Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. | Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images
Entrepreneurs

Michigan leaders encourage residents to support local shops

A shopper walks by a store, Monday, November 18, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Money

Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores

A shopper Wednesday, November 18, 2020, departs the Timberland Store near the store's COVID-19 safety requirements on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Entrepreneurs

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

Diners are served outside by a waiter wearing a mask, face shield and rubber gloves, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
United States

Los Angeles virus surge raises specter of stay-home order

FILE - In this May 8, 2020, file photo, a parking lot at a JC Penney store is empty in Roseville, Mich. J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing retailer to two of the nation's largest landlords and its primary lenders. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Companies

U.S. bankruptcy court approves sale of J.C. Penney

‘On his first day as President, Joe Biden will issue an Executive Order creating a federal task force to reunite these children with their parents,’ the Biden campaign said. | Photo: Associated Press
Politics

For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

Plywood covers the windows of an Omega store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. October 13, 2020. Chicago police have warned local retailers to prepare for possible protests around Election Day. REUTERS/Moe Zoyari
Election

U.S. retailers secure stores as worries about election unrest mount

This photo provided by Adam M. Rammel shows patrons enjoying a pint at The Syndicate on Aug. 20, 2020 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Ohio’s restrictions forced Adam Rammel to at least temporarily abandon plans for a catering and event space designed for parties and that opened last month, in time for the holidays. (Susie Jarvis/Adam M. Rammel via AP)
Entrepreneurs

Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, joined by state Sen. Anna Caballero, left, signs bills at a press conference at Solomon's Delicatessen in Sacramento, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)
Entrepreneurs

Now hiring: California offers credits to small businesses

Elf on the Shelf figures are displayed at the company's studio Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Atlanta. Christa Pitts, founder and co-CEO of The Lumistella Company, which produces toys, books and other products under the Elf on the Shelf and Elf Pets brands, says her retail orders were covered 100% before the pandemic. Now, only 50% are covered, forcing her to rethink who she will sell to. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Companies

Suppliers reluctant to ship goods without credit insurance

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2019 file photo, women peer in the front door of Lord & Taylor's flagship Fifth Avenue store which closed for good, in New York. A slew of once-beloved brands from Lord & Taylor to Ann Taylor have filed for Chapter 11 since the pandemic. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Companies

Pandemic tests shopper loyalty for clothing brands

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