After 20 years, Vinnie's Grill & Raw Bar has closed up shop at its South Boulevard location.
Former general manager David Luckey said the restaurant's last day of business was Sunday. The closure is permanent, he confirmed.
He said the general economic conditions had caused Vinnie's to struggle. "This economy makes everybody broke," said Luckey, who was helping to clean out the restaurant Thursday afternoon.
There are no plans to close the second Vinnie's location in Mooresville, which remains open, Luckey said.
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25 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi
Vinnie's Grill & Raw Bar closes on South Boulevard
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What's open on Christmas day?
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For more information, check out a summary of personal finance site GoBankingRates.com's survey of retailers.
If you need a last-last-last-minute gift, some toothpaste, or just to get away from the family for a few minutes on Christmas, there are a few stores that will be open Christmas day itself.
Here's a list of some of the chains that aren't closing:
- Walgreen's
- CVS Pharmacy
- 7-Eleven
- Denny's
- IHOP
- Starbucks
- Waffle House
- McDonald's is reportedly urging its franchised locations to stay open
For more information, check out a summary of personal finance site GoBankingRates.com's survey of retailers.
New Kirkland's in Matthews
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Home furnishing store Kirkland's is opening a new location in a Matthews shopping center, with a grand opening planned for the weekend of February 2.
The store is in the Ross Plaza Shopping Center on Matthews Township Parkway. The grand opening will include a giveaway of two $50 gift cards and free interior design consultations with local designer Carol Smith.
Building permits from the county show Kirkland's spent more than $360,000 renovating the building.
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Lowe's hiring 45,000 seasonal workers for spring rush
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Mooresville-based Lowe's, Inc. is hiring 45,000 temporary workers to help staff its stores for the spring rush, the company said Tuesday.
Spring is the equivalent of the Christmas season for home improvement retailers, that magical time when everyone is motivated to rehab their yards and finally start some of those projects they've been putting off during the frigid winter months.
Lowe's also cut back some of its full-time employees last year in favor of more flexible, part-time workers to increase staffing at busy times. The company laid off about 1,700 middle managers in its stores, or about one per location.
In its news release, Lowe's said: The permanent part-time positions include store associates focused on direct interaction and expertise for customers. Employees in the permanent positions will be scheduled to work during peak weekday shopping times.
“We are focused on providing customers with outstanding service,” said Scott Purvis, vice president, human resources, operations. “We are looking for candidates who are experienced in any of the home improvement trades, and, most importantly, those who are committed to providing Lowe’s customers an exceptional service experience.”
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Wal-Mart readies Charlotte's first Neighborhood Market
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The 51,000-square-foot store is set to open in about 2 1/2 weeks on Independence Boulevard, at Village Lake Drive. The store is in the Independence Square shopping center, just a few storefronts down from the international Super G Mart, in a former Best Buy location.
The store is a fraction of the size of a SuperCenter, and carries a full line of grocery items, along with a bakery, deli, pharmacy and other supermarket services.
"You'll get the same SuperCenter pricing, in a smaller format," said store manager David Thomas. The idea behind the Neighborhood Markets, which Wal-Mart first began opening in 1999, is to strip away most of the SuperCenter's goods and offer a smaller store with the core products customers buy most often. What you end up with is, more or less, a traditional supermarket with the Wal-Mart machinery behind it.
Wal-Mart has more than 200 Neighborhood Market stores. That's a small fraction of its more than 3,000 SuperCenters, but Wal-Mart has been opening Neighborhood Markets at an accelerating rate. Wal-mart opened 27 in fiscal 2012, up from two the year before and five in 2010.
The company recently opened its first Neighborhood Market in North Carolina in Cary, and is also building a store in Greer, S.C.
A look at Wal-Mart's annual report from 2012 shows how important grocery items are to the business. Grocery items made up 55 percent of Wal-Mart's total sales for the year, up from 53 percent in 2011. No other category of items came close. The other categories are entertainment (12 percent of sales), hardlines (10 percent), health and wellness (11 percent), apparel (7 percent), and home (5 percent).
At the Independence Boulevard location, Wal-Mart has hired about 90 people. The company is spending more than $3 million renovating the store, according to county building permits.
Wal-Mart has been going after the region's former grocery market leader, Harris Teeter, with an agressive advertising campaign that includes side-by-side price comparisons for a basket of goods. The company overtook Harris Teeter in 2011 as the No. 1 grocer in the region. Food Lion comes in at No. 3.
The Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is the newest entrant to Charlotte's grocery market, which has seen a slew of new stores over the past several years. Publix is building stores, Whole Foods is finally open, Harris Teeter debuted its 201central stores and is rebuilding other stores throughout Charlotte. Family Dollar has added hundreds of food items, and Target has overhauled its stores to greatly expand their grocery selections. Food Lion is overhauling its stores and trying to win customers back.
They're all competing for a share of your food dollars, and with razor-thin profit margins and more competitors than just three years ago, don't expect the competition to slow anytime soon.
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Workers are building shelves, stocking goods and preparing Charlotte's first Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market to open, as the mega-retailer continues to push for more of the region's grocery market.
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| The store's interior |
The store is a fraction of the size of a SuperCenter, and carries a full line of grocery items, along with a bakery, deli, pharmacy and other supermarket services.
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| Signage coming soon |
Wal-Mart has more than 200 Neighborhood Market stores. That's a small fraction of its more than 3,000 SuperCenters, but Wal-Mart has been opening Neighborhood Markets at an accelerating rate. Wal-mart opened 27 in fiscal 2012, up from two the year before and five in 2010.
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| Talk about low prices! |
The company recently opened its first Neighborhood Market in North Carolina in Cary, and is also building a store in Greer, S.C.
A look at Wal-Mart's annual report from 2012 shows how important grocery items are to the business. Grocery items made up 55 percent of Wal-Mart's total sales for the year, up from 53 percent in 2011. No other category of items came close. The other categories are entertainment (12 percent of sales), hardlines (10 percent), health and wellness (11 percent), apparel (7 percent), and home (5 percent).
At the Independence Boulevard location, Wal-Mart has hired about 90 people. The company is spending more than $3 million renovating the store, according to county building permits.
Wal-Mart has been going after the region's former grocery market leader, Harris Teeter, with an agressive advertising campaign that includes side-by-side price comparisons for a basket of goods. The company overtook Harris Teeter in 2011 as the No. 1 grocer in the region. Food Lion comes in at No. 3.
The Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is the newest entrant to Charlotte's grocery market, which has seen a slew of new stores over the past several years. Publix is building stores, Whole Foods is finally open, Harris Teeter debuted its 201central stores and is rebuilding other stores throughout Charlotte. Family Dollar has added hundreds of food items, and Target has overhauled its stores to greatly expand their grocery selections. Food Lion is overhauling its stores and trying to win customers back.
They're all competing for a share of your food dollars, and with razor-thin profit margins and more competitors than just three years ago, don't expect the competition to slow anytime soon.
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24 Şubat 2013 Pazar
Vinnie's Grill & Raw Bar closes on South Boulevard
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After 20 years, Vinnie's Grill & Raw Bar has closed up shop at its South Boulevard location.
Former general manager David Luckey said the restaurant's last day of business was Sunday. The closure is permanent, he confirmed.
He said the general economic conditions had caused Vinnie's to struggle. "This economy makes everybody broke," said Luckey, who was helping to clean out the restaurant Thursday afternoon.
There are no plans to close the second Vinnie's location in Mooresville, which remains open, Luckey said.
View Larger Map
What's open on Christmas day?
To contact us Click HERE
For more information, check out a summary of personal finance site GoBankingRates.com's survey of retailers.
If you need a last-last-last-minute gift, some toothpaste, or just to get away from the family for a few minutes on Christmas, there are a few stores that will be open Christmas day itself.
Here's a list of some of the chains that aren't closing:
- Walgreen's
- CVS Pharmacy
- 7-Eleven
- Denny's
- IHOP
- Starbucks
- Waffle House
- McDonald's is reportedly urging its franchised locations to stay open
For more information, check out a summary of personal finance site GoBankingRates.com's survey of retailers.
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