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GOODS NATURED: Sisters Karen Deutsch, left, and Ellen Deutsch in their Providence home goods shop called Stewart House in 2023. They say they compete with large retailers during the holiday season by offering personalized services. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Holiday sales are up, but retailers aren’t exactly feeling confident

Economy 12/12/2025

With this year’s holiday shopping season already surging despite economic uncertainty, local businesses are looking to personalized customer service and an online presence that...

Forever 21 in Warwick to close under parent’s bankruptcy plan

Capital Goods 03/17/2025

WARWICK – Another mall retail staple will be closing its doors for good. Forever 21 at the Warwick Mall on Bald Hill Road will be...

ENTERTAINMENT HUB: Santa Claus waits for children at the Warwick Mall, which boasts a 95% occupancy rate and is striving to integrate more entertainment-focused tenants, according to Domenic Schiavone, mall general manager.  PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

MALL MANEUVERS: Developers attempt different strategies to rekindle or recycle retail...

Cover Story 12/22/2023

No matter what anyone says, Matthew DuPlessie sees a future in indoor shopping malls. At least for his company. To DuPlessie, malls offer large, open...

PRICES FOR ALL: Boscov’s, a family-owned department store, opened just a few months ago in Providence Place mall. Denise and Walter Budz, of Providence, check out with Islene DeOleo, sales associate. “There are prices for everyone here,” said Walter Budz, who spent 46 years in retail at Ann & Hope, Ames and Walmart. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. malls finding new ways to get people in the door

Cover Story 12/20/2019

In one area of Providence Place mall, a couple of small children are working intently in a toddler-size veterinary clinic, treating a gray stuffed...

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