/news/tags/retail Retail en-US Copyright Tue, 12 May 2020 20:47:17 GMT /news/economy/2020-05-12/retail-shoppers-return-on-first-day-stores-are-reopened-for-business Many of Ohio’s retail stores that had been closed for the past few weeks opened today. There was a light yet steady stream of shoppers inside a Columbus... Tue, 12 May 2020 20:47:17 GMT /news/economy/2020-05-12/retail-shoppers-return-on-first-day-stores-are-reopened-for-business Jo Ingles, Jo Ingles /news/community/2018-07-12/middlebury-commons-project-gets-loan-for-retail-space-construction The Akron Community Revitalization Fund is helping the Middlebury Commons project with construction of retail space with a $1.6 million loan.Chris… Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:05:00 GMT /news/community/2018-07-12/middlebury-commons-project-gets-loan-for-retail-space-construction /news/economy/2017-10-30/with-amazon-looming-what-is-the-future-of-retail-in-akron Fifty years ago, when Akron’s first shopping mall opened, it marked a beginning of the migration of retail out of downtown. These days, that mall is… Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/economy/2017-10-30/with-amazon-looming-what-is-the-future-of-retail-in-akron Kabir Bhatia