Retail

Green Bay-based Shopko Stores Operating Co. LLC announced that Jill Soltau has been promoted to the position of president and chief merchandising officer.

Grill Business partners Jon Anne Willow and Patti Wenzel have sold the North Avenue Grill in Wauwatosa to kitchen veteran Mike Topolovich.

Large U.S. retailers today reported mixed December sales results, many of which missed analysts’ expectations for holiday sales.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is warning consumers to be on the lookout for used cars damaged by the floods of Hurricane Sandy that may be put up for sale in Wisconsin.

Expanding their service in the Northshore community, Balistreri-owned and -operated Sendik’s Food Markets announced it will open a store in Bayside in the spring.

Restaurateur Paul Berlin plans to open The Bay, a community-based restaurant and bar on Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay.

Buena Vida Coffee, a student-run nonprofit organization headquartered in Marquette University’s Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, is expanding sales of its four coffee blends to New Berlin Sendik’s Food Market, the organization announced Wednesday.

Brick-and-mortar jewelers in Wisconsin face an unfair tax burden when competing with out-of-state online retailers, according to Joe Pankratz, president of the Wisconsin Jewelers Association.

Southridge Mall in Greendale announced today the completion of its large-scale renovation, as well as a lineup of new tenants that will open stores in 2013.

With the holiday season upon us the stores and malls are full of shoppers looking for that special gift for loved ones. And while local retailers are still the preferred outlet for Christmas shoppers, internet sales continue to grow dramatically.