retail

Another new business is opening in the Twin Ports this time in Two Harbors, and train lovers and candy fans will be happy!

Pier 1 announced yesterday that they will are going out of business and will be closing all of their 540 locations including the one here in Duluth.

Instead of going to the post office to mail back your returned items to Amazon, Kohl's will now be accepting them starting in July.

All remaining Shopko stores to close including 5 in the Northland and 1 in Northern Wisconsin by mid June.

Wisconsin-based Shopko has announced plans to close 39 of their over 300 stores to adjust to the company's long-term outlook.

The latest information is that the retail industry is suffering for a couple of reasons.  One of course is the option to shop on line and have it delivered to your home.  The other is that popular retail stores are feeling the crunch of on line shopping and closing their retail spaces.  Sad.  I have such great memories of going to the mall, from a child to pushing my child in a stroller.

Anyone who knows anything about retail knows that there is a pricing structure in place at every store.  That structure can help you get the best deal possible - but - you need to know how to crack it.

There's an app for that!  It seems like (almost) everyone has a smartphone these days, and the list of ways it can make your life easier is never-ending.

There you are in a store that has 8 of the 9 things on your family list, but one of them isn't on sale like store number 2 across town. You see that store 1 price matches. You over hear someone having problems, here's some things that will help you.

I'm not sure it's accurate to say we're worse off than we were two years ago. It is frustrating we can't see the light at the end of the tunnel though.   Two years after the official start of the recovery, the American people remain pessimistic about their current economic circumstances and longer-term prospects. via Pol...