Business

Imagine your average big-box office supply and stationery store—say, Office Depot. Its wares likely include assortments of paper, notebooks and folders, electronics and, of course, a row of shelves relegated for pencils and pens. They have all the affordable standards, Pilot G2s, Paper Mates, the package of 500 Bics you always lose within a week. READ MORE

Pages & Pipes, an Appleton bookseller that has been in business since 1942, announced on November 3 that it will be closing its doors. The closure, due to the company no longer being able to compete with e-commerce giants like Amazon, reflects a larger competition problem that brick-and-mortar booksellers have faced in the past decade. READ MORE

Nowadays, if you close your eyes and throw a stone in any particular direction, you’re practically guaranteed to hit a Walmart. After all, chain supermarkets are everywhere. Green Bay, for example, has a Woodman’s, two Walmarts, three Pick ‘n Saves and four Festival Foods, which all compete to meet the needs of more than 100,000 READ MORE