Posts Tagged ‘retail’

Weiland’s Gourmet Market in business for more than 50 years

Weiland’s Gourmet Market has evolved considerably during the last half-century. When John Williams and George Weiland opened the market in 1961, it primarily sold meat. A few years later, the business moved to Indianoloa Avenue and Garden Road, where more groceries were added, as well as a deli,...

February 6th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Boring provides insight into local retail industry trends

Columbus-based Boulevard Strategies has released its seventh annual “Top 10 List.” The list −a collection of trends, insights, observations and musings regarding the retail industry in Central Ohio and beyond− is written with the help of many retail-related articles that pique Chris...

January 20th, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Black Friday sales pay off in the long term for smaller retail businesses

Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year for many retailers across the nation, but for smaller boutiques and independent shops, that’s not always the case. “Last year was the first year we tried to pull people into our business for Black Friday and I can’t say it was successful,”...

November 25th, 2011 | Trendspotting | Read More

Five tips for finding the ideal space to open a restaurant

Randy Sokol of Sokol & Associates The majority of my restaurant experience comes from growing up in my family’s restaurants: Tee Jaye’s Country Place. From age 10 through college and all the way up to 2005, I worked at Tee Jaye’s. You could find me working every position, from dishwasher...

November 14th, 2011 | Tips of the Trade | Read More

Local grocery retailer identifies need for store in downtown Columbus

Retail can be a tough business. Retail in an urban area like downtown Columbus can be even tougher. The Hills Market announced today that it’s opening a brand new grocery store downtown next spring, which leaves us asking, ” Are they a little bit crazy, or are they ahead of the curve and...

October 21st, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

Pursuit offers shopping alternative for college-age men

Upon earning an undergraduate degree in marketing from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Nate DeMars was hired into a sales and marketing leadership development program at Whirlpool Corp. that brought him to Columbus. After four years and three roles with Whirlpool, he returned to school, enrolling...

September 19th, 2011 | Business Profiles | Read More

Celebrate Local open house scheduled for today

Easton Town Center will soon feature Celebrate Local, a new shop dedicated to selling Ohio-produced merchandise, in the former Harry and David store at 4030 The Strand East. Interested vendors can attend an open house today from 2-4 p.m. at the shop, where they will be able to explore the space, ask...

September 13th, 2011 | Upcoming Events | Read More

Roundup: Fast 50, firing stories & more

Columbus Business First yesterday announced its Fast 50, which honors local companies that had the greatest average revenue growth over the past three years. [Read More] Venture Highway offers a recap of the 10-xelerator program, which was designed to attract entrepreneurial talent to the region. [Read...

September 10th, 2011 | Weekend News Roundup | Read More