Early this week, two local companies announced major expansions of their export activities and unveiled new international websites to facilitate sales abroad.   Monday, End of Days Distillery released information touting www.eoddistillery.eu, which will enable Europeans to order the company’s spirits directly from EOD’s representative in Berlin. The webs ...

This year, Mayfaire Town Center enters its 20s. The mixed-use development on Wilmington’s Military Cutoff Road marked the opening of its first anchor tenant – the department store Hecht’s, today Belk – in March 2004. Two months later, Mayfaire hosted its own grand opening. Over two decades, Mayfaire has evolved and grown, adding new phases and si ...

This might make you feel old: In 2024, Mayfaire is turning 20. The mixed-use development on Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington marked the opening of Mayfaire Town Center’s first anchor tenant, department store Hecht’s (now Belk), in March 2004 and its grand opening in May of that year.  To celebrate its 20-year milestone, Mayfaire is holding a yearlo ...

Could you imagine hanging out at your local jewelry store after work? That is what Reeds Jewelers, a national jeweler headquartered in Wilmington, is hoping to provide for the community by expanding its Mayfaire location into a flagship store. The multi-million-dollar upgrade to the property at 926 Inspiration Drive will include interior Rolex and David Yurman stores an ...

The owners of The Roasted Bookery built a following through pop-up bookstores at Wilmington markets, filling their stalls with stories about people of color and members of the LGBTQIA community. Banking on that momentum, Jerry and Erin Jones turned the page to trying a tiny storefront, opening The Roasted Bookery’s Book Nook recently in a shipping container off 16 ...

The motorcycle industry is undergoing a sea change in both its ridership and its products, and Wilmington is embracing both. “Wilmington has a large market,” said Richard Smith, owner of Hard Knox Cycles. “There’s such a wide variety of people in the area. We have the beach, nearby military bases and college kids. There are different bikes and di ...

An opening date is set for retailer Anthropologie’s store at Mayfaire Town Center in Wilmington, while a popular sports bar, Fox and Hound, has closed its doors and construction continues on a Westin brand hotel.  Anthropologie’s 8,200-square-foot store is under construction and is expected to open Nov. 22, according to Mayfaire’s website. The May ...

The Forum shopping center has a new owner. The 105,785-square-foot shopping center has been acquired by CenterSquare, a Pennsylvania-based real estate investment management company, according to a news release Friday. Development of The Forum has been credited with helping spark growth along Wilmington's Military Cutoff Road corridor. The Forum sits on 13.6 acres ...

Two vintage clothing stores in Wilmington joined forces this summer to launch a new venture that will combine each shop’s distinctive style. Second Skin Vintage owner Karyn Oetting and Kelsey Gibbs, owner of The Wonder Shop, are preparing to open a new vintage clothing business this fall in a storefront on Kerr Avenue. Gibbs moved from her former downtown storefro ...

Fluffy and Max are riding a wave these days. Not only do more U.S. households include a pet than in years past, but pet owners are spending more money on their furry, scaly or feathered companions than they did even a few years ago. As of 2023, 66% of U.S. households (86.9 million homes) own a pet, according to a survey by Forbes Advisor that the personal finance public ...