Renee Lucas

NEW YORK -- Retailers need to be more creative and innovative to achieve their sales goals for the end of the decade, according to Thomas I. Rubel, president and chief executive officer of consulting firm Retail...

COEBURN, Va. -- Alan Atwood is committed to Coeburn. That's evident not just because this town is the headquarters of his family's three-store supermarket business, but because of the support he lends this community...

COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. -- Since purchasing the 20,000-square-foot Payless IGA here in January 2002, Louis Young grew the unit's weekly sales from $60,000 to more than $100,000. That was no simple task.Young operates in...

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Paul Vanderjagt, 70, has been in the grocery business for 50 years. His lifelong commitment to the industry has earned him a 2005 IGA International Retailer of the Year award. It's the second time...

If consumers won't go to natural and organic foods, manufacturers and retailers will come to them. That's the idea behind a number of springtime initiatives promoting sampling and trial purchases of select products...

CHICAGO SIGHTSIt's a view that shouldn't be missed. The Sears Tower offers a 360-degree panorama of Chicago's skyline from North America's tallest building, which soars 1,353 feet high. Admission into the Sky Deck is ...

HOMETOWN FAVORITESGINO'S EAST (633 N. Wells St.; 312-943-1124) Pizza in Chicago is traditionally deep dish, and Gino's East claims to be the original. With its biker theme and graffiti-covered walls, customers can...

WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- Relying on local growers to supply most of its fresh produce and sticking to high-quality standards have made Belmont Market's produce department a standout in the region.Described as an upscale...