Have you been to the mall lately? It used to be a magical place this time of year. But it’s not the same. Christmas shopping used to be unique, but not anymore. It’s always been crazy. The crowds, the noise, the people have always made it special. I worked in retail when I was younger,…
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I’ve been feeling a bit bummed out the last couple of weeks. I guess you could call it melancholy. And it’s honestly about something you might think is silly. A friend from Northeast Ohio passed along the news about a special place that was closing…
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I felt a little wave of nostalgia come over me the other day. I saw something on the internet about Orange Julius. Back in the day you could find one of those beverage stands in nearly every shopping mall…
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How we shop has changed so much in my lifetime. We’ve gone from shopping centers to shopping malls, and now we’ve got Amazon. The mall was a big part of my younger days, but sadly that experience has changed drastically…
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If you’ve been to the mall lately you’ll notice many of your favorite stores are going out of business. Many people blame these store closings on the internet. And while websites like Amazon have hurt retailers, it’s not all their fault…
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Some people love it, some people dread it. But there’s one thing we have to admit, it’s tough to escape Black Friday…
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Sometimes I wonder about the strangest things. Things that don;t necessarily matter in the big picture of life, yet drive me crazy…
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You think that you know some people well, until you find out….
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To some today is simply Friday. But to many, the day after Thanksgiving has taken on a new moniker…
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The other day my wife and I got to talking about retail stores that have disappeared in recent years. And it got us to wondering…
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