Officials second-guess store security law
JACKSON — Some Jackson officials are questioning whether a new city law on convenience store security is enforceable, and some store owners say the law will unreasonably increase their costs of doing...
View ArticleMain Street turns attention to blighted properties
GULFPORT — Now that downtown historic storefronts have been renovated, drawing new tenants and customers, Gulfport’s Main Street director is turning her attention to vacant lots potentially...
View ArticleHancock Fabrics reports ‘difficult’ third quarter
BALDWYN — Hancock Fabrics Inc. saw net sales for the third quarter of $70.8 million, compared to $73.5 million for third quarter of last year, and comparable store sales decreased 3.5 percent, compared...
View ArticleStores petition MDOT to delay downtown road project
SUMMIT — Merchants in Summit are protesting a plan to shut down a main downtown thoroughfare and disrupt Easter and Mother’s Day sales. The Enterprise-Journal reports the merchants have asked the...
View ArticleVictory acquires stores, accounts from Cloutier Oil
NATCHEZ and RIDGELAND — Ridgeland-based Victory Properties has bought 11 convenience stores and nine dealer accounts of Cloutier Oil in Natchez. Lawrie Cloutier, owner of Cloutier Oil, tells the...
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