Retail

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. has announced it will open its department stores at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to kick off its holiday shopping season.

Central Standard Craft Distillery has expanded its beverages beyond the tasting room with a new retail distribution plan.

As the new president and chief executive officer of The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., Kathryn Bufano has a big job to do as she tries to turn around one of southeastern Wisconsin's most iconic retail brands.

As the new president and chief executive officer of The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., Kathryn Bufano has a big job to do as she tries to turn around one of southeastern Wisconsin's most iconic retail brands.

Milwaukee County officials and Simon Property Group, the owner of Southridge Mall in Greendale, have reached an agreement to settle a dispute about the bus stop location at the mall, according to a memo from Milwaukee County corporation counsel Paul Bargren to Milwaukee County Board chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic.

After a turbulent start to 2014, the National Retail Federation announced today it expects sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to increase a healthy 4.1 percent to $616.9 billion, higher than 2013’s actual 3.1 percent increase during that same time frame.

The restaurant at Turner Hall, a historic building at 1034 N. 4th St. in downtown Milwaukee located across the street from the BMO Harris Bradley Center, will not open for the upcoming winter sports season, BMO Harris Bradley Center president Steve Costello announced Tuesday.

Sears Holding Corp. will close its Product Rebuild Center at 5900 N. Port Washington Road in Glendale and lay off all 67 employees there.

The Greater Milwaukee Retail Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ManpowerGroup global headquarters, 100 Manpower Place in Milwaukee.

Valentine Coffee Co. plans to purchase its existing building at 5918 W. Vliet Street in Milwaukee.