Two local restaurant and bar owners were fed up with the high percentage of profits they paid to deal-of-the-day sites like LivingSocial and Groupon. So they launched a local alternative aimed at being a good deal for the businesses that use it. LiveOnLocal.com will only feature restaurant deals in the Colorado Springs area and the [...]
Continue reading …Lost summer: Retailers counting losses after summer season dashed by fire
August 31, 2012 Comments OffEvery year when summer tourists come to visit the Pikes Peak region, they shop and stay in Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs and Woodland Park. So it’s easy to imagine what happens to businesses when they don’t come. The Waldo Canyon fire made national and international headlines when it forced the evacuation of Manitou Springs [...]
Continue reading …The Marco’s Pizza franchise is expanding in Colorado Springs. The family that brought the authentic Italian-style recipe to Colorado Springs about a year and a half ago opened another location and will celebrate its grand opening at its new 4492 Austin Bluff Parkway location Oct. 1. The first Marco’s in Colorado Springs opened at 9420 [...]
Continue reading …Americans are feeling worse about the economy than they have in a long time. Despite an improving U.S. job and housing markets, consumer confidence fell to the lowest level it’s been since November 2011. The New York-based Conference Board says Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 60.6, down from a revised 65.4 in [...]
Continue reading …Retailers making plans for mobile applications and texting coupons should know that new research shows parents with children under 18 are more likely than other adults to use their mobile devices to shop, find coupons and locate stores. That’s the news from a poll of 2,262 adults by Placecast.com, an online research site. “As brand [...]
Continue reading …Downtown restaurant Springs Orleans could soon become the flagship of a new national chain.
Continue reading …Even though they began shopping for back-to-school items early this year, there’s still a long list of school supplies to shop for, according to a National Retail Federation Survey. According to the NRF, the average family has only completed 40 percent of their shopping. Overall, back-to-school sales are expected to reach $83.8 billion – a [...]
Continue reading …Free joints! Cheap weed! Come on down! Marijuana advertising in Denver can be shockingly aggressive, with psychedelic billboards and sign wavers promoting potent weed and an affordable high. But in-your-face advertising messages in Colorado’s largest city look like they’re on their way out after the city council voted 13-0 to ban outdoor advertising for medical [...]
Continue reading …Firehouse Subs is opening its first restaurant in Colorado Springs Monday at 7543 N. Academy Boulevard. The company features sub sandwiches in a firehouse setting based on the founders’ 200 years of firefighting heritage. The new location is decorated with local firefighter memorabilia donated by the Colorado Springs and Castle Rock fire departments. Every Firehouse [...]
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