The report concluded that many businesses were struggling to manage the expense of essential items as they were reluctant or unable to pass the full cost on to their customers. The enforcement of payment terms can present challenges and the length of …

It has a strong presence in more affluent communities, such as Fairfax, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina. The acquisition will expand Kroger's reach out of its stronghold in the Midwest to reach areas that the company described as “high-growth …

Many of China's wealthy already buy Apple products smuggled from Hong Kong, where Apple products are cheaper, or they make the trip over to buy them directly. As for less affluent Chinese customers, Apple recently introduced installment plans to make …

Meanwhile, Arlington's median sales price is also down 0.1 percent year-to-date. Possible explanations for the drop, other than potential weakness in the real estate market, include a preponderance of condo sales this year or a raft of high–end sales …

“For the past three years things have been sluggish, but we are seeing the higher end start to move,” Held said. Patrick Goggins, president of Goggins Real Estate, was less optimistic about any ripple effects of the sale on Round Hill Road. “I see this …

Rumors that Bloomingdale's or another high–end department store will take the space have been circulating; earlier plans and speculation had centered on a casino, a Target, high–end restaurants. Bloomingdale's owner, Macy's Inc., hasn't announced a new …

The sale price of a work of art could be publically listed, the same way that's done for houses in the real estate market. Since 1988, New York State required galleries to “conspicuously display” prices, but this is often not enforced, or the prices …

If you are on the lookout for a house here, you could be accosted by a so-called real estate agent at the corner of a street. These agents scour the streets, looking for buyers and sellers and most of them don't even have a registered office: they get …

She is believed to be one of the first Realtors® in the country to adopt the technology for real estate sales. “When you market high–end homes, it's all about the clients and going the extra mile to make their listings stand out from all the rest …