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    August 4, 2017
    Kittsona in Fargo. Forum News Service file photo.
    Kittsona to open South Carolina store
    CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A downtown Grand Forks clothing boutique for women will open a location in South Carolina. Kittsona plans to open a store...
    News/businessAugust 4, 2017 - 8:53am
    August 3, 2017
    Lavinia Johnson -- with her children 6th grader Micah Blanks, 11, and 4th grader Brooklyn Banks, 10 -- shop for back to school supplies on Tuesday July 25, 2017 at Walmart in Chicago, Ill. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
    Making back-to-school shopping chaos easier on parents
    CHICAGO — Dread might be too strong a word. But Kate Hunt's feelings about back-to-school shopping aren't far from those of kids who soon...
    NewsAugust 3, 2017 - 4:00am
    July 13, 2017
    A man with a Macy's bag walks past the J.C. Penney's store in New York, April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
    J.C. Penney to add toy sections in all stores
    Department store operator J.C. Penney Co Inc said it was opening toy shops in all its stores and has already doubled its online assortment of...
    July 13, 2017 - 1:41pm
    July 11, 2017
    Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S. January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
    Amazon.com on pace to break sales record for 'Prime Day'
    Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday its Prime Day sale was on track to be the biggest shopping event in its history by sales. The world's largest...
    July 11, 2017 - 8:13pm
    June 9, 2017
    Artist Darin Drummer works on a picture of Sitting Bull in his new studio space in Grand Cities Mall. (Janelle Vonasek/Grand Forks Herald)play button
    No shortage of specialties at Grand Cities Mall
    The Grand Cities Mall is filled with all sorts of wonders and specialties — so many so, it was difficult to get more than a peek at some...
    NewsJune 9, 2017 - 1:43pm
    Charis Brossart (center) offered to share her extra strawberry shake with fellow Del's Cafe guests Amy Robinson (left) and daughter Carrie Brossart. (Janelle Vonasek/Grand Forks Herald)play button
    Grand Cities: A magical mall for the curious
    Don't say you haven't been warned. The signs out front clearly state: No loitering. If you enter the Grand Cities Mall on South Washington Street...
    News/localJune 9, 2017 - 1:42pm
    May 27, 2017
    The Fargo Outlets at Timber Creek, a 300,000-square-foot outlet center a Fargo developer is planning, would be at the northeast corner of 52nd Avenue South and Interstate 29. It would have enough space for 60 stores and open in 2018. (Special to Forum News Service)
    Fargo outlet mall may not break ground in 2017
    FARGO — The outlet center planned for the city's south end may not break ground this year after all, according to developer Kevin Christianson....
    NewsMay 27, 2017 - 4:16pm
    May 17, 2017
    Deer caught looking for deals at Minnesota Wal-Mart
    Wadena, Minn. — Shoppers got quite the surprise at the Wadena Wal-Mart when they noticied a deer perusing the aisles. The picture above has...
    NewsMay 17, 2017 - 8:12am
    May 9, 2017
    The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center. REUTERS/Pascal Rossigno
    Amazon cuts free shipping minimum to $25
    Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday, May 9, it cut the threshold for free shipping to $25 from $35, upping the ante against Wal-Mart Stores Inc in...
    NewsMay 9, 2017 - 1:26pm
    May 3, 2017
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    Local stores thinking of future changes during Small Business Week
    Grand Forks, N.D.- A change in storefronts as bigger stores are moving out, could it lead to bigger sales for small businesses? The landscape...
    NewsMay 3, 2017 - 8:45am
    May 1, 2017
    Schwans CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios is helping reshape the frozen food delivery pioneer for the modern family. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
    Home food delivery is hot, but Schwan's has done it for 65 years
    MARSHALL, Minn. - Home meal delivery services are hot right now, but it isn't often that Schwan's Co. is mentioned as one of the innovators in...
    NewsMay 1, 2017 - 11:34am
    March 7, 2017
    An artist's depiction of the Fargo Outlets at Timber Creek, a 300,000-square-foot outlet center a Fargo developer hopes to build at the northeast corner of Interstate 29 and 52nd Avenue South. Special to The Forum
    H&M to open Fargo store at proposed outlet center
    FARGO—Fashion retailer H&M will open its first store here next year—but it won't be in West Acres Shopping Center. The Swedish-based...
    NewsMarch 7, 2017 - 10:10am
    February 10, 2017
    A buyer receives items from thredUP six to eight days after the order is placed online. April Knutson / Special to The Forum
    Rise of resale: Buyer and seller platforms provide more secondhand options
    Finding an item in a certain size or style is difficult anytime, but especially in a thrift or resale store. Online resale platforms can save...
    NewsFebruary 10, 2017 - 12:12pm
    Editorial: Fill Macy's gap for sake of local tourism
    Two headlines in last Thursday's Herald illustrate the state of American retail business. On Page A1, the Herald announced the unfortunate news...
    opinionJanuary 10, 2017 - 4:13pm
    January 6, 2017
    Les Roseno tidys up a hallway at the Columbia Mall Friday. Roseno has worked at the mall since 2008. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Mall will recover from loss of Macy's, experts say
    Once Macy's leaves Grand Forks, it's unclear what will happen to the space it occupies at Columbia Mall. The shopping center may struggle without...
    News/businessJanuary 6, 2017 - 9:04pm
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