T-Mobile, a chain store that slipped through the cracks of previous formula retail regulation. In its 235-page opus on the city’s retail formula provisions, the Planning Department recommended ...

Businesses that don’t get much publicity, or can’t afford a major advertising campaign, often rely on word of mouth to drive more awareness for their brand. Kabrita is no exception. As a seller of ...

Sausalito’s effort to revise its zoning to attract food and retail franchises, but exclude chains that might undermine neighborhood character, is heading back to the Planning Commission. The City ...

Fairfax is temporarily banning new “formula retail” stores. By a 4-1 vote, the Town Council passed an urgency ordinance on Wednesday imposing an immediate 45-day moratorium on issuing permits for ...

The department store giant beat earnings expectations with a combination of reduced inventory, targeted marketing strategies and new merchandise options. But it's not just Macy's. Other outlets are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Some San Francisco supervisors say they have the solution to fill blocks of vacant storefronts along Van Ness Avenue: recruit more chain retailers. On Monday, Supervisors ...