Tag: retail
Demand surges at NBX Bikes despite backlog for orders
Bicycles are so in again that they’re out of stock. So many people want them – not just in Rhode Island but globally –...
‘Plant nerd’ brings unique, diverse inventory to Providence
A gardening store that features unusual varieties of familiar perennials is a new addition to Providence. Homegrown, which opened in May, has both houseplants...
Ann & Hope to close its Curtain & Bath Outlet stores...
CUMBERLAND – Ann & Hope Inc. announced Monday that it will permanently close its 11 Curtain & Bath Outlet stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts...
Some stores end practice of locking up black beauty products
NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS Health Corp. say they will stop locking up beauty and hair care products aimed at...
Online shopping therapy reaching new heights
BVtween technical glitches and food worries, retail therapy and sheer amnesia, something has happened to shopping during the pandemic that can be summed up...
Ocean State Job Lot providing free fabric to make homemade masks
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot is launching the “Mask Fabric for Free” campaign to supply customers with fabric to create a homemade...
Job Lot buys $250K worth of cleaning supplies for health, government...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has donated $250,000 to buy masks, gloves, eye protection and cleaning supplies for health care and government...
Tiverton shop a chance to display artsy side
Twisting wire into jewelry offered Krystal Amaral a creative outlet during her time in law school.
Now an attorney, Amaral is still making jewelry –...
Metal Supermarkets opens first R.I. franchise location in Warwick
WARWICK – Metal Supermarkets has expanded to Rhode Island, opening its latest franchise store at 177 Chestnut St. in Warwick, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported...
You’re probably sitting on at least $167 of unused gift cards
SAN FRANCISCO – More than $20 billion in unredeemed gift cards and store credit is floating around the United States and there’s a good...















