A pandemic bike boom sparked sales growth for Danny’s Cycles and other stores. Photo by Manuel Garcia After the pandemic turned the state of retail upside-down, the county’s stores changed the way they do business to adapt and innovate. The region’s retailers doing business in the post-pandemic retail sector are […]
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The Shipping Crisis Is Pummeling the Footwear Industry, But Independent Shoe Stores Might Be Hurting the Most
As the holiday shopping season looms, the shipping crisis is still in full swing. Pandemic-related shipping slowdowns, factory and store shutdowns, clogged ports and worker shortages have forced retailers to seek out solutions for moving product in time for the holidays. In many cases, these methods come at a much […]
Support American clothing companies, thrift stores, teen says
Do you ever think about who made your clothes? We know where we bought them, and we are often readily prepared to answer the common question, “Where did you get that?” However, from beginning to end, the process of manufacturing clothes is much more complex than one may think. It […]
Barbs and praise for Tampa Bay stores that still require masks
ST. PETERSBURG — The sign on the door at Sans Market is hard to miss: “Masks still required.” One couple appeared to do so on a recent Saturday at the downtown store on Central Avenue. An employee quickly told them they needed to cover up and offered free disposable masks. […]
Stores hope weather won’t dampen fun
With rain in the forecast for the bulk of Independence Day weekend and the price of meat at an “all-time high,” many vendors are at a loss for what to expect in sales for the summertime holiday. “It’s a very big unknown,” said Shane Murray, meat and seafood manager at Clements’ […]