Best Buy Co. Inc. reported Tuesday that its first-quarter profit fell 15 percent - even as Circuit City, a key competitor, closed the last of its stores - because recession-weary shoppers were still limiting big-ticket purchases. ...more

June 17, 2009

Tom Wiley didn't have a lot to say at first. The general manager at Register Chevrolet was hearing on CNN what General Motors executives were doing to bolster sales. ...more

April 1, 2009

Before her wedding last year, Huda Batterjee went abroad to buy her bridal lingerie - she just couldn't bear the humiliation of discussing her most intimate apparel with a man. She had little choice: there are almost no saleswomen in Saudi Arabia. Now a group of Saudi women - sick of having to deal with male sales staff when buying bras or panties, not to mention frilly negligees or thongs - have launched a campaign this week to boycott lingerie stores until they employ women. ...more

March 25, 2009

A new multicooker fascinates chef Jaden Hair and she produces a Vietnamese pulled-pork recipe made easy by the appliance. ...more

February 11, 2009

While other builders are pulling back and even closing shop as a result of the tough economic times, Ashton Woods Homes is reporting an increase in the number of sales and is in a growth mode. ...more

November 26, 2008

Holiday sales are expected to grow at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about jobs, the housing and stock markets and high gas and food prices, according to a forecast from the National Retail Federation being released Tuesday. ...more

September 23, 2008

BUSINESS NEWS Realty Office Has New Addition Donna Sims has joined the sales staff of South Bay Homes LLC in Apollo Beach. Also on staff is Michele Herndon. ...more

May 3, 2008

To the Avon Park Police Department, we wish to take the time to thank you for all that you do, especially on the morning of Thanksgiving. Our business office was broken into and the officers caught the burglar within minutes after he had broken in and fled. ...more

December 31, 2007