Inc. 5000 Names Resort Wear Leader Escapada Living to its 2015 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
August 13, 2015
MT. PLEASANT, SC – Escapada Living, a women’s apparel and resort wear brand headquartered near Charleston, S.C., has been named to the 2015 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private…
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Baker Motor Company Named “Automotive News 100 Best Dealerships to Work For” in 2015
July 27, 2015
This is the third consecutive year the dealership has received this award CHARLESTON, SC – Tommy B. Baker, owner and president of Baker Motor Company Inc. in Charleston and Mount…
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Dollar Tree Establishing Upstate Distribution Facility
July 14, 2015
Company Investing $104.4 Million To Create 400 New Jobs SPARTANBURG, SC – Dollar Tree, Inc. is establishing new distribution operations in the Upstate Corporate Park located in both Cherokee and Spartanburg counties.…
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Dollar Tree Establishing Upstate Distribution Facility
July 14, 2015
Company Investing $104.4 Million To Create 400 New Jobs SPARTANBURG, SC – Dollar Tree, Inc. is establishing new distribution operations in the Upstate Corporate Park located in both Cherokee and Spartanburg counties.…
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Charleston Retailer featured on Mad Men
May 18, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – What happens when you’re sitting down one evening, watching your favorite television show, and notice that one of the characters is wearing an outfit that looks surprisingly…
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Pay Raises for More Than 13,000 Walmart Associates in South Carolina Go Into Effect This Week
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – As part of Walmart’s additional $1 billion investment in its workers this year, Walmart is giving pay raises to 13,186 associates in South Carolina for the pay period…
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Pay Raises for More Than 13,000 Walmart Associates in South Carolina Go Into Effect This Week
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – As part of Walmart’s additional $1 billion investment in its workers this year, Walmart is giving pay raises to 13,186 associates in South Carolina for the pay period…
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Mt. Pleasant Home to Unique Health and Wellness Store
March 9, 2015
Helping the Low Country Stay Healthy Mt. PLEASANT, SC – A new unique retail store, Eucalyptus Wellness Company, opened its doors, March 2nd in the low country. Eucalyptus Wellness is located at…
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Carolina Pottery to Open New Store in Myrtle Beach, SC
March 4, 2015
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Carolina Pottery is very excited to announce that they will be opening a new store in Myrtle Beach in late May, 2015! The new 88,000 sq.…
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Food Lion Feeds Launches “Groceries for Good” Campaign to Help Feed Local Families Struggling with Hunger
February 25, 2015
Campaign to Run in all Food Lion Stores Feb. 25-March 17 CHARLESTON, SC – Food Lion is partnering with its MVP customers and vendors in its more than 1,100…
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Escapada Living Launches Online Shopping Website
February 17, 2015
PLEASANT, SC – In response to a growing demand for the Escapada Living brand, the company has launched its first ecommerce site this month. The website allows customers to purchase…
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New Sears Outlet Store Opens in North Charleston
February 11, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:SHOS) will open its newest South Carolina Sears Outlet Store on February 12, 2015 at 5101 Ashley Phosphate Road, Suite 136…
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Batch Charleston Hires Local Director to Hand-Select Purveyors and Artisan Items
February 11, 2015
Kelly Sherrill joins monthly subscription and gift box company CHARLESTON, SC – Batch Charleston recently hired Kelly Sherrill as the local director of and curator for its subscription and gift box…
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Earth Fare Welcomes New President and CEO
January 12, 2015
Frank Scorpiniti will lead rapidly expanding retailer through pivotal year and beyond ASHEVILLE, NC – Earth Fare, the natural and organic grocery store committed to making healthy food accessible to…
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Lowes Foods Makes Holiday Donation to Lowcountry Food Bank
December 9, 2014
Lowes Foods Hosts Coffee with Friends — Lowcountry Food Bank Accepts Donation for Georgetown County PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC -The recent Coffee with Friends, an event hosted by Lowes Foods of Pawleys Island,…
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Swell Combines Cool Shades with Environmentally Friendly Materials for One Hot Pair of Sunglasses
November 30, 2014PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC – Who hasn’t lost a pair of sunglasses at the beach? One minute you’re having a blast with your friends. Next minute you’ve burned your retinas out…
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Blue Barn Juice Company Offers Post-Thanksgiving Community Cleanse
November 26, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Thanksgiving is a holiday to spend time with family and feel grateful for all of our blessings – including our bodies. To help cleanse your body after…
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Food Lion Feeds Launches “Holidays Without Hunger” Campaign to Help Feed Local Families in Need this Holiday Season
November 19, 2014SALISBURY, NC – This holiday season, Food Lion is partnering with customers in its more than 1,100 stores, Nov. 19 – Dec. 23, to help solve hunger through its Food…
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Escapada Living Expands Team with Addition of Ecommerce Website Administrator Eric Nyquist
November 12, 2014MT. PLEASANT, SC – Escapada Living, a leader in women’s beach and resort wear, is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Nyquist to its growing team. Nyquist will serve…
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Walmart Welcomes 1,718 S.C. Veterans Home To New Beginnings
November 11, 2014
Retailer Providing Employment Opportunities Across the State For Transitioning Veterans COLUMBIA, SC – Walmart announced it has hired 1,718 Veterans for job opportunities across South Carolina in the first…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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Striped Pig Distillery to Unleash New Spirits
October 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Striped Pig Distillery opened summer 2013 and their first spirits hit retail shelves October 1, 2013. After a year of quenching South Carolina’s thirst for handcrafted, small-batch…
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Escapada Living Grows Team with Addition of PR/E-Commerce Strategist Rachel Coffey
October 13, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Escapada Living, a leader in women’s beach and resort wear who was recently named to the Inc. 500 list, has announced Rachel Coffey as its new public…
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Why King Street is One of 10 Great Streets in America
October 6, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – King Street, located right next to the College of Charleston campus, has been named one of the 10 best streets in America by the American Planning Association.…
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Belk Celebrates Opening of New Mount Pleasant Store with Preview Party Benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC– Belk is ushering in a new era of shopping at its renovated flagship store in Mount Pleasant with a preview party benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services. Celebrate the arrival of high-end designers,…
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Mira Winery Continues Expansion of National Distribution Network
September 3, 2014Napa Winery Adds Leading U.S. Distributors in NY, NJ, PA, DC, TN, NC CHARLESTON, SC – Mira Winery, which produces critically acclaimed wines of exceptional character and complexity exclusively…
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Nordstrom Rack To Open In Mount Pleasant
September 3, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Bowman Place in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The approximately 34,500-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2015. Bowman Place is owned…
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Amazon.com to Acquire Twitch
August 25, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Twitch Interactive, Inc., the leading live video platform for gamers. In July, more than 55 million…
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Pino Gelato Celebrates 10 Years of Scooping Happiness
July 30, 2014
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – Pino Gelato celebrates a 10th year anniversary for the business. Thousands of Scoops of Happiness have been shared with new and loyal customers over the last 10 years. The…
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Striped Pig Distillery’s beloved mascot banned from King Street’s Second Sunday
July 14, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – When Charleston City Paper named Striped Pig Distillery’s mascot, Jackson the Striped Pig, the “Best Liquor Branding” in the city, people began to take even more notice…
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Coleman Elected to Serve as President for SCADA
July 14, 2014SC Automobile Dealers Elect Gregg L. Coleman of Travelers Rest, to Lead 2014-15 Year COLUMBIA, SC – Gregg L. Coleman of George Coleman Ford, Inc. in Travelers Rest, has been elected President…
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Coleman Elected to Serve as President for SCADA
July 14, 2014
SC Automobile Dealers Elect Gregg L. Coleman of Travelers Rest, to Lead 2014-15 Year COLUMBIA, SC – Gregg L. Coleman of George Coleman Ford, Inc. in Travelers Rest, has been elected President…
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Mira Winery Unveils New Charleston Landmark, Destination
July 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – A distinctively Charleston landmark was unveiled today, an 18 by 29 foot mural marking the location of a future destination for wine lovers – Mira Winery’s Napa…
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TINA Stephens™ to open Friday at 278 King Street
June 30, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – TINA Stephens™ announced the opening of its newest retail location in the heart of Charleston’s famed King Street Shopping District. Soft opening will occur Friday July 4 at 10:00…
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Palmetto Moon Names John Pennell Company President
June 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Robert Webster, Chairman and CEO of Palmetto Moon, announced today that John Pennell has been promoted from Director of Stores to President of the nine store South…
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Palmetto Moon Names John Pennell Company President
June 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Robert Webster, Chairman and CEO of Palmetto Moon, announced today that John Pennell has been promoted from Director of Stores to President of the nine store South…
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Three South Carolina entrepreneurs bring 120,000 smiles to market
June 18, 2014
New company’s product breaks state sales records; consumers, retailers and distributors line up for more COLUMBIA, SC – Happiness for three South Carolina-bred entrepreneurs came in the form of a…
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Three South Carolina entrepreneurs bring 120,000 smiles to market
June 18, 2014
New company’s product breaks state sales records; consumers, retailers and distributors line up for more COLUMBIA, SC – Happiness for three South Carolina-bred entrepreneurs came in the form of a…
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WishBox reaches goal of featuring 100th U.S. manufacturers on its European web site
June 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – In an astounding 9 months, WishBox has made available an opportunity for these 100 manufacturers, mostly small to medium size companies, ready access to the 400 million consumer…
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WishBox reaches goal of featuring 100th U.S. manufacturers on its European web site
June 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – In an astounding 9 months, WishBox has made available an opportunity for these 100 manufacturers, mostly small to medium size companies, ready access to the 400 million consumer…
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Loggerhead Apparel partners with Renowned Wildlife Photographer to raise funds for Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts
June 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Loggerhead Apparel, based in Greenville, S.C., has partnered with renowned wildlife photographer Ben Hicks, based in Boca Raton, FL, to raise much needed funds for the Gumbo…
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Loggerhead Apparel partners with Renowned Wildlife Photographer to raise funds for Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts
June 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Loggerhead Apparel, based in Greenville, S.C., has partnered with renowned wildlife photographer Ben Hicks, based in Boca Raton, FL, to raise much needed funds for the Gumbo…
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Candlefish To Open This Fall at 71 Wentworth Street
June 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Buddy Bebergal and Kit Regnery of Carolina Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) announced today that they have leased the space at 71 Wentworth Street to Candlefish, a new …
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Amanda Stephenson, Owner of Rolling Rack Boutique
May 23, 2014Amanda Stephenson talks about Rolling Rack Boutique, her clothing store on wheels. [vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/83450858″]
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TrueHypnosis Opens In Charleston
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Mozart is said to have composed an opera while doing it, and Albert Einstein apparently enjoyed it daily … hypnosis. For centuries, hypnosis has helped people get…
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Wonder Works Opens Corporate Headquarters; Awarded “2013 Excellence Award” by Astra
May 15, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Christine Osborne, Owner of Wonder Works with stores in Mt. Pleasant, West Ashley, downtown Charleston, and on Kiawah Island, S.C., announced that the company has opened a…
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MACK Home Host Spring Open House April 22, 2014, 4:30-9 p.m.
April 15, 2014Meet the artist, shop the storewide sale and enjoy refreshments COLUMBIA, SC – April 14, 2014 – MACK Home, Columbia’s exclusive full-scale interior design firm and home décor boutique, is hosting a…
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Popular Subscription Box Trend Comes to Lowcountry with Launch of Charleston Epicurean
April 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – April 14, 2104 – With everything from the latest fashions to pet treats now available by monthly subscription, the subscription box model is taking the retail industry…
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MACK Home hosts LEE Industries launch party, Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m.
October 1, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 1, 2013 – Contemporary design and home décor outpost MACK Home is now carrying the coveted LEE Industries line of eco-friendly upholstered furniture. To celebrate the new…
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