Retail
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Shipley School grad’s DeerDana making strides in fashion industry
When Dana Veraldi made the trek from her home in New York City to the Merion Cricket club to deliver the keynote speech at Career Wardrobe’s annual Empowering Tea and Fashion Show recently, it was a trip back home for the 2002 Shipley School graduate. Veraldi built her 10-year-old DeerDana brand largely from scratch. It’s…
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Music to the ears — The Rock Shop to open in King of Prussia Mall
Sure there’s plenty of high fashion, trending products and high-end merchandise, but now the King of Prussia Mall will also appeal to the music lover in all of us. And according to Roy Thomas, owner of The Rock Shop, mall owner Simon Properties has been looking to bring back two types of stores that were once…
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Kroger selling Turkey Hill stores to British company
What’s your favorite convenience store? Wawa often is the answer in the eastern part of PA, and Sheetz often comes as a direct competitor, but Turkey Hill Minit Marketes have been a mainstay for many years as well. In 1967, Charles and Emerson Frey opened the first Turkey Hill Minit Markets store on Columbia Avenue in Lancaster,…
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Ambler getting fired up for Restaurant Week
There are a lot of towns known for good restaurants, but few are packed with as many hot spots as Ambler. And to show the rest of Montco what they’re cooking, Ambler Restaurant Week puts the best of the best on display. Ambler Main Street hosts the first of two 2018 Restaurant Week events January 29 through February…
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King of Prussia Toys R Us store one of few to remain open
With debt hitting the $5 billion mark and giants like Amazon and Walmart gaining even more momentum, Toys R Us will close 180 stores in the United States. But the King of Prussia location will remain open. Several other Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania stores were spared. Locations in South Philadelphia, Port Richmond, the Oxford Circle…
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Amazon Go: The future of shopping
Imagine walking into a convenience store and seeing no one. Your first thought might be that the place is getting robbed, but that’s not the case at all, the store is being overseen by technology. Amazon, the ever-growing behemoth of a retail giant, is opening a store exactly like that. The first clue that there’s…
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LEGOLAND, it’s not just for kids anymore
Looking for something to do before the Birds settle in for a battle with the Vikings Sunday evening? Well winter might be in full force here, but don’t let a little snow keep you cooped up. This week’s calendar is jam-packed with events in Valley Forge and Montgomery County. Come see NASCAR champions, world-renowned comedians,…
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From CHESCO: Daughter of County’s Wealthiest Resident a Growing Force in the Shoe Industry
Starting a new shoe label isn’t easy, especially in today’s competitive environment, but Mary Alice Malone and Roy Luwolt have found a formula that has propelled them to the top in only three years, writes Stephanie Hirschmiller for Footwear News. The daughter of Campbell Soup heiress and Chester County’s wealthiest resident (Mary Alice Dorrance Malone),…
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Kimberton Whole Foods to open in Collegeville area; currently hiring
Kimberton Whole Foods is readying for their 12,800-square-foot grocery store’s opening in the Collegeville Shopping Center in March, 2018. As an independent, natural grocer, Kimberton focuses on providing customers with natural, organic and non-GMO groceries, and prepared foods and supplements in a convenient environment. “We’re excited to announce our sixth location in the Greater Philadelphia…
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Berwyn couple to expand Dapper Doughnut to King of Prussia
With a location already succeeding in Plymouth Meeting Mall, Janet Malin and Josh Morey, owners of The Dapper Doughnut, plan to bring the tiny sensations to another Montco destination — namely King of Prussia. The Dapper Doughnut, which features smaller than typically-sized doughnuts, is operated by Chicago Doughnut Franchise Co., which in 2016 launched an…
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Walmart gives starting salaries a bump and offers bonuses
Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, handing out one-time cash bonuses to those who don’t benefit from the pay hike and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. The company said the moves that will affect more than a million hourly workers in…
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Looks like Amazon is missing the Target and aiming instead for Costco
Amazon.com Inc. is more likely to buy Costco Wholesale Corp. than Target Corp., according to equity analyst James Cakmak of Monness, Crespi, Hardt, & Co. Cakmak said that all the hype around speculation of a Target acquisition misses a few key points, writes Casey Coombs in Puget Sound Business Journal. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “They need brand affinity. It’s not just about the footprint,” he said during a Jan.…
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King of Prussia Mall plans mixed-use development for former JCPenny site
The scene at the East Coast’s largest mall on a recent Friday morning would seem to fly in the face of the doomsday narrative surrounding U.S. retail centers. A steady stream of holiday shoppers walked the lacquered halls, browsing stores from Gap to Gucci. By noon, a line was snaking out of an outpost of the…
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Mattress Firm plans store closings
Houston-based retailer Mattress Firm plans to close about 200 stores. The company has more than a half dozen Montco locations. The locations to be shuttered aren’t yet known, but note the company has at least nine locations within Philadelphia plus around another 10 in southeastern Pennsylvania suburbs and South Jersey, writes Jen Para for Philadelphia Business Journal. …
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Target to open small-format store in Ardmore
The newest small-format Target store opening in our area is coming to Ardmore’s Lancaster Avenue in summer 2019. The Minnesota-based retailer on Tuesday confirmed plans first reported by theBusiness Journal that a new brick-and-mortar location will open near the corner of Lancaster and Ardmore avenues, not far from the SEPTA Regional Rail stop and a short walk from the…
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From DELCO: New Wawa in D.C. the Chain’s Largest … for Now
Wawa has opened its largest store to date, this one in Washington, D.C., writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A string trio played in front of the juice-and-yogurt display case, and customers waited in a line that stretched around the block at the grand opening in Washington’s central business district. The store is Wawa’s…
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Painted sleigh brightens up Gilbertsville business
What’s Christmas without jingle bells and sleighs? A Gilbertsville business asked that same question recently and decided to contribute to the community’s Christmas spirit in a unique way, according to a staff report in The Times Herald. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “Pennsylvania Dutch folk artistry is very much alive and thriving today, and we wanted to use this…
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Ardmore brewers add globetrotting to the menu
A good pour of beer over the holidays can be a tasty part of the cheer shared with family and friends. And some of us go to great lengths to get it. Beer road trips are inspirational and recreational, and handy apps can point us in the right direction. Ardmore brewers Jean Broillet IV and Julie Foster…
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