Sales and more sales. That’s all you could see at the stores at Tanger Factory Outlets on Highway 501, where retailers offered huge markdowns, enticing shoppers to take advantage of it all.

Shoppers crowded the aisles in Florence stores the day after Christmas in search of bargains.

Marketing Director Deb Bramlett said the signs of a struggling economy are hard to find.  She said while the rest of the country is going through a recession and scaling back, Coastal Grand is opening new stores.

A new federal law may mean some public pool owners along the Grand Strand will have to close up shop—no matter how many tourists are itching for a dip in the cool water this summer—if they aren’t in compliance with a new law.

Local cab drivers said no industry is immune from problems. Including on the Grand Strand, where service is a big industry and taxi cab drivers said they have taken a big hit.

Jim and Vicky McLain are thankful for many things in their lives. Twenty-first century technology is likely at or near the top of the list. Because of that technology, they can live the life they want in what many people would no doubt describe as the middle of nowhere between Cheraw and Chesterfield.

There was news to be shared at Speedway Spill and Grill on Wednesday, but it couldn’t be found in the thumbed-through newsprint on the tables.

Drop in prices means business owners don’t have to press customers to help relieve high gas prices

Sonoco is eliminating about 40 positions in its Hartsville operations as part of a broader global realignment aimed at achieving about $28 million in annualized pre-tax savings, the company said.

Holiday shoppers are invited to camp-out outside the Bass Pro Shops in Myrtle Beach to get a jump start on Black Friday shopping.

It used to be that nothing would be opened on Thanksgiving Day, but that’s not the case for some local retailers.

Florence bars and restaurants are preparing for a heavy influx of customers on Thanksgiving Eve as people come to Florence to spend the holiday weekend with their families.

With the up and down economy, many people will definitely be looking forward to those Black Friday inserts that come in the newspaper Thanksgiving day.

The Pee Dee State Farmers Market is expanding from the wide spaces of open air to the smaller confines of closed air replete with heat and air conditioning.

Darlington City Council’s recent approval of a 2-percent hospitality tax has upset some of the city’s restaurant owners. Prepared foods and beverages served at restaurants, delis, bars and other establishments in the city will be subject to the tax, which was approved during a Nov. 4 council meeting.