http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:08:43 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/18/us-canada-hold-last-minute-talks-to-stop-50-u-s-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-goods/stories/20260818080 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/18/us-canada-hold-last-minute-talks-to-stop-50-u-s-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-goods/stories/20260818080#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:38:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/18/us-canada-hold-last-minute-talks-to-stop-50-u-s-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-goods/stories/20260818080 WASHINGTON — The United States and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, poking each other interminably over sore spots like Canadian softwood lumber imports and U.S. access to Canada’s protected dairy market. United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington on Aug. 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/17/uniqlo-zara-clothing-gen-z-repairs/stories/20260815007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/17/uniqlo-zara-clothing-gen-z-repairs/stories/20260815007#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:25:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/17/uniqlo-zara-clothing-gen-z-repairs/stories/20260815007 NEW YORK — Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet. Jesse Sanchez practices sewing during a clothing repair workshop at a Levi's retail store July 22 in downtown San Francisco. Levi’s employees teach students during a sewing workshop at a Levi's retail store July 22 in downtown San Francisco. Genaro Ruiz sews clothing during a clothing repair workshop at a Levi's retail store July 22 in downtown San Francisco. Levi’s employee Ella Fassler Clausen teaches during a sewing workshop at a Levi's retail store July 22 in downtown San Francisco. Ava Trujillo practices attends a clothing repair workshop at a Levi's retail store July 22 in downtown San Francisco. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/16/developers-outline-plans-for-timbers-town-center/stories/20260804100 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/16/developers-outline-plans-for-timbers-town-center/stories/20260804100#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:52:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/16/developers-outline-plans-for-timbers-town-center/stories/20260804100 The Shops at Fallen Timbers are a canvas on which Tim Rollins is hoping to paint a masterpiece. People avoid broken concrete at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. Construction cones mark areas for repairs at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. An empty store at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. Construction cones mark areas for repairs at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. An empty field where new stores will be built at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. Lining on an empty storefront at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. Construction cones mark areas for repairs at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. The pond at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. An empty store at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. A closed sign hangs in the window of a store at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. Paint marks areas for repairs at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. People walk around at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. An empty store at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. People walk around at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. An empty parking lot at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, left, and developer Frank Kass, of Continental Development Ventures, speak during the grand opening of the Colony Lofts in Toledo on May 9, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/15/how-the-whopper-reignited-the-burger-wars/stories/20260815010 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/15/how-the-whopper-reignited-the-burger-wars/stories/20260815010#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:09:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/15/how-the-whopper-reignited-the-burger-wars/stories/20260815010 NEW YORK — For the first time in a while, Burger King is living up to its name. Burger King's Whopper now comes in a clamshell box instead of just wrapped in paper after consumers complained their burgers were getting smushed. McDonald's reported slow growth. A Burger King in California that hasn't yet been remodeled. Wendy's sales declined again in its most recent quarter. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/15/7up-is-getting-a-lime-forward-makeover/stories/20260815008 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/15/7up-is-getting-a-lime-forward-makeover/stories/20260815008#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:09:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/15/7up-is-getting-a-lime-forward-makeover/stories/20260815008 NEW YORK — 7UP, which popularized lemon-lime flavoring when it rolled out nearly a century ago, is changing its taste for the first time in 15 years. 7UP is reformulating its recipe for the first time in 15 years. Refreshed packaging and logo will roll out in the United States in the coming weeks. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/14/design-firm-leaves-big-impression-on-regional-businesses/stories/20260816054 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/14/design-firm-leaves-big-impression-on-regional-businesses/stories/20260816054#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:27:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/14/design-firm-leaves-big-impression-on-regional-businesses/stories/20260816054 2-Scale is the hardest-working company you do not know about. 2-Scale President Aaron Churchill Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. 2-Scale President Aaron Churchill Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. CAD Designer Derek Yundt works on a design Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. CAD Designer Derek Yundt runs a CNC Router Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. Creative Director Adam Sanzenbacher clear coats a surface Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. A printer runs Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. 2-Scale President Aaron Churchill takes a measurement Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. CAD Designer Derek Yundt runs a CNC Router Aug. 12 at 2-Scale. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/13/a-surprise-credit-after-an-overseas-purchase-the-tariff-refunds-now-flowing-through-shippers/stories/20260813103 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/13/a-surprise-credit-after-an-overseas-purchase-the-tariff-refunds-now-flowing-through-shippers/stories/20260813103#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:38:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/13/a-surprise-credit-after-an-overseas-purchase-the-tariff-refunds-now-flowing-through-shippers/stories/20260813103 NEW YORK — If you bought something from an overseas vendor last year, it might be time to check your bank account. The company logo is shown on a FedEx delivery van, Sept. 13, 2023, in downtown Denver. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/09/corporate-america-billions-dollars-tariff-refunds/stories/20260809037 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/09/corporate-america-billions-dollars-tariff-refunds/stories/20260809037#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:31:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/09/corporate-america-billions-dollars-tariff-refunds/stories/20260809037 Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Trump’s tariffs filtered through the economy are getting almost nothing back. An Amazon box moves along a conveyor belt at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J., on Dec. 1. New Apple models are displayed at the Apple Store in New York on Sept. 19. A person shops for Nike shoes at the Nike Factory store on July 24 in Austin, Texas. In an aerial view, the Costco logo is displayed on the exterior of a Costco store in 2024 in Richmond, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/07/chef-turns-fragile-beginnings-flavor/stories/20260723007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/07/chef-turns-fragile-beginnings-flavor/stories/20260723007#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:32:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/07/chef-turns-fragile-beginnings-flavor/stories/20260723007 Before she ever took her first step, Jameshia Polk was already fighting for her life. Jameshia Polk cuts grilled chicken for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees like honey-glazed salmon for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees like 'Greek Lemon Chicken' for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees like 'Mediterranean Chicken' for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees like honey-glazed salmon for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. Jameshia Polk makes entrees for the Flava Spot, her catering and meal prep business built on fresh and locally sourced ingredients, at the Toledo Commercial Kitchen on July 20 in South Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/rick-s-city-diner-welcomes-its-founder-back-with-fanfare/stories/20260731097 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/rick-s-city-diner-welcomes-its-founder-back-with-fanfare/stories/20260731097#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:04:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/rick-s-city-diner-welcomes-its-founder-back-with-fanfare/stories/20260731097 After 2½ years, Rick Salem is back at Rick’s. Rick Salem, owner, at Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 2. People dine in for breakfast at Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 2. Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 1. Owner Rick Salem, center, in a photo with servers, from left, Mandy Tippin, Selina Sharp, Korrin Collins and Savanna Scott at Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 2. A breakfast dish is ready to be served at Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 2. People dine in for breakfast at Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 2. Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 1. Rick’s City Diner in Toledo on Aug. 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/here-s-how-ai-is-making-your-life-more-expensive/stories/20260802048 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/here-s-how-ai-is-making-your-life-more-expensive/stories/20260802048#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:20:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/here-s-how-ai-is-making-your-life-more-expensive/stories/20260802048 AI is raising prices for Americans — and not just electricity bills. The Microsoft Xbox Series X, left, and Sony PlayStation 5 home video game consoles are shown alongside a television and soundbar on Nov. 3, 2020. An Amazon Web Services data center in Haymarket, Va., on July 9, 2025. Total power usage in the United States is expected to climb 2.15 percent in 2026, spurred largely by a 5 percent spike from commercial users because of the expansion of data centers, according to a U.S. Energy Department report released in June. The newly released MacBook Neo at the Apple Store in Manhattan, New York City, on March 4. A pedestrian walks near a 49.5 megawatt three-level data center under construction on July 8 in Vernon, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/do-you-toss-food-once-the-date-on-the-label-has-passed-experts-say-that-s-often-a-waste/stories/20260803003 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/do-you-toss-food-once-the-date-on-the-label-has-passed-experts-say-that-s-often-a-waste/stories/20260803003#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:21:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/03/do-you-toss-food-once-the-date-on-the-label-has-passed-experts-say-that-s-often-a-waste/stories/20260803003 SAN FRANCISCO — If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. A date is stamped below a Sell By label on a carton of eggs displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods on June 30 in San Francisco. An Enjoy By date is stamped on a drink displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods on June 30 in San Francisco. A Best If Used By date is stamped on a package of potato chips displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods on June 30 in San Francisco. A Sell By date is stamped on package of cheese displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods on June 30 in San Francisco. A Best If Used By date is stamped above a Sell By label on a milk carton June 30 in San Francisco. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/01/what-a-15-pint-of-ice-cream-says-about-the-economy/stories/20260801005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/01/what-a-15-pint-of-ice-cream-says-about-the-economy/stories/20260801005#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:13:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/08/01/what-a-15-pint-of-ice-cream-says-about-the-economy/stories/20260801005 HOPKINS, Minn. — It’s a breezy, 80-degree sunny day on Mainstreet here and, stretching down the block, there’s a line of people waiting to pick up pints of ice cream they ordered for about $15 a pop. Sadboy Creamery ice cream pints in Denver on June 17. Sadboy Creamery owner Michael Kimball experiments a base for a new ice cream flavor on June 17 in Denver. Shoppers walk through a grocery store in Washington in June, 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/between-prices-diarrhea-causing-parasite-lettuce-hard-times-restaurants/stories/20260730114 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/between-prices-diarrhea-causing-parasite-lettuce-hard-times-restaurants/stories/20260730114#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:04:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/between-prices-diarrhea-causing-parasite-lettuce-hard-times-restaurants/stories/20260730114 It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce. Organic lettuce is displayed in Falls Church, Va., in 2017. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/tony-packo-s-adding-historical-museum-to-its-original-restaurant/stories/20260730091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/tony-packo-s-adding-historical-museum-to-its-original-restaurant/stories/20260730091#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:00:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/tony-packo-s-adding-historical-museum-to-its-original-restaurant/stories/20260730091 The Birmingham neighborhood’s newest attraction, the Tony Packo’s History Museum, has opened at the Original Tony Packo’s restaurant, 1902 Front St. The original Tony Packo’s in the Birmingham neighborhood of East Toledo, as it appeared in 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/betty-rumpf-interiors-close/stories/20260720086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/betty-rumpf-interiors-close/stories/20260720086#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:21:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/30/betty-rumpf-interiors-close/stories/20260720086 It was a chance encounter that first led Kris Jensen to Betty Rumpf Interiors. Fine interiors on display at Betty Rumpf Interiors on July 29 in West Toledo. Kris Jensen, store manager for 40 years, works the liquidation sale at Betty Rumpf Interiors on July 29 in West Toledo. Jennifer Sizemore, interior designer, dsiscusses their quality and care during a liquidation sale at Betty Rumpf Interiors on July 29 in West Toledo. Jennifer Sizemore, interior designer, and Kris Jensen, store manager, at Betty Rumpf Interiors on July 29 in West Toledo. Betty Rumpf Interiors is set to close in August after many of years of service to Toledo. The 'going out of business' sign hangs on the exterior on July 29 in West Toledo. Jennifer Sizemore, interior designer, dsiscusses their quality and care during a liquidation sale at Betty Rumpf Interiors on July 29 in West Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/28/johnson-johnson-proposes-5-5-billion-talc-settlement-to-end-marathon-legal-fight/stories/20260728087 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/28/johnson-johnson-proposes-5-5-billion-talc-settlement-to-end-marathon-legal-fight/stories/20260728087#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:01:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/28/johnson-johnson-proposes-5-5-billion-talc-settlement-to-end-marathon-legal-fight/stories/20260728087 Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/27/cracker-barrel-ceo-steps-down-a-year-after-logo-debacle/stories/20260727066 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/27/cracker-barrel-ceo-steps-down-a-year-after-logo-debacle/stories/20260727066#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:04:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/27/cracker-barrel-ceo-steps-down-a-year-after-logo-debacle/stories/20260727066 Cracker Barrel's CEO is stepping down nearly a year after an attempted rebrand of the chain led to a fierce customer backlash. This aerial photo taken with a drone shows a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Binghamton, N.Y., Aug. 23, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/27/christian-boutique-and-market-in-oregon-celebrate-their-first-anniversary/stories/20260723114 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/27/christian-boutique-and-market-in-oregon-celebrate-their-first-anniversary/stories/20260723114#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:31:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/27/christian-boutique-and-market-in-oregon-celebrate-their-first-anniversary/stories/20260723114 Stacy Duran’s boutique in Oregon was an idea that came to her in a dream after a prayer in 2024. Stacy and James Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Clothes for sale at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Clothes for sale at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Jewelry for sale at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran shows a shirt for sale at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Clothes for sale at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy and James Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on Friday, July 24, 2026. Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran at Forgiven Christian Boutique in Oregon on July 24. Stacy Duran in her podcasting room in Oregon on July 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/26/little-bottles-are-becoming-a-big-business-for-booze/stories/20260726032 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/26/little-bottles-are-becoming-a-big-business-for-booze/stories/20260726032#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/07/26/little-bottles-are-becoming-a-big-business-for-booze/stories/20260726032 NEW YORK — The future for big booze might be smaller — literally. Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey has had success with its 100-millimeter cans. Patrón introduced eye-catching smaller versions of its high-end tequila last year. Absolut Tabasco launched a mini size of its alcohol. In July, Pernord Ricard added Malibu Pink with a 100-milliliter size.