Sentences with phrase «shop was out of business»

Poor thing walked for miles before she discovered that the shop was out of business and no longer there.

Not exact matches

One of the best ways to find out if a business fits your personality and lifestyle is to work in it for a while before plunging in and setting up your own shop.

«Eighty percent of our clients are one - man shops trying to figure out how to turn this into a business.»

Lv Zhenhong, Founder of BSWolf, tells CNBC why Alibaba's online shopping site Taobao was his ticket out of poverty and helped him start his business.

Within six months, the verdict was in: the economy store had put the traditional shop out of business.

Since your business is just starting out, you won't have a lot of customers to ask yet, so «shop» your competition instead.

Here are five tips from Manta for small - business owners anxious to get the most bang for their buck out of a dreaded shrunken holiday shopping season.

Check out the traffic patterns of logical shopping centers, says Vas Lahanas, senior vice president of business development for Salsarita's Fresh Cantina, a franchise chain based in Charlotte, N.C. Is it easy to get in and out of the parking lot?

What stands out about it for now is that its business model — backed by some big money — is a radical rethinking of what consumers want from an online shopping experience.

A fast food seafood joint, Nordsee is one of the oldest fast food chains in the world, and originally started out as a 19th century fish supply shop before settling into the restaurant business.

Driving in and out of the new 1.2 - million - square - foot shopping centre — which opened for business earlier this week — proved to be a challenge Saturday with some motorists saying it took them more than three hours just to get out of the parking lot.

After a 12 - year run, the Kardashians are closing up shop and getting out of the retail - store business.

Why not spearhead something or reach out to local organizations like your Chamber of Commerce to see if other area businesses might be interested in building a community event around shopping local?

The possibility of you coming across similar business that just closed shop in the location you want to open yours can't be ruled out.

Businesses take time to prosper, argues Liu: «We didn't sell the storefronts to anyone yet, because we're afraid once we do so, it will be out of our control and low - end shops will pervade, which is not what we want.»

He is certainly on the side of every shop keeper, which I take to mean every small business person out there.

It's actually a local business initiative where the shops and cafes have put out rainbow banners and flags in a show of solidarity with the gay community living in the area.

LOL Actually, people like me know that Christian businesses get discriminated against by people like you, so I go out of my way to shop there, or buy their products versus the other guys, who may be a few cents cheaper.

«Every other small butcher has gone out of business, but our retail butcher shop has been in the same location for 33 years,» McMillan notes.

Of course, by shopping at local markets you are also supporting your local economy and helping to keep local farms in business by cutting out the middle man and packaging costs.

Saw the united match after the arsenal one and by the looks of it they have got their house in order and their shop is back in business after that gift from arsenal to them which is what concerns, arsene needs to see the match united played just like sir Alex's teams putting pressure and draining the energy out of Hull bodies.

Las Vegas is all but trying to get out of the gambling business favoring the «no downside risk» of big shopping malls and EDM night clubs.

Big businesses want to be out of town, where shops are bigger, easier to refit and there's more access for big lorries.

With this baby I would be shopping online for some new lingerie to wear when hubby skypes me while he is out of town on business.

When it became apparent that only about five candidates they had supported had been elected, the Barclay brothers announced that they were shutting down their businesses on Sark — hotels, shops, estate agents and building firms — leaving about 100 people, or a sixth of the population, out of work.

Dubbed the Community Business Stability Act, it will ensure «mom and pop shops are not forced out of the neighborhood by high rents,» he said.

The protection of our local shopping heritage — the defence of independent, family - run shops and businesses — and the preservation of the remaining Post Office network (we have lost 10 out of our 18 Post Office branches since Labour came to power) are all issues that affect the quality of life and the vibrancy of our community.

It's ironic that Sears, the inventor of mail - order shopping in the late 19th century, is being driven out of business — or at least out of the Town of Ulster and lots of other places — in large part by mail order's modern web - based version.

Out of the 7 Banks in ONELGA, 5 closed their doors; the hospitality industry virtually collapsed, businesses and shops closed, people moved away from what used to be the fastest growing economy in rural Rivers state, ONELGA people became internally displaced people.

Most of the meteorite traders are doing business at the Hotel Tucson City Center, a sprawling complex that rents out all its rooms as makeshift shops.

Rather than getting a higher price for the ring, he may be more interested in offering you a cup of Arabic coffee at the back of his shop, giving you a stack of his business cards to hand out, and finding other ways to help you recognize his worth among the hundreds of other gold vendors in the market.

The environmental impact is bad (but what I want is not act) but because of the rut problem I'm not putting local stores out of business — just moving my chain store shopping online from the brick and mortar location

From end of season summer favs like swimsuits + pool toys to trendy footwear + accessories, every major retailer does big business this weekend and honestly I am not surprised as to why, this is one of my favorite weekends to shop (in between laying out by the pool of course:p).

In my small college town no one dresses up (think college students, professors and employees of businesses that support the college) so the only items in thrift shops are children's clothes, bootie shorts and tank tops or worn out khakis.

Black Friday is quite possibly one of the most dangerous sports out there that I don't like to partake in... unless I'm shopping at a small business or sitting on my couch in my stretchy pants.

What a sweet friend - and how sad the place had gone out of business, things are hard for shops these days.

The main reason I tagged along on Patrick's business trip to SXSW was because I'd never been to Austin and the city seemed to offer up a decent amount of vintage shops to check out.

I miss many of the smaller but unique shoe shops that have gone out of business and find that shoes are either very flat ballerinas or uncomfortable and high heels.

Buying secondhand helps to keep clothing waste out of landfills, it lessens the demand from the major retailers, and many times you're also supporting a small business or local charity (as many secondhand shops / consignment shops, etc. benefit non-profits or are privately owned!)

I guess what I'm saying is that when you're shopping a going out of business sale, it's totally fine if you're excited for deals, but remember to be kind to the overworked, exhausted, and probably a little freaked out about their future employees.

Last weekend I was out and about, shopping taking care of business.

It was the perfect opportunity to get out the message of the importance of shopping small, because if there's one thing Etsy celebrates, it's small businesses.

I'm new to the dating site, but here a little about myself her are some of my hobbies they are working out, staying health is very important, then reading, movies, traveling, Find Art, Indoor & Outdoor Sports, of course Shopping, My goals now is or expanding my business in becoming World Wide...

I «am 5» — pounds I like to have fun with friends going out, I like to shop, enjoying fishing, and baking, one day I hope to have my own business but most of all I like to spen time with my family.

This is our preferred method of business in order to not waste your time car shopping for vehicles out of your price range like many other dealerships do.

Whether you're headed out of town for a vacation, need a vehicle for business in a new city, or have your current car in the shop, you'll never regret a Toyota car rental.

This is very important because eBooks with DRM might get inaccessible when the web shop is getting out of business.

The HP Pro 8 608 G1 is primarily for business markets like logistics, retail and blue - light industries but there's nothing here that would look out - of - place in a coffee shop.

Authorities in China had earlier closed two shops operating out of Kunming on the ground that they lacked official businesses permits, though independent sources maintain there are at least three other such stores still operating with the possibility of many more.

Most comics shops are small businesses, and they are often tucked away in out - of - the - way places, so people may not even know if they have one nearby.