Retailing:In Raleigh's North Hills shopping center, a new French restaurant is preparing to open where two Southern-themed restaurants have failed.

Retailing:Despite the fact that shoppers are curtailing spending, Kohl's continues to expand its presence in the Triangle with two new stores.

Retailing:Tim Martin wants the world to know that Shucker's Oyster Bar in Wake Forest is not closing.

Stock:Retail reporter and coupon queen Sue Stock offers news and shopping tips on her blog. Here are excerpts from recent posts.

Retailing:Being from the Northeast, I often find myself craving diner food. You have to love a place that can serve up a plate of french toast and an order of homemade meatloaf for the same table.

Retailing:Come football season, it makes sense that such things as chips, grills and team apparel will outsell things like mulch and fertilizer.

Retailing:There are all kinds of businesses that will teach your kids everything from how to play guitar to how to paint a landscape.

Retailing:Creating and selling dry mixes for Southern-style biscuits, pancakes and cobblers, the company found a niche and soon struck deals with other Southern food companies to sell wares online.

Retailing:When the first phase of the new terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport opens this fall, it will come with more than 25 new stores and restaurants.

Retailing:You may have seen those taco trucks rolling around town serving fresh tacos from the window, and I'll bet almost all off you have patronized an ice cream truck once or twice. But have you ever seen a cupcake truck?

Retailing:Some North Raleigh residents are doing their best to ensure that Whole Foods signs on to open a store in North Raleigh.

Retailing:Two Raleigh entrepreneurs are making a change to capitalize on the rising popularity of scooters.

RETAILING:Don't worry, Char-Grill fans, the original restaurant on Hillsborough Street is only temporarily closed.

Stock:I've never really fancied dressing up like a cow and going out in public. But if that's something you would do, on July 11, you can get something in return. That's the annual Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A stores nationwide. Patrons wh

Retailing:Restaurateur Joel Ibarra has plans for a restaurant juggling act that will revitalize a refurbished downtown Raleigh train terminal nearly a year after its previous tenants unexpectedly closed.

In October, I got married on a perfect Sunday afternoon under a flawless sky. But unlike many brides, the biggest hurdle in my 10-month planning process was swallowing the hefty cost.

Retailing:Two years ago, Vivian Nicholsen-Holt took over an old Victorian house on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, painted the shutters pink and opened up a teahouse and showcase for local artists.