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FEELING THE SPIRIT: Providence Place mall reported an increase in visitors to the mall in the first weekend of the holiday shopping season, placing the rise at about 3% above a year earlier. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. shopping centers feeling merry about December despite economic challenges

Crowded stores and stronger-than-expected sales have analysts predicting that the rest of the holiday shopping season will be a banner one despite higher prices,...
NEW BREED OF COMPANIONSHIP: Meghan Gamboa, Ageless Innovation LLC co-founder and senior vice president, holds an animatronic cat at the company’s Pawtucket headquarters. The cats, dogs and birds produced by Ageless Innovation have been shown to be beneficial for the mental health of the elderly.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

For her, Ageless Innovation much more than pet project

It was a combination of soccer, Hasbro Inc. and Bryant University that brought Meghan Gamboa to Rhode Island, where she now works as co-founder and senior vice president...

College Unbound receives $500K grant from Walmart

PROVIDENCE – Local education nonprofit College Unbound recently received a $500,000 grant from prominent retail chain Walmart Inc. to help the organization expand its...

Listen up

Listening is in danger of becoming a lost art. This old anonymous piece, slightly abridged, just about sums it up: “When I ask you to...

Patrick Mullen

2022 40 Under Forty Awards Patrick Mullen | 38 Senior risk expert, cybersecurity, Walmart Inc. How has COVID-19 changed your industry? COVID-19 has put an emphasis on...
GUTTED: Anagnost Cos. and Brady Sullivan Properties, property owners of the now defunct Swansea Mall, have gutted the inside of the structure to make way for a “lifestyle center,” with plans for tenants ranging from retailers and restaurants to health and fitness centers. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

‘Lifestyle center’ development plans move forward for Swansea Mall site

After years of stalled progress, plans to bring new life to the site of the defunct Swansea Mall are once again picking up now...

Former Ann & Hope property in Warwick sells for $7M

WARWICK – A former section of the now closed Ann & Hope curtain and bath outlet store in Warwick – part of a business...

Tips to overcome hiring struggle

There is a battle going on across America. It’s a battle to attract workers amid nationwide staff shortages. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has termed...

No one ever drowned in sweat

An old ranch owner named John had a small spread in Montana. The state government claimed he was not paying proper wages to his...
SIGN OF THE TIMES: Asher Schofield, co-owner of Frog & Toad LCC in Providence, has kept the retailer’s two locations closed to foot traffic during the pandemic, but Frog & Toad has been able to offset that loss of business with online sales and curbside pickup.  / PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

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...
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