by Associated Press Published: January 16,2013
Tags: building, facility, move, moving, relocate, relocation, retail, retailing, rewtailer, store, structure
JACKSON and MADISON — Officials say the Sam’s Club in north Jackson is considering a move to Madison because of structural problems with its existing building. Officials with Sam’s Club, parent company Wal-Mart, and the mayor of Madison haven’t said much about the possible move. Jerry Cook, Madison’s economic development director, told The Clarion-Ledger last [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 11,2012
Tags: apparel, arrest, brand, clothes, clothing, counterfeit, intellectual property, law enforcement, reail, retail, retailer, store
OKOLONA — Two Chickasaw County residents have been arrested for a second time in a year on charges of selling counterfeit clothing. Attorney General Jim Hood says Willie McMillan, 46 and Sophia Hill, 47, were arrested after an undercover investigation into their store, Urban Wear. Investigators seized about $275,000 in counterfeit clothing from Okolona store. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 11,2012
Tags: build, builder, buildimng, construction, environment, feed, permit, pollution, reailer, retail, runoff, seed, store, storm water
PONTOTOC — A Pontotoc feed store is paying $37,000 civil fine for failing to get a storm water permit before starting construction. Moore’s Feed Store agreed in September to pay the fine to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. An order published by the department says that in May 2011, someone complained to MDEQ about [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 5,2012
Tags: city, clothing, election, executive, government, mayor, municipal, municipality, Politics, poll, retail, store, term, vote, voter, Voting
TUPELO — Mayor Jack Reed Jr. says he won’t run for a second term. He announced his decision not to run next year in a full-page ad in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Reed says his reasons include wanting more time with his family and returning to work at his family business, Reed’s Department Store. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 15,2012
Tags: culture, general store, Heritage, historic, history, renovation, retail, shop, shopper, shopping, store, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
ONWARD — The Onward Store is keeping alive the story of Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1902 bear hunt as it has done for generations. The store, first opened in 1913, was closed in the spring to undergo renovation, according to the Vicksburg Post. It reopened over the weekend. A new addition is a back porch that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2012
Tags: Central Business District, community development, culture, downtown, Heritage, history, merchant, retail, shop, shopper, shopping, store
TUPELO — Officials are starting a campaign to have the downtown declared a national historic district. Officials with the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that group will do a historic resources survey to see if the central business district has enough buildings to support the designation. Main Street went [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 24,2012
Tags: anchor, blighted, buy, buyer, lighting, mall, renovation, retail, retailer, retailing, revival, shop, shopper, shopping center, store, strip mall, tenant, traffic
JACKSON — Although the effort to rehabilitate U.S. 80′s retail corridor in Jackson often gets more attention, several south Jackson malls are getting new life. Going beyond retail is part of the revival at Jackson Square Promenade, The Clarion-Ledger reports. That includes a roller-skating rink, a “teen center” where kids can hang out, sing karaoke [...] [...]
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