The rub comes in how easy it is to create it. In 1986, my parents retired our family store and themselves. The Ben Franklin on Main Street in Watsontown, Northumberland County, had a good run.

This follows a fall of 0.6% in December 2024 (revised down from a fall of 0.3% in our last bulletin). Food store sales volumes grew strongly in January 2025, following falls in recent months. More ...

Now northern states like Maine are getting hit with back-to-back snowstorms, and local hardware stores are struggling to keep up with demand. Maine Hardware's president Rick Tucker said his customers ...

In its statement, Joann said it is looking to "right-size its store footprint." Kohl's and Macy's closures: Kohl's will close 27 stores by April. Macy's is closing more. Here's where they all are ...