Where Everyone Knows Your Name: How Restaurants Are Becoming Community Hubs Again
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Remember the coffee shop Central Perk on Friends? Or the bar Cheers? Both these TV iconic locations were more than just places…
Is There Power in Numbers?
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In the second week of Small Business Month, I thought it would be interesting to look at the new stats released last…
Cash Flow SOS: What’s Working in 2025
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Cash flow struggles have long been a top reason small businesses fail, representing a critical aspect of financial management that small business…
Why the Business-for-Sale Boom Might Be Cooling Off
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So far, this year has been solid for business owners who want to sell their businesses. According to the BizBuySell Insight Report…
Food, Fashion, and Fears: Inside the Teen Wallet in 2025
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Teens are spending more, according to the latest Taking Stock With Teens® survey just released by investment bank Piper Sandler. The biannual…
The Ever-Expanding World of Wellness
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Wellness has been a trending industry for a while. Circana, a consumer research firm, says, “Wellness is increasingly being recognized as a…
Will 2025 Be a Good Year for Retailers?
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2025 will be a good year for the nation’s retailers, but perhaps not as good as last year. That’s according to the…
Are Baby Boomers Becoming Baby Boozers?
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First, let me credit Emily Stewart, a senior correspondent at Business Insider, for the clever term “baby boozers.” In a recent article,…
How Ya Doin’? Consumer Sentiment is Falling—Rapidly
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While we await the annual retail sales forecast from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which we should get April 2, it’s crucial…
