RetailThis developer wants to revive one of South Jersey’s deadest malls. But it’s not a done deal.For two decades, the Echelon Mall, now called the Voorhees Town Center, has been on the cusp of revitalization. A developer says he'll make it a "destination," if he can get a New Jersey tax credit. Erin McCarthy URBN’s Reclectic is moving from Philly to the suburbsAriana Perez-Castells Amazon to lay off nearly 1,000 Philly-area workers at shuttering Amazon Fresh stores Erin McCarthy All Amazon Fresh stores, including six in the Philly area, are closingErin McCarthy Fitness classes, juice bars, and cryotherapy: The new, upscale gym coming to Cherry Hill and Lower MerionDenali Sagner AdvertisementIs Wegmans collecting shoppers’ biometric data at its Philly-area stores? The company won’t say. The Rochester-based grocery chain says it uses facial recognition surveillance in a handful of states, but wouldn't confirm whether its suburban Philadelphia stores are on the list. Denali Sagner Ikea is testing a digital Roblox experienceThe company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is first rolling out the pilot in Australia and Sweden. Erin McCarthy How Gen Z is making millennials look cool againResearchers say teens have wider access to styles of earlier eras because of the internet.Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post After the Gillian’s closure, boardwalk merchants agree it will never be the same. They want a say in what comes next.Ocean City merchants, some from families that have owned Boardwalk shops for generations, are sounding the alarm. They want to see the city green light a plan for a hotel at the Wonderland site.Amy S. Rosenberg What the Saks bankruptcy means for Philly-area shoppersSaks Global operates the Saks Fifth Avenue off City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd and Neiman Marcus at the King of Prussia Mall.Erin McCarthy Ena Widjojo, owner and longtime celebrated chef at Hardena in South Philadelphia, has died at 73She grew Hardena into a culinary and cultural connection for thousands of local Indonesians and other diners who enjoyed her homemade Southeast Asia cuisine.Gary Miles The Shops at Liberty Place are for saleThe 35-year-old mini mall at 1625 Chestnut St. is almost 80% occupied, but its performance was stronger before COVID-19. Jake Blumgart A Phoenixville shopping center sold for more than $7 million The complex, shadow-anchored by a corporately owned Acme, is less than a mile from the Chester County borough's bustling downtown.Erin McCarthy A look back at Philly-area businesses that didn’t survive 2025Rite Aid and Iron Hill Brewery were among the companies that closed for good this year. Some beloved small businesses also shuttered. Erin McCarthy Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy YardIt will be the homegrown roaster's first physical location.Erin McCarthy Rally House plans to open its first Center City storeThe Rittenhouse store would be the sports apparel chain's fourth Philadelphia location.Erin McCarthy How these Philly-area consumers are spending $150 on all their holiday gifts U.S. consumers are expected to spend on average more than $600 a person on holiday gifts this year. Some are resisting consumerist pressures. Erin McCarthy Northeast Philly’s Franklin Mills mall is for saleThe sale comes amid a wave of mall redevelopment in the region, with demolition and residential construction a common fate for struggling shopping centers. Jake Blumgart How Chestnut Hill’s main street is staying relevant in the Amazon eraDespite broader economic challenges and a few restaurant vacancies, new and old Chestnut Hill businesses have found success. Erin McCarthy Holiday traditions, more than deals, draw Philly-area Black Friday shoppers to Cherry Hill MallDespite inflation, rising prices, and the omnipresent e-commerce ecosystem, a familiar Black Friday hustle was in the air at the South Jersey mall on Friday morning. Denali Sagner See more storiesAdvertisement
This developer wants to revive one of South Jersey’s deadest malls. But it’s not a done deal.For two decades, the Echelon Mall, now called the Voorhees Town Center, has been on the cusp of revitalization. A developer says he'll make it a "destination," if he can get a New Jersey tax credit. Erin McCarthy
This developer wants to revive one of South Jersey’s deadest malls. But it’s not a done deal.For two decades, the Echelon Mall, now called the Voorhees Town Center, has been on the cusp of revitalization. A developer says he'll make it a "destination," if he can get a New Jersey tax credit. Erin McCarthy
Fitness classes, juice bars, and cryotherapy: The new, upscale gym coming to Cherry Hill and Lower MerionDenali Sagner
Fitness classes, juice bars, and cryotherapy: The new, upscale gym coming to Cherry Hill and Lower MerionDenali Sagner
Is Wegmans collecting shoppers’ biometric data at its Philly-area stores? The company won’t say. The Rochester-based grocery chain says it uses facial recognition surveillance in a handful of states, but wouldn't confirm whether its suburban Philadelphia stores are on the list. Denali Sagner
Is Wegmans collecting shoppers’ biometric data at its Philly-area stores? The company won’t say. The Rochester-based grocery chain says it uses facial recognition surveillance in a handful of states, but wouldn't confirm whether its suburban Philadelphia stores are on the list. Denali Sagner
Ikea is testing a digital Roblox experienceThe company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is first rolling out the pilot in Australia and Sweden. Erin McCarthy
Ikea is testing a digital Roblox experienceThe company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is first rolling out the pilot in Australia and Sweden. Erin McCarthy
How Gen Z is making millennials look cool againResearchers say teens have wider access to styles of earlier eras because of the internet.Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post
How Gen Z is making millennials look cool againResearchers say teens have wider access to styles of earlier eras because of the internet.Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post
After the Gillian’s closure, boardwalk merchants agree it will never be the same. They want a say in what comes next.Ocean City merchants, some from families that have owned Boardwalk shops for generations, are sounding the alarm. They want to see the city green light a plan for a hotel at the Wonderland site.Amy S. Rosenberg
After the Gillian’s closure, boardwalk merchants agree it will never be the same. They want a say in what comes next.Ocean City merchants, some from families that have owned Boardwalk shops for generations, are sounding the alarm. They want to see the city green light a plan for a hotel at the Wonderland site.Amy S. Rosenberg
What the Saks bankruptcy means for Philly-area shoppersSaks Global operates the Saks Fifth Avenue off City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd and Neiman Marcus at the King of Prussia Mall.Erin McCarthy
What the Saks bankruptcy means for Philly-area shoppersSaks Global operates the Saks Fifth Avenue off City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd and Neiman Marcus at the King of Prussia Mall.Erin McCarthy
Ena Widjojo, owner and longtime celebrated chef at Hardena in South Philadelphia, has died at 73She grew Hardena into a culinary and cultural connection for thousands of local Indonesians and other diners who enjoyed her homemade Southeast Asia cuisine.Gary Miles
Ena Widjojo, owner and longtime celebrated chef at Hardena in South Philadelphia, has died at 73She grew Hardena into a culinary and cultural connection for thousands of local Indonesians and other diners who enjoyed her homemade Southeast Asia cuisine.Gary Miles
The Shops at Liberty Place are for saleThe 35-year-old mini mall at 1625 Chestnut St. is almost 80% occupied, but its performance was stronger before COVID-19. Jake Blumgart
The Shops at Liberty Place are for saleThe 35-year-old mini mall at 1625 Chestnut St. is almost 80% occupied, but its performance was stronger before COVID-19. Jake Blumgart
A Phoenixville shopping center sold for more than $7 million The complex, shadow-anchored by a corporately owned Acme, is less than a mile from the Chester County borough's bustling downtown.Erin McCarthy
A Phoenixville shopping center sold for more than $7 million The complex, shadow-anchored by a corporately owned Acme, is less than a mile from the Chester County borough's bustling downtown.Erin McCarthy
A look back at Philly-area businesses that didn’t survive 2025Rite Aid and Iron Hill Brewery were among the companies that closed for good this year. Some beloved small businesses also shuttered. Erin McCarthy
A look back at Philly-area businesses that didn’t survive 2025Rite Aid and Iron Hill Brewery were among the companies that closed for good this year. Some beloved small businesses also shuttered. Erin McCarthy
Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy YardIt will be the homegrown roaster's first physical location.Erin McCarthy
Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy YardIt will be the homegrown roaster's first physical location.Erin McCarthy
Rally House plans to open its first Center City storeThe Rittenhouse store would be the sports apparel chain's fourth Philadelphia location.Erin McCarthy
Rally House plans to open its first Center City storeThe Rittenhouse store would be the sports apparel chain's fourth Philadelphia location.Erin McCarthy
How these Philly-area consumers are spending $150 on all their holiday gifts U.S. consumers are expected to spend on average more than $600 a person on holiday gifts this year. Some are resisting consumerist pressures. Erin McCarthy
How these Philly-area consumers are spending $150 on all their holiday gifts U.S. consumers are expected to spend on average more than $600 a person on holiday gifts this year. Some are resisting consumerist pressures. Erin McCarthy
Northeast Philly’s Franklin Mills mall is for saleThe sale comes amid a wave of mall redevelopment in the region, with demolition and residential construction a common fate for struggling shopping centers. Jake Blumgart
Northeast Philly’s Franklin Mills mall is for saleThe sale comes amid a wave of mall redevelopment in the region, with demolition and residential construction a common fate for struggling shopping centers. Jake Blumgart
How Chestnut Hill’s main street is staying relevant in the Amazon eraDespite broader economic challenges and a few restaurant vacancies, new and old Chestnut Hill businesses have found success. Erin McCarthy
How Chestnut Hill’s main street is staying relevant in the Amazon eraDespite broader economic challenges and a few restaurant vacancies, new and old Chestnut Hill businesses have found success. Erin McCarthy
Holiday traditions, more than deals, draw Philly-area Black Friday shoppers to Cherry Hill MallDespite inflation, rising prices, and the omnipresent e-commerce ecosystem, a familiar Black Friday hustle was in the air at the South Jersey mall on Friday morning. Denali Sagner
Holiday traditions, more than deals, draw Philly-area Black Friday shoppers to Cherry Hill MallDespite inflation, rising prices, and the omnipresent e-commerce ecosystem, a familiar Black Friday hustle was in the air at the South Jersey mall on Friday morning. Denali Sagner
