Tag: retail
Everybody’s Business: She runs shop with a worldly view
(Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Green Line Apothecary to relocate into expanded South Kingstown location
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Green Line Apothecary LLC, an independent pharmacy and soda fountain, will move into an expanded site at 245 Main St., in...
Ocean State Job Lot contributed $25M to philanthropic efforts in 2020
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot contributed $25 million in philanthropic efforts in 2020 across its 142-community-footprint for various causes, including assisting those...
Pandemic magnifies mall woes
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the consumer shift to online shopping, and the strain is being felt more acutely at mall retailers because of...
Old Navy to open store at Garden City Center
CRANSTON – The value fashion retailer Old Navy will open at Garden City Center this year, potentially by late summer, the shopping center announced...
Some independent retailers pay heavier price than others in COVID-19 era
Two hundred feet – about a 60-second walk – separates LuLi Boutique LLC from Frog & Toad LLC in Providence. But the pandemic experiences...
U.S. retail sales fell in Dec. for 3rd straight month
NEW YORK (AP) – Retail sales fell for a third straight month as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores during...
Citizens issues $30M line of credit to Ross-Simons following acquisition
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday announced a $30 million loan to Ross-Simons Inc. as part of an acquisition deal reached earlier...
Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
NEW YORK (AP) – Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, the biggest drop in seven months, and a sign Americans held back on spending...
Duo looks to fill empty storefronts with pop-up shops
Vintage clothing vendors Savannah Barkley and Heather Wolfenden know many of their peers haven’t been able to catch up since the beginning of the...
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