http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 13 May 2026 04:16:31 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/13/levis-commons-to-be-sold-to-outlet-developer/stories/20260513084 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/13/levis-commons-to-be-sold-to-outlet-developer/stories/20260513084#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 14:21:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/13/levis-commons-to-be-sold-to-outlet-developer/stories/20260513084 The Town Center at Levis Commons is being sold to an operator of outlet centers, its owners announced Wednesday. The Town Center at Levis Commons in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/12/amazon-looks-to-redefine-a-need-for-speed-with-30-minute-deliveries/stories/20260512077 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/12/amazon-looks-to-redefine-a-need-for-speed-with-30-minute-deliveries/stories/20260512077#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 10:40:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/12/amazon-looks-to-redefine-a-need-for-speed-with-30-minute-deliveries/stories/20260512077 NEW YORK — More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers' most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee. An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., May 16, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/11/japanese-video-game-maker-Nintendo-raises-Switch-price-forecasts-lower-profits-1/stories/20260511021 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/11/japanese-video-game-maker-Nintendo-raises-Switch-price-forecasts-lower-profits-1/stories/20260511021#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 10:24:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/11/japanese-video-game-maker-Nintendo-raises-Switch-price-forecasts-lower-profits-1/stories/20260511021 TOKYO — Nintendo’s annual profit surged 52 percent in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software, the company announced Friday. A Nintendo sign is seen outside Nintendo's official store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Jan. 23, 2020. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/10/yemen-coffee-culture-united-states/stories/20260510048 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/10/yemen-coffee-culture-united-states/stories/20260510048#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 11:33:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/10/yemen-coffee-culture-united-states/stories/20260510048 SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman is exporting something else: its coffee culture. Franchisee Ahmad Badr serves a drink and treat sampler at Arwa Yemeni Coffee on April 6 in Sunnyvale, Calif. A customer enters Arwa Yemeni Coffee on April 6 in Sunnyvale, Calif. Customers are seen inside Arwa Yemeni Coffee on April 6 in Sunnyvale, Calif. Hanan Jomaa drinks an iced pistachio latte inside Arwa Yemeni Coffee on April 6 in Sunnyvale, Calf. Customers sit inside Jabal Coffee House in Ann Arbor on April 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/09/secretive-business-buying-ube-internet-food-craze/stories/20260509004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/09/secretive-business-buying-ube-internet-food-craze/stories/20260509004#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 11:05:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/09/secretive-business-buying-ube-internet-food-craze/stories/20260509004 Jeffrey Cesari grew up eating ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, whenever he visited his relatives there. But seven months ago, when he encountered it in a latte at a Turkish cafe, it suddenly sparked a business idea. Coconut Ube coffee served at Vietnamese Coffee shop in Fountain Valley, Calif. Jeffrey Cesari sampled different types of ube powder from the Philippines for an ube latte mix he wants to launch this summer. Ube is mostly grown in the Philippines, where production of the root crop declined in 2025. A purple yam known as ube is served on a plate. Jeffrey Cesari took a two-hour boat ride to meet with a 73-year-old farmer and others who could help him buy ube. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/06/jcpenney-offering-sensory-friendly-shopping/stories/20260424087 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/06/jcpenney-offering-sensory-friendly-shopping/stories/20260424087#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 12:55:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/06/jcpenney-offering-sensory-friendly-shopping/stories/20260424087 The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with JCPenney, will host a sensory-friendly shopping event for people with disabilities from 9 to 11 a.m. at the retailer’s location in the Franklin Park Mall on Saturday. Emalee Ahrens, 9, removes hangars from her new outfits as she shops for school clothes at JCPenney at the Franklin Park Mall in 2015 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/04/phoenix-earth-food-co-op-settles-in-refurbishment-projects/stories/20260501010 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/04/phoenix-earth-food-co-op-settles-in-refurbishment-projects/stories/20260501010#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 10:13:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/04/phoenix-earth-food-co-op-settles-in-refurbishment-projects/stories/20260501010 More than three decades into its existence, Phoenix Earth Food Co-op’s West Toledo home base has received a refresh. Sean Fitzgerald is general manager at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. The mural on the side of Phoenix Earth Food Co-op is showcased in West Toledo on April 30. Sean Fitzgerald, general manager, works at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. Phoenix Earth Food Co-op is located in West Toledo on April 30. Phoenix Earth Food Co-op is located in West Toledo on April 30. Some of the produce at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op are showcased in West Toledo on April 30. An aisle at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op is showcased in West Toledo on April 30. Some vegetarian meals are showcased in the refrigerator at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. The interior of Phoenix Earth Food Co-op is showcased in West Toledo on April 30. Herbs and spices are showcased at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. Sean Fitzgerald, general manager, works at the counter at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. Sean Fitzgerald, general manager, left, checks out items for El Tipico’s Dina Villa at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. Crystal Culp, left, and Isabelle McGuire browse the herbs and spices at Phoenix Earth Food Co-op in West Toledo on April 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/03/walmart-in-store-beauty-experts-personalized-advice/stories/20260503055 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/03/walmart-in-store-beauty-experts-personalized-advice/stories/20260503055#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/03/walmart-in-store-beauty-experts-personalized-advice/stories/20260503055 NEW YORK — Walmart customers may find something new the next time they’re looking for makeup and skin care products: in-store advisers offering personalized tips and recommendations. Priyanka Patil, right, fashion team lead at Walmart, helps Linda Flippin, of Colleyville, Texas, find a makeup item on the shelves near the store's beauty counter April 29 in Grapevine, Texas. Walmart's beauty counter stands April 29 in Grapevine, Texas. Items are displayed at Walmart's beauty counter April 29 in Grapevine, Texas. Lou Ezzell, left, and Gaylene Schueller shop cosmetics at Walmart near the store's beauty counter April 29 in Grapevine, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/spirit-airlines-ends-operations-immediately/stories/20260502100 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/spirit-airlines-ends-operations-immediately/stories/20260502100#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 10:56:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/spirit-airlines-ends-operations-immediately/stories/20260502100 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus approaches Manchester Boston Regional Airport for a landing in 2023, in Manchester, N.H. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on May 1 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters as he prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 1 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/mcdonald-s-is-the-latest-fast-food-chain-to-offer-fancier-drinks-1/stories/20260502006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/mcdonald-s-is-the-latest-fast-food-chain-to-offer-fancier-drinks-1/stories/20260502006#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 12:48:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/mcdonald-s-is-the-latest-fast-food-chain-to-offer-fancier-drinks-1/stories/20260502006 Fast food chains, thirsty for new ways to grow, are amping up their beverage offerings. A McDonald's logo is shown at a restaurant in Warren, Mich., in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/why-refreshers-are-everywhere-on-menus/stories/20260502007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/why-refreshers-are-everywhere-on-menus/stories/20260502007#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 12:47:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/02/why-refreshers-are-everywhere-on-menus/stories/20260502007 NEW YORK — The latest craze in fast food is actually a beverage, albeit one that’s hard to define. Panera's Frescas and Energy Refreshers McDonald’s refreshed lineup of beverages, including refreshers, arrives on May 6. 'Heated Rivalry' star Robbie G.K. poses with Panera's new drinks. A lineup of Starbucks' recently released Refreshers. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/01/wedding-planner-branches-out-opens-warehouse-district-venue/stories/20260418003 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/01/wedding-planner-branches-out-opens-warehouse-district-venue/stories/20260418003#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/05/01/wedding-planner-branches-out-opens-warehouse-district-venue/stories/20260418003 Years in the local wedding industry led Gabrielle Wilson to notice a few things. Gabrielle Wilson gives a tour of Third Social, a new event venue that will be able to service more than 300 guests, in the Warehouse District on April 24 in downtown Toledo. Gabrielle Wilson gives a tour of Third Social, a new event venue that will be able to service more than 300 guests, in the Warehouse District on April 24 in downtown Toledo. Works continues in Third Social, a new event venue in the Warehouse District, on April 24 in downtown Toledo. Works continues in Third Social, a new event venue in the Warehouse District, on April 24 in downtown Toledo. Gabrielle Wilson gives a tour of the yet to be finished rooftop space of Third Social, a new event venue in the Warehouse District, on April 24 in downtown Toledo. Gabrielle Wilson gives a tour of Third Social, a new event venue that will be able to service more than 300 guests, in the Warehouse District on April 24 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/30/trump-lifting-certain-tariffs-scotch-whisky-royal-visit/stories/20260430110 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/30/trump-lifting-certain-tariffs-scotch-whisky-royal-visit/stories/20260430110#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:44:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/30/trump-lifting-certain-tariffs-scotch-whisky-royal-visit/stories/20260430110 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump bid farewell to Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House on April 30 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/consumers-are-lost-at-sea-as-seafood-sustainability-grows-more-complex/stories/20260425005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/consumers-are-lost-at-sea-as-seafood-sustainability-grows-more-complex/stories/20260425005#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:28:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/consumers-are-lost-at-sea-as-seafood-sustainability-grows-more-complex/stories/20260425005 BOSTON — Don’t overfish. Don’t trawl the seabed. Keep aquaculture healthy for the fish as well as the ocean. A lobster fisherman hauls a trap Sept. 8, 2022, off of Kennebunkport, Maine. A "Seafood Watch" sign with a color-coded rating program hangs over the seafood counter in Whole Foods in Hillsboro, Ore., on Sept. 10, 2010. Andrew Zimmern appears on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage at the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif., on May 24, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/kellogg-is-putting-toys-back-into-some-cereal-boxes-as-a-toy-story-5-tie-in-1/stories/20260427012 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/kellogg-is-putting-toys-back-into-some-cereal-boxes-as-a-toy-story-5-tie-in-1/stories/20260427012#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:28:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/kellogg-is-putting-toys-back-into-some-cereal-boxes-as-a-toy-story-5-tie-in-1/stories/20260427012 If you’ve missed rooting around in a cereal box for a toy, you’re in luck. A display of Kellogg's Froot Loops in a Costco in Pittsburgh on July 14, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/what-to-know-if-your-flight-is-canceled-amid-rising-jet-fuel-costs/stories/20260427013 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/what-to-know-if-your-flight-is-canceled-amid-rising-jet-fuel-costs/stories/20260427013#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:28:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/27/what-to-know-if-your-flight-is-canceled-amid-rising-jet-fuel-costs/stories/20260427013 Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there. Passengers wait in long security checkpoint lines outside a terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on March 19 in Houston. Lufthansa aircraft are parked on the apron April 10 at Munich Airport, in Munich, Germany. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/26/researchers-decades-breeding-better-potatoes-chips/stories/20260426046 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/26/researchers-decades-breeding-better-potatoes-chips/stories/20260426046#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:32:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/26/researchers-decades-breeding-better-potatoes-chips/stories/20260426046 EAST LANSING, Mich. — There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school's Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, inspects some items at a campus greenhouse in East Lansing, Mich., on March 24. David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school's Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, holds a potato chip in his hand during a taste testing in East Lansing, Mich., on March 24. Better Made Snack Foods worker Tonya Tinsleydoes quality control checks on potatoes at a processing facility in Detroit on April 2. Potato chips move along a conveyor at a Better Made Snack Foods processing facility in Detroit on April 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/25/women-lead-whiskey-drinkers-distillers/stories/20260425004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/25/women-lead-whiskey-drinkers-distillers/stories/20260425004#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/25/women-lead-whiskey-drinkers-distillers/stories/20260425004 SHOREHAM, Vt. — Meghan Ireland always loved chemistry, but as a college freshman studying chemical engineering, she didn’t know she could channel her passion for science into the art of making whiskey. Meghan Ireland, the chief blender at the WhistlePig whisky distillery, pours a sample into a beaker in the lab April 6 in Shoreham, Vt. Judy Hollis Jones, CEO of Buzzard's Roost, stands for a portrait in the bourbon company's bar area April 2 in Louisville, Ky. Meghan Ireland and her dog, Murphy, walk by one of the 750-gallon pot and column whiskey stills April 6 at the WhistlePig distillery in Shoreham, Vt. Sample whiskies are seen in the blending laboratory at the WhistlePig distillery April 6 in Shoreham, Vt. The WhistlePig whiskey distillery occupies the site of a former dairy farm April 6 in Shoreham, Vt. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/24/maumee-dog-day-care-builds-worlds/stories/20260421092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/24/maumee-dog-day-care-builds-worlds/stories/20260421092#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:50:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/24/maumee-dog-day-care-builds-worlds/stories/20260421092 In a room designed like an underwater world, dogs nose through “seaweed,” track hidden treats, and choose their own path through shifting terrain. Dogs look for treats and new scents during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Dogs look for treats and new scents during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Ginger plays with a toy during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Ginger looks for treats during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Dogs look for treats and new scents during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Ginger looks for treats during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Ginger looks for treats during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Ginger plays with a toy during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Handler Bri Fairchild sits on the floor with the dogs during enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Dogs play and look for treats during the Under the Sea enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Joey looks for treats during enrichment time at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Dogs explore the the Under the Sea enrichment area at Walk in the Parkin Maumee on April 16. Dogs explore the the Under the Sea enrichment area at Walk in the Park in Maumee on April 16. Dogs explore the the Under the Sea enrichment area at Walk in the Park in Maumee on Thursday, April 16, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/22/recycled-items-get-new-life-at-grass-roots-in-perrysburg-township/stories/20260417008 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/22/recycled-items-get-new-life-at-grass-roots-in-perrysburg-township/stories/20260417008#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/04/22/recycled-items-get-new-life-at-grass-roots-in-perrysburg-township/stories/20260417008 A long-time passion for the environment has blossomed into something new for David Nunn. Artist in residence Kelleigh Bossa paints using reclaimed materials at Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items April 16 in Perrysburg Township. A space themed work of art produced by Kelleigh Bossa from items from Grass Roots. David Nunn, owner of Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items, hangs a picture April 16 in Perrysburg Township. An anti-war themed work of art produced by Kelleigh Bossa from items from Grass Roots. David Nunn, owner of Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items April 16 in Perrysburg Township. A violin on display at Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items April 16 in Perrysburg Township. Items on display at Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items April 16 in Perrysburg Township. Items on display at Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items April 16 in Perrysburg Township. Rachel Petropoulos, operations lead, shows various recycled items available at Grass Roots April 16 in Perrysburg Township. Wooden coins with the Grass Roots logo April 16 in Perrysburg Township. Rachel Petropoulos, operations lead of Grass Roots, a studio and workshop for recycled items April 16 in Perrysburg Township.