Retail

Some believe the key to reviving downtown retail spaces could be greater support for local businesses, especially those owned by women and minorities.

From mall fashion to up-and-coming designers, we’ll talk about Columbus’ role in the fashion industry during this hour of All Sides.

From mall fashion to up-and-coming designers, we’ll talk about Columbus’ role in the fashion industry during this hour of All Sides.

Fifty years ago at Marsh’s grocery store in Troy, a multi-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum became the first retail item scanned with a Universal Product Code, or UPC as we know them.

Some recent images of theft are unsettling, but do they reflect reality?

Columbus' "Buckeye Deflection" program is being funded with a $50,000 grant to help low-level shoplifters get connected to mental health services and food banks to address issues that drive them to steal.

A Monday news release said numerous locations are under consideration and the final sites will be announced later.

In the 1960s, the construction of shopping malls had a deep impact on the American economy. Downtown retail struggled as shoppers flocked to large indoor and outdoor shopping centers. Today, Columbus’ first malls are either gone or in decline, but 50 years ago, they were in their prime.

The world’s largest online retailer, Amazon, is reportedly considering building brick-and-mortar retail spaces in Ohio and California.

Retail sales soared 5.3% last month compared to December, much more than anticipated, as U.S. families began receiving new federal coronavirus relief checks.