Retail
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QVC To Host Designer Charity Sale
QVC, West Chester’s internationally known television and ecommerce retailer, is hosting a live broadcast of a designer charity sale, with proceeds benefiting Woman to Woman, the Ovarian Cancer Retail Foundation’s support program for women being treated for gynecologic cancers. “QVC Presents Super Saturday LIVE” is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26. The two-hour shopping…
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Giant ‘Here We Grow’ Campaign Features 3 County Farms
WEST CHESTER, PA – This summer Giant’s 12 Chester County grocery stores are putting more than 75 area farmers in the spotlight, including three from Chester County – mushroom growers Buona Foods of Landenberg, Phillips Mushroom Farms of Kennett Square, and Highland Orchards of West Chester. Giant is also featuring Buona Foods in a “Here…
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Harris Poll Names Wegmans ‘Best’ In The Northeast
DOWNINGTOWN, PA – The 2014 Harris Poll EquiTrend® study has ranked Wegmans grocery store Brand of the Year and best in the Northeast. “Wegmans’ exceptional quality and purchase consideration ratings make them look like a regional David among national-brand Goliaths,” said Michael Treboni, executive vice president of retail professional services at Nielsen, which owns the…
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ICTV Closes On Loan For Working Capital
International Commercial Television of Wayne says on July 2 it closed on a one year $500,000 Credit Facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The company has no current plans to utilize the loan, but will have access to the funds for working capital and other general corporate purposes as needed. ICTL sells health and beauty…
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Journal Names Dansko Jim Fox Chief Financial Officer Of The Year
Jim Fox, the Dansko executive who led the West Grove’s firm in its transition to a 100 percent employee-owned company, has been named 2014 Chief Financial Officer of the Year by the Philadelphia Business Journal. The award, sponsored by Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, recognizes financial professionals in the greater Philadelphia region for outstanding…
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Tague Lumber Opens Sixth Location In Kennett Square
Tague Lumber, a Philadelphia area family business founded in 1908, recently opened its sixth location at 475 McFarlan Road (formerly Danby Lumber) in Kennett Square. The Kennett Square location, managed by Matt Potter, includes thousands of residential and commercial building materials. The store also has state-of-the-art, drive-through warehouses ready to serve builders, remodelers and homeowners.…
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New Kennett Store Selling Craft Beer By The Bottle
There’s plenty of brew pub action in Chester County, but a new Kennett Square store seeks to help expand your drinking horizons without breaking the bank — by selling craft beers by the bottle. KSI Crafts offers a vast array of brews, from the most popular to the rare exotics, according to a Daily Local…
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Malvern Restaurant Pioneer Piling On Checkers Drive-Ins In Philly
A Malvern resident and owner of more than 100 restaurants has a big appetite to pile on new Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. locations in the Philadelphia market. Jay Pandya bought three company-owned Checkers drive-ins to help launch a franchise plan to open 14 new Philly restaurants by 2018, according to a recent Philadelphia Business Journal…
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Men’s Wearhouse Purchase Of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Is Official
Men’s Warehouse has no news about closing or merging local stores, and the word from the California-based retailer appears to be “steady as she goes,” as Men’s Wearhouse completes acquisition of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. The board of directors of the company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on common…
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ICTV Plans Canadian Market Expansion
International Commercial Television, Inc. (ICTL) of Wayne appears poised to expand its television health and beauty marketing in Canada. The direct response marketing and branding company has chosen Vancouver-based Contact Financial Corp. to help launch a new advertising campaign. “We are pleased to add Contact Financial to our strategic corporate communications team,” said Richard Ransom,…
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Progressive Grocer Recognizes Three Of ACME’s Outstanding Women Managers
Three women who help improve shopping for customers of ACME’s 10 stores in Chester County have been recognized for their outstanding retail leadership and named to Progressive Grocer’s 2013 Top Women in Grocery. Eve Gigis, Janis Levit, and Marianne Nice-Trionfo were also acknowledged for their community involvement and success in the supermarket industry. Progressive Grocer is a…
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USA Technologies Continues To Help Boost National Vending Businesses
Most of us take vending machines for granted unless a candy bar or bag of chips gets stuck in the machine. Malvern-based USA Technologies, Inc. is way ahead in giving consumers what they want in an industry that generates annual US revenue of $64,350,000. The company, a national leader of wireless, cashless payment and M2M…
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Acme Giving Away $75 For Selfies
Chester County’s neighborhood grocer, Malvern-based ACME Markets, is celebrating summer with a Coca-Cola partnership that will deliver a refreshing, cool $75 gift card every day to a lucky winner who takes a selfie, posts it with the hashtag #AcmeSelfies to their Instagram or Facebook account, and uploads it to acmemarketsselfies.com. The Summer of Selfies campaign…
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Longwood Gardens Announces International TRIAD Garden Fellowship
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square has launched the inaugural year of The Great Gardens of The World TRIAD Fellowship – a partnership with Hidcote Manor Gardens in England and The Alliance of Hyogo in Japan. The fellowship aims to expose young horticulturists to both the culture and horticulture of three unique countries and gardens of…
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PREIT, Owner Of Exton Mall, Launches Two Unique Retail Partnerships
The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, owner of the Exton Square Mall, has just launched two unique retail partnerships in the region. First, the global retailer UNIQLO will open a 10,000-square-foot store on the third floor of Willow Grove Park this fall. UNIQLO features high-quality, casual apparel for men, women and kids. “As we continue…
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Wegmans Stores Offer Free Trail Passports And Lifeclinic 500 Stations
The local Wegmans stores in Malvern, Downingtown, Collegeville and King of Prussia are known for their large variety of fresh local and international food. Recently Wegmans introduced two conveniences to help shoppers get and stay healthy while picking up their fruits and vegetables. The stores are now offering Wegmans Passports to Family Wellness, pocket-sized guides…
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Dansko Staff Are Community Volunteers During The April Footwear Cares Community Service Campaign
This April, staff at Dansko in West Grove are doing far more than marketing comfortable, classy shoes. Dansko’s 170 employee-owners are volunteering at the Special Olympics at the Jennersville Y, cleaning up highways and lending their hands to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Kennett Square as a local outreach within the national Footwear Cares…
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Exton Mall Offers Spring Carnival, Kids Club As Parent Company Announces New Center City
The Exton Square Mall has several community events scheduled for the spring, including a free Kids Club event and a spring carnival. Powers Great American Midways will be in the mall parking lot May 9-18 with more than 20 amusement rides, carnival games and food stands. Carnival hours are 5 to 10 p.m. week days,…
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