Like all businesses, the furniture industry is undergoing dramatic changes, thanks to the dual challenges of the digital age and the recession. That means both good and bad things for furniture shoppers. The good: There…

Finally: Connected-Home Shopping for Done-For-Yous SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Sears is unveiling its flagship connected home store as well as a dedicated online site, both part of the national retailers growing effort to position itself as…

Spread These two cant get enough of each other! Despite their 25-year age difference, Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble are still going strong. Earlier this week, the couple were caught canoodling at DailyMails Cannes Lion…

A reverse mortgage is a viable proposition for homeowners age 62 and over. It allows them to access their available home equity while still holding the title to their home. The extra income can be…

Alibaba spinoff Ant Financial became the latest private company to enter the Chinese banking business with todays launch of Mybank, an internet-only bank for customers and small businesses. Mybank will function much like a traditional…

Propelled by back-to-school buying, US retail sales will grow a relatively strong 4.6% during the core back-to-school shopping months of July and August 2015, eMarketer expects. At the same time, retail ecommerce sales will rise…

Cushman Wakefield | Thalhimer 20150626_BIZ_NUCK Nuckols Place VFI LC bought about 15 acres at Nuckols and Twin Hickory Roads in western Henrico County for the development of a 90,000-square-foot shopping center to be known as…

The constant fluctuation in retail store sizes has turned shopping into a frustrating and time-consuming vortex, full of return labels and gift receipts. A consumer-driven service called Fitbay helps soothe the personal struggle of finding…

E-commerce may be growing at a double-digit pace, but the fact of the matter is that 90% of todays transactions still happen offline in old-fashioned stores. That simple stat may explain how Curbside secured a…

After having dressed country stars like Blake Shelton, Vince Gill and Josh Turner for years, stylist Trish Townsend, 54, decided it was time to offer her sartorial expertise to the rest of Music City. There…