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Earth Day and Fashion: 50 years in the making
50 Years ago… …on April 22nd Earth Day gave a voice to the growing public consciousness about the state of the planet. Today, Earth Day is recognized by 190 countries, and over a billion individuals...
View ArticleIs brick and mortar retail over post-pandemic?
Having worked in retail since I was 17 years old, I have seen it all …or maybe not. Business is not as usual in the summer of 2020. Retail stores in Solano County were allowed to reopen May 8, but with...
View ArticleNot So Small Business Saturday
Ten years ago American Express launched Small Business Saturday on a national basis to encourage holiday shoppers to patronize local small businesses on the busiest shopping weekend of the year. Small...
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Bookshop Benicia
Longtime Bookshop Benicia proprietor Christine Mayall has never had a year quite like 2020. Her bookstore on First Street is a veritable fixture, having moved from the Southampton Shopping Center in...
View ArticleNuts & Bolts: The Bottom Line
Made in the USA. Buy American. You see these terms often in reference to where things are manufactured because purchasing domestic products strengthens the US economy. In this second guest column, I...
View ArticleMothers and Daughters and house dresses
Recently, a mother and daughter stopped by the store while spending the day together in Downtown Benicia. After the long year of Covid-19, the twosome were almost giddy about the fact that they were...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts: A Scent of the Past
Last fall, wanting to expand into new categories, I began evaluating small artisan candlemakers. The adventure began on Etsy, where I discovered an unexpected scent called “Hardware Store.” This was...
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