retail

Gift shop finds treasure in free business advising

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC SEQUIM, Wash. – Theresa Rubens is a third-generation resident of Sequim whose grandchildren attend the same schools she and her husband once did. She knows as much about her community as anyone, but she didn’t know where a visitor could buy a Sequim souvenir. And that, she said, was […]

It’s all about ‘me:’ Narcissism and mass-customized products

By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers say a rising trend in narcissism is cause for retailing and manufacturing firms offering customizable products to rethink their marketing strategies.

Faculty asks colleagues to support two Bookies

As the academic year opens at WSU, two new options for faculty, staff and students who need to buy books are making their debuts, too. The student-owned Bookie has spun off a satellite store — Bookie, Too! — in the Stadium Way Retail Center at the northwest edge of campus. It offers the same merchandise […]