Retail
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National Spotlight: UPS, Amazon give tips for holiday shipping deadlines
Looking to get your last-minute gifts delivered before the holidays? Don’t wait much longer than this week, unless perhaps you have Amazon Prime. The online retail giant announced it is expanding Prime delivery to 8,000 cities and towns from 5,000 previously and for some Prime members in a handful of cities, including Miami, Manhattan and Denver, with…
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Nordstrom battling the ‘Amazon Effect’
Nordstrom is focused on trying to make it easy for people to shop with a mix of in-store and online conveniences that it hopes will make it a “gift-giving destination” this holiday season. Before the start of the season, an analyst with Morgan Stanley painted a grim picture for department stores like Seattle-based Nordstrom. Fewer people will head to…
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UPS to meet holiday demands by hiring help
The growth of online shopping is leaving shippers scrambling to find enough seasonal workers. The trend is leading to more opportunities for area residents who are looking for part-time employment – and possibly more, writes Brian McCullough on pottsmerc.com [uam_ad id=”54865″] UPS is the latest to put out a call for help. It is in…
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Philly Pretzel Factory set to hit New York City
Will New Yorkers love a pretzel from Philadelphia? Philly Pretzel Factory will get the answer when it opens its first location in The Big Apple next year as part of its aggressive growth plans to penetrate new U.S. markets, writes Kenneth Hilario in the Philadelphia Business Journal. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Philly Pretzel Factory has signed a 25-unit…
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Marc Vetri, Urban Outfitters, part ways
Marc Vetri, the Philadelphia chef who sold most of his restaurant empire to Urban Outfitters, is now leaving the publicly traded South Philly-based retailer, saying he has “given them all the tools they need to succeed and grow this company to its fullest potential.” Vetri’s departure, announced in an Instagram post Sunday, comes several months after Jeff…
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Philadelphia Eagles gear the gift to give
If Philadelphia Eagles fans were just as good leading up the holidays as their favorite football team approaching, they can expect Santa to bring plenty of Eagles apparel as presents under the tree this year, writes Kevin Tustin for The Times Herald. The Eagles are flying higher than ever with their best start in over…
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Golf ClubSox sponsoring giveaway for the holidays
Sponsored Post We’re giving away this set of 100 percent wool crepe, made in the USA, custom made golf club head covers! Send an email to [email protected] to enter the Great Golf ClubSox Giveaway! Simply type in the subject line, Great Golf ClubSox Giveaway, and you’re entered! [uam_ad id=”54865″] Golf ClubSox has been designing custom…
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King of Prussia’s Radial has new boss at the helm
At Radial, the King of Prussia-based company that helps retailers compete with Amazon, the chief executive and president are gone, and Pierre Winand, a top executive from new owner Bpost, is running operations from his California headquarters. Radial is the billion-dollar-a-year warehouse operator, logistics and security adviser founded by Montgomery County retailing mogul Michael Rubin as GSI…
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MidiCi adds new slice to Town Center restaurant scene
The folks at the new MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company in King of Prussia Town Center believe that “people are the best thing that can happen to anyone.” But, if you’re a pizza-lover, then MidiCi might just be the best thing that could happen to you right now in Montgomery County, writes Rachel Riley for…
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Lafayette Hill’s Michael Rubin has a ‘need for speed’
This fall, as some of the N.F.L.’s corporate partners fretted about the league’s handling of its players kneeling during the national anthem, the sports merchandise company Fanatics pounced. When Alejandro Villanueva, a Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman, stood for the anthem and the rest of the team stayed in the locker room, his name began trending…
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Ardmore Initiative re-launches Downtown Dollars program to lure shoppers
A revenue-boosting strategy that began years ago after snowy weather and construction hurt Ardmore retailers has returned with the aim of injecting $30,000 into the Main Line town’s economy. The Ardmore Initiative, the suburb’s business improvement organization, opened Monday its Downtown Dollars program, which gives shoppers a chance to buy, what is essentially, local currency,…
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Skippack shopping ideal for Small Business Saturday, and other fun things to do this weekend
Thanksgiving week kicks off the official start to the holiday season! Montgomery County is celebrating with plenty of ways to enjoy Turkey Day with the family, like spending Small Business Saturday shopping our unique downtowns. Plus, don’t forget entertaining concerts, plays, quaint main street tree lightings, and the beginning of Santa sightings! FEATURED EVENTS SMALL…
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ICYMI: Our top story of the past week: King of Prussia one step closer to having its own craft brewery
Workhorse Brewing Co. signed a lease on 62,000 square feet at 250 King Manor Drive in King of Prussia where it will make beer, have a tasting room and event space, said Paul French, a broker with Avison Young, who along with PRA Realty Advisors arranged the lease with Equivest. The facility should be open…
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Fun things to do this weekend, that don’t involve Thanksgiving leftovers!
Thanksgiving this week kicks off the official start to the holiday season! Montgomery County is celebrating with plenty of ways to enjoy Turkey Day with the family, like spending Small Business Saturday shopping our unique downtowns. Plus, don’t forget entertaining concerts, plays, quaint main street tree lightings, and the beginning of Santa sightings! FEATURED EVENTS…
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‘From the Boot’ bringing Italian flair to Lansdale
What a lot of Montgomery County residents consider one of their favorite BYOB restaurants is expanding again, this time to another location that will have a complete bar to service its clientele. The next occupants of the former arts center at 311 W. Main St. in Lansdale have cleared a big hurdle toward bringing a…
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Proposed ‘Mini Target’ approved in Ardmore
Plans for a new mixed-use building in the center of Ardmore got a green light as the Board of Commissioners Wednesday night approved the plans for a new building that will house apartments and a Target store. Eight commissioners voted to support the project while four voted against it. Anna Durbin, Cheryl Gelber, Scott Zelov…
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Super Wawa coming to Conshohocken
The proposed super Wawa on Fayette Street is becoming a reality, much to the chagrin of a vocal contingent of local residents. By a vote of 4 to 3, borough council voted Wednesday to grant preliminary/final approval to Provco Pineville Fayette L.P. for plans to develop the lot at 1109 Fayette St., paving the way…
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King of Prussia one step closer to having its own craft brewery
Workhorse Brewing Co. signed a lease on 62,000 square feet at 250 King Manor Drive in King of Prussia where it will make beer, have a tasting room and event space, said Paul French, a broker with Avison Young, who along with PRA Realty Advisors arranged the lease with Equivest. The facility should be open…
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