Nov. 26, 2014 11:16 am
Biz Journal: From ‘Tumbleweeds’ to Vibrant Business District
This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal here. In the mid-2000s, High School Road in Elkins Park, Pa., was virtually desolate. The shuttered Ashbourne Market was dilapidated and empty storefronts lined the street. A pharmacy shut its doors. An ice cream shop also went under. While Elkins Park has always been a well-to-do […]
Nov. 6, 2014 10:40 am
Biz Journal: Bottom Dollar Food selling all 66 stores, then shutting down
This piece was originally published here in the Philadelphia Business Journal Just a few years ago, discount supermarket chain Bottom Dollar Food began sprouting up all over Pennsylvania. Soon it had 46 stores in the Philadelphia area and 20 near Pittsburgh. But the plan of bargain-basement food prices apparently didn’t work and parent company Delhaize […]