twin sisters and owners of Paper Goat Post (PGP) in Orlando, Florida. In just three years,... more »

Resort Retail

Miraval Arizona resort and spa’s mission is to help its guests find wellness through life balance. The Tucson-area location offers all sorts of services and activities to achieve that, such as meditation, yoga, hiking, biking... more »

The DIME Store Keeps Close to Home

Locally made and sourced products have made their way to the top of sales in many retail segments. Customers like to know where products come from and how they are made. Shelley Christner of The... more »

Stock Culinary Goods, Providence, Rhode Island

It is an unusually warm Saturday in January and Jan Faust Dane is busy pumping nitro coffee and kombucha to customers who swing by her gourmet and specialty store, Stock Culinary Goods in Providence, Rhode... more »

Shinola, Detroit

As makers of handcrafted watches, bicycles, leather goods and journals, Shinola believes that products should be built to last and they should be built in America. Shinola stands for skill at scale, the preservation of... more »