Lisa Westerman got her first taste of Black Friday 2009 shortly after midnight. That's when she got to Toys R Us at The Grove at Wesley Chapel shopping center. ...more

November 28, 2009

The phrase "sleep when you're dead" can easily apply to Black Friday shoppers. ...more

November 28, 2009

A midnight joy ride on an electric shopping cart ended in felony charges on Wednesday ...more

April 30, 2009

The Bay area's unemployment rate is nearing double-digit levels, with 9.7 percent of the region's work force now jobless. ...more

March 7, 2009

7-Eleven, Inc., the world's largest convenience retailer and ranked among U.S. top franchisors, is continuing its plan to convert the vast majority of its company-operated stores into franchised operations in the U.S. by 2012. The conversion of company-operated stores in some markets began in 2006. Approximately 4,100, or 75 percent, of 7-Eleven, Inc.'s more than 5,600 U.S. stores are now franchised. ...more

November 16, 2008

Professionally dressed and eager for an interview, Lauren Hillsgrove roamed a University of Tampa job fair last week and searched for employers who would accommodate her chosen career: public relations and event planning. ...more

October 11, 2008

Professionally dressed and eager for an interview, Lauren Hillsgrove roamed a University of Tampa job fair last week and searched for employers who would accommodate her chosen career: public relations and event planning. ...more

October 10, 2008

Planning a grocery trip to one of Aldi's new area stores? Better bring your quarters. ...more

September 25, 2008

I'm not very good with goodbyes, but I would be remiss if I did not take the time to thank all of the Albertson's associates with whom I have had the pleasure of working with at our Sebring location for the last 11 years. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication that made our store Albertson's "Store of the Year" in 2005. ...more

September 4, 2008

In seven years of selling school supplies, Traci Torres cannot remember a back-to-school shopping season shaping up as gloomy as this one. ...more

August 1, 2008