Published May 17, 2013
These days, retail - or business of any kind - is all about telling a story through interior design and visual merchandising. Lyn Falk of Retailworks, Inc. shares her tips for effective branding and local business owners dish on their personal design strategies.
Published May 15, 2013
Members of Raise Up MKE, a local group with ties to a growing national movement of retail workers, is striking and rallying across Milwaukee today.
Published May 13, 2013
You can take the girl out of the mall, but more and more direct-sales companies are discovering that you can't take the mall out of the girl - and from a business standpoint, why would you want to? The direct-sales approach is being chosen more and more by women professionals seeking a valid and fulfilling career in retail.
Published April 10, 2013
I've said this before, but I like the Grand Avenue Mall. It's an easy lunch destination for Downtown workers, and it still has a lot of unrealized potential. It saddens me that most have written it off for dead, and I wish the City or the owners would provide a serious incentive for a few major anchor stores to come and stay for a while.
Published March 28, 2013
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced today that it will open a new clearance center on Milwaukee's South Side.
Published March 14, 2013
For some local businesses, credit cards aren't worth the hassle or the cost. Consequently, more entertainment spots - particularly restaurants and bars - want payment in cold, hard cash.
Published Feb. 1, 2013
It's all about location, right? For restaurants, though, isn't it about the food? Does location matter? Should restaurants cluster? Not sure? Here's what a few experts said. Dive in, and then chime in with your thoughts.
Published Jan. 2, 2013
In the pile of morning emails, one stood out today. Mark Pasch, owner of Mark Pasch Ltd. in Bayside, shared a New Year's message from his father, who owned Polacheck's, a men's store at 227 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Published Nov. 14, 2012
The Shops of Grand Avenue is welcoming three new local businesses to the western half of the mall just in time for the fast approaching holiday season. One is the ever-popular Jake's Deli.
Published Nov. 2, 2012
A major complaint of people living and working Downtown and the Historic Third Ward is the lack of a large, modern convenience store like Walgreen's or CVS. So, I'm calling for one now.
Published Sept. 25, 2012
The Shops of Grand Avenue has added three new local pop-up stores to its business lineup.
Published Feb. 22, 2012
Designer fashion boutique Hot Mama is opening its second Wisconsin store at the Bayshore Town Center this summer.
Published Feb. 16, 2012
Target has announced plans to open a new location in Brookfield at West Bluemound Road and Columbia Boulevard this July.
Published Nov. 2, 2011
Leasing has begun for a six-story project at Prospect Mall that includes 80 market rate apartments as well as 13,560 square feet of retail space.
Published July 26, 2011
The former Downtown Milwaukee Borders' space is being creatively marketed using the prominent windows at the location.
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