January 11, 2009
Greensboro native Jason Frahm's goal was to mix his love of music with fashion. The end result is Velicious Equenzi, a new men's and women's clothing story in downtown Greensboro. The store carries Frahm's original graphic designs featured on long- and...
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January 10, 2009
The love affair began at a young age, with the cheery music and constant spin of the merry-go-round. The emotion only grew stronger over time, with trips to the food court, strolls through store aisles and afternoons at the movies. Even when others fell o...
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January 4, 2009
GREENSBORO - S&K Menswear will close two of its longtime locations in the city, but the president of the company has no intention of leaving the Gate City. "We've been in your market for 30 years," said company CEO and President Joe Oliver . "We'll be...
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December 30, 2008
GREENSBORO - A longtime retailer is closing its doors for good, citing economic conditions for the decision. West Market Gourmet, formerly known as Tobacco USA, began a going-out-of-business sale Monday, said co-owner Jerome Pappas. The store was a fixtu...
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December 29, 2008
When Stanley Tanger envisioned building a shopping center just for outlet stores in the early 1980s, many bankers thought the idea would never fly and refused to give him a loan. But his son, Steven Tanger, thought the concept had great potential. After a...
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December 28, 2008
The presents have all been unwrapped. Festive displays of seasonal treats have been devoured. The decorations are going back into their boxes for another 11-month hiatus. As the holiday season winds down and we head toward 2009, there's only one more thin...
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December 21, 2008
GREENSBORO - It's the weekend before Christmas and all through the land, retailers are hoping for shoppers with carts in hand. But this year, the country's economic woes have produced a mixed holiday report from retailers, both locally and nationwide. Th...
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QVC is on the television screen, and the temptation to shop is pulling you toward the phone. But before you dial those numbers, see Ron Deutsch. Deutsch is the manager of Sylvia's Outlet, a tucked-away, bargain-shopper's dream on U.S. 29. For folks who l...
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December 16, 2008
GREENSBORO - Steven and Crystal Carter's humanity overcame their terror Monday morning. It was in those first chaotic moments after Monday's armed robbery and shooting of a Brinks Security employee at the Friendly Center Old Navy store that the Carters' i...
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GREENSBORO - Greensboro home sales suffered another double-digit percentage decrease in November, as the normally slow holiday real estate season collided with the country's recession. Homes sales were down 36 percent in November with 303 homes sold, comp...
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December 15, 2008
GREENSBORO - An employee of Brinks Security died this afternoon after being shot during a robbery this morning outside the Old Navy store at Friendly Center, police said today. Crystal and Steven Carter of Reidsville were in the front part of the store do...
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December 14, 2008
Life was supposed to evolve this way: Study hard, graduate from high school, go to college. Study hard, graduate from college, get a good job. Work hard and earn a promotion that nets more money and more responsibility. Maybe fall in love, get married and...
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We all have an "oops" or two in our closets. The handbag that looked like it matched that outfit - until you got it home. The scarf that is super-cute and ultra-itchy. The shoes that you loved, but your pinkie toe didn't. Don't fret. SARAJANE is offering...
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December 12, 2008
Greensboro and Guilford County homeowners: A higher bill could be coming your way. The N.C. Rate Bureau has requested double-digit increases for homeowners insurance rates in the two areas — 13 percent for Greensboro and 11 percent for Guilford County.
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December 11, 2008
Greensboro and Guilford County homeowners: A higher bill could be coming your way. The N.C. Rate Bureau has requested a 13 percent and 11 percent increase, respectively, for homeowners insurance. But first the proposal has to make it though the N.C. Depa...
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December 7, 2008
I have a confession. Sometimes, when a store is having a really good sale, I actually hope to find bare shelves where the item should be, especially if my pantry shelves are already groaning or my freezer is packed to the max. Why? Because if the store of...
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December 6, 2008
JAMESTOWN - From regulatory changes to immigration reform and worker training, local business leaders have many suggestions for North Carolina's next governor. Governor-elect Bev Perdue held a discussion with business leaders Friday morning at GTCC's Jame...
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November 30, 2008
Christmas trees, sparkling lights, evergreen wreaths and jaunty red bows all help get us into the holiday spirit. It's the prices of holiday decorations that can lead to a heavy grumble of "Bah! Humbug!" But one of the city's thrift landmarks has been sto...
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November 29, 2008
GREENSBORO - Black Friday earned its moniker for being the day retailers moved into the black and became profitable for the year. But after months of bad economic news, this year shoppers seemed to be the ones determined to stay in the black. Consumers we...
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November 28, 2008
In the days when multiple credit card offers were the norm, layaway looked like it had gone the route of the VHS videocassette: used, but only by a few, and many had been getting rid of it. That is, until this year and the economic downturn. Now, layaway...
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November 26, 2008
GREENSBORO - Retailers may be offering steep discounts for Black Friday, but Kathy Clark knows she'll be able to beat their prices. Everything at the Friday event she's helping to organize will be free. Yes, really. All of it. Free. Clark is one of the or...
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November 23, 2008
The Christmas holiday season is usually the most wonderful time of the year for retailers, when shoppers seduced by holiday cheer open their wallets and spend. But this year stores are bracing - not for crowds so thick it'll be hard to move, but for gathe...
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November 21, 2008
KERNERSVILLE — Local elected officials joined representatives from FedEx Ground Friday morning to break ground at the site of the company's planned, 400,000-square-foot facility. About 75 people were on hand for the event, the ceremonial start to a proj...
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November 16, 2008
The life-size cutout of President-elect Barack Obama has loomed from its tabletop perch at the front of African American Art as merchandise featuring his name and face flies off the store's shelves. There's plenty to choose from with puzzles, Beanie Babie...
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November 14, 2008
Lea Frederick ’s task seems paradoxical: Shrink the product but keep it substantial. In the three years she’s run the niche-gift creation company All Wrapped Up, Frederick has offered two sizes of gift baskets: The $65 Triad basket and the smaller......
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