


LivingSocial snapped up its latest deal for $3 million: the renovation of a historic Penn Quarter building where it will set up an experimental retail “experience” space. After a dramatic remodeling of the six-story, 120-year-old former insurance building at 918 F St. NW, the company will host small dinners by big-name chefs, intimate concerts and other productions in an effort to carry it ...
Read more...Independent booksellers join Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and Canadian chain Indigo in refusing to stock retail giant's own books The cold war between north American booksellers and Amazon has hotted up this week, with the booksellers joining together to announce that they will not be selling any of the titles published by the online retailer. The opening salvo was fired last week by America ...
Read more...While all the brick-and-mortar stores are turning to Web commerce, a pioneer in Web commerce is turning traditional.
Read more...7 of 1 Shopping: Save or splurge?Just about everyone has found themselves standing in the middle of the aisle, torn between buying the highest quality item and trying to spend less because of a budget. ...
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