Retail
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Chesco’s Famous Daughter Mary Alice Malone Treads Into More Press
Chester County’s own Mary Alice Malone continues to attract attention to her “still very much under-the-radar” luxury women’s shoe brand, Malone Souliers, according to a recent feature in The Style Hub. “Nothing but the shoes themselves quite capture creative director Mary Alice Malone’s intimate and unrivalled understanding of elegance, sensuality and what luxury really means,”…
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Acme Markets To Roll Out Produce For Kids Club This Spring
Acme Markets, the Malvern-based grocery chain, is set to ring up a helping hand for parents through healthy eating welcome kits, online activities and meal planning resources. The new Produce for Kids Club will enable shoppers to buy featured products at Acme Markets and other participating retailers, enter codes from their receipts online, and support Feeding…
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Step Out In Colorful Whimsy This Spring With Malone Souliers
Chester County native Mary Alice Malone is gaining international admiration for her Malone Souliers line of colorful and dramatic high-end shoes. The Wall Street Journal reports designers including Malone, Versace and Alexander Wang are showing for spring outlandish, whimsical shoes with architectural heels. Malone, a Unionville native and a former member of the Junior Olympic…
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Devon’s Whole Foods Market Gives Generously To County Food Bank
Whole Foods Market in Devon is donating 32,000 pounds of food to the Chester County Food Bank. The donation was gathered through the Feed4More program, in which shoppers were invited to donate food or money to families served by the food bank. In all, $31,920 in contributions were raised. “It is wonderful to have partners…
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New Stores For Comcast After Customer Service Rock Bottoms
Alongside a massive effort to resurrect ratings for its “dismal customer service reputation,” Comcast is modernizing stores across Philadelphia and planning to open new Xfinity storefronts in Exton and King of Prussia, according to a Philly.com report. “It would be safe to say the opportunity is huge,” Comcast Senior Vice President of Retail Sian Doyle said in…
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Nordstrom Rack Is Newest Retailer To Plan Space At King Of Prussia Town Center
Nordstrom, Inc. says it plans to relocate its Rack store at The Overlook at King of Prussia to the King of Prussia Town Center, next to retailers including Wegmans and ULTA Beauty. The Rack will move into a 35,000-square-foot space set to open in fall 2016. The property, adjacent to the King of Prussia Mall,…
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At Site Of Granite Run Mall, Residential and Retail Planned
The JCPenney store at the Granite Run Mall just beyond Chester County’s eastern edge on Highway 1 will not stay shuttered long after it closes this spring. Owner BET Investments plans to rush in with a wrecking ball and replace the struggling shopping site with an upscale town center boasting a pair of multi-story apartment complexes, retail…
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International Builders’ Show Spotlights CertainTeed Innovation
A brand moving from the fringe to one of Chester County’s hubs of activity recently took center stage at the International Builders’ Show. CertainTeed was spotlighted for its expertise in the evolution of moisture control for new homes. The brand is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, which will soon move into new corporate headquarters in Frazer. “We use…
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QVC Jumps On Selfie Stick Bandwagon
A leading selfie stick maker is making a big impression on the world of smartphone owners thanks to a new partnership with West Chester’s home shopping network. QVC has begun featuring Selfie on a Stick, the extendable smartphone holder that enables users to take photos of themselves — selfies — and groups — selfWEs — from a…
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More on Baldwin Book Barn here. Source: Keystone Edge
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Dansko Bestows Annual Retail FREDDY Awards
Dansko of West Grove has recognized three independent shoe stores for their exceptional in-store merchandising during their annual FREDDY awards. The stores are Sole Desire Shoes of Petaluma, Ca.; Earth’s Edge in Grand Haven, Mich.; and Bender’s Shoes of Grand Rapids, Minn. The nationwide initiative offered awards for implementing an effective Dansko sales event, designing…
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Local Macy’s Stores Will Remain Open
It’s like Thanksgiving all over again for local Macy’s employees and shoppers. The Huffington Post reports that although the department store has announced plans to close 14 of its 790 stores as it restructures to boost online sales, all stores in this region will remain open. That includes stores in Exton and King of Prussia…
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Deb Shops Close 287 Stores Including Exton Location
Deb Shops in Exton, Pottstown, Wilmington and Wyomissing are among the retailer’s 287 stores that are closing and now offering 30 to 50 percent off all merchandise in going-out-of-business sales. The 80-year-old Philadelphia-based women’s fashion discount retailer filed for Chapter 11 protection on Dec. 4. The stores sell junior and plus size apparel. Store furniture,…
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JC Penney Will Close Its Granite Run Store
JC Penney confirmed to the Huffington Post it will close 40 stores this April, including its nearby store at the Granite Run Mall in Media. Last year the JC Penney store at the Exton Mall was one of 33 stores closed by the department store. Read the Huffington Post story and list of planned closures…
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Kimberton Whole Foods Grows With Fifth Store In Malvern
The hub of real, local food grown through sustainable agriculture has itself grown to reach out to even more of Chester County; the newest hub of Kimberton Whole Foods’ wholesome goodness is now open in Malvern. The 5,000-square-foot location on East King Road is owner Terry Brett’s fifth, and it includes not only the organic market…
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PREIT Shears Whitehall Mall From Portfolio
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Exton Mall’s parent company, recently sold more properties including its 50 percent interest in Whitehall Mall in Allentown. PREIT opened the mall in 1966. The transaction was valued at $25 million. Since PREIT began its current disposition program in 2012, 15 assets have been sold, generating total $420 million. “Our…
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Liquor Control Board Discounts Online Shopping For Licensees
Local restaurants and bars with liquor licenses may now make purchases on the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board online website and receive a 10 percent discount off the retail price of wine and spirits. Previously, licensees were only eligible for a discount if they went to a state store or called an operator who would enter…
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Giant Food Stores Progressive Grocer’s Retailer Of The Year
The retail food industry trade publication Progressive Grocer has named Giant Food and all of its Ahold USA businesses 2014 Retailer of the Year. Progressive Grocer chose Giant for its exceptional philanthropic contributions and community outreach efforts. These include Giant’s annual September Hunger Action Month campaign to support local food banks, school fundraising through the…
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