NEW YORK (AP) – Better holiday sales and rising commodities prices pushed stocks to new 2009 highs. Major indexes edged higher in midday trading today after data showed shoppers spent more freely this holiday season, a good sign that consumers are feeling better about the economy. Figures from MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, which track all forms [...]
Continue reading …When Jackie Lesh moved to Colorado Springs two years ago, she was looking for a career that would allow her to spend a lot of time with her family. As a former teacher at a Gymboree Play and Music gym in the Los Angeles area, Lesh considered jumping into the teaching arena again. She enrolled [...]
Continue reading …This week, the International Council of Shopping Centers sponsored its annual Denver Retail Runway at the downtown J.W. Marriott hotel. The event is considered “unique,” said ICSC spokesman Jesse Tron. “We do other kinds of ‘alliance’ programs and NexGen programs in other parts of the country, but this is a specific opportunity for brokers, developers [...]
Continue reading …Frugal food lovers looking to recreate the dishes they salivate over at local fine eateries and cooking-show fans looking to test out their favorite chef’s recipes can rejoice — not one, but two culinary spice stores have opened downtown. Extraordinary Ingredients Gourmet Pantry owner Kerri Olivier unlocked her doors at 612 N. Tejon St. on [...]
Continue reading …The front lines of the retail holiday price war have moved beyond toys and books into the DVD market. The Target Corp. said it will cut prices for 10 highly anticipated DVDs to $10, matching Wal-Mart’s prices. Wal-Mart, however, countered by cutting two cents off the DVD prices to $9.98. The DVD price war comes after Target [...]
Continue reading …Kim Bayles, owner of Kimball’s Peak Three, will expand the downtown movie theater complex within the next few months. Come January, visitors will find a cozy wine bar to relax in as Bayles vacates his office space in favor of the new amenity. “I have a 1,200 square-foot office on the second floor and I [...]
Continue reading …Researchers at the Air Force Academy are working to create a more efficient, cost-effective way of making black silicon – a material that is used to absorb light in solar photovoltaic cells, cameras and night vision goggles. Black silicon is not typically found in nature; it is created when silicon is immersed in sulfur hexafluoride [...]
Continue reading …Richard Hauf jumped into entrepreneurship fresh out of graduate school. Upon earning his MBA from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Hauf and his wife Denise couldn’t wait to get started in business. They opened an Internet retail operation, moved to Florida and built a successful business. But the Haufs grew tired of conducting [...]
Continue reading …When Gov. Bill Ritter’s office called Boulder Street Gallery owner Terry Henderson this week and asked whether the governor could stop by, Henderson didn’t have to think about it too long. “Absolutely,” he said. “I told them that would be great.” It was great, not because Henderson is a Democrat, as Ritter is, but because [...]
Continue reading …Consumers plan to spend less on Halloween festivities this year. Considerably less. The National Retail Federation says consumers will spend on average $56.31 on candy decorations, costumes and party favors among other items. That’s down from $66.54 last year. BIGresearch conducted the 2009 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey for NRF Sept. 1-9 and responses [...]
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