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Boost Your Business: Avoid email mistakes

Posted by Maria Novak Dugan on December 6, 2024

Did you know that in 2023, more than 50 percent of all holiday sales from Black Friday through Christmas came directly from email marketing? This statistic is a testament to the power of email marketing. As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to gear up and set yourself up for email marketing success. For online retailers and small business owners, the holiday season can be…

Shopping with a personal experience

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 24, 2024

Jackie Tate at The Right Touch Engraver on Route 1 in Chadds Ford Township, says shopping at the small local retailers gives shoppers a personalized shopping experience.

The holiday season has been the shopping season for years. The reason the day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday is because, traditionally at least, that’s when retailers start getting out of debt and into the black. However, the rise in online shopping has increased over the years to the detriment of small, local, brick-and-mortar retailers. Now those local retailers are looking for ways to…

Politicians address SCCCC

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 19, 2024

Politicians speak to members of. the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce at the chamber's annual luncheon at the Mendenhall Inn on Oct. 17.

Politicians — incumbents and challengers — addressed members of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce during the chamber’s annual luncheon. Each speaker was limited to five minutes.Some, such as Elizabeth Moro who’s challenging state Rep. Craig Williams, and Christian Luna, challenging state Rep. John Lawrence, were invited but did not attend. Moro and Luna are both Democrats. Other politicians, state Sen. John Kane, stayed…

Boost Your Business: SMS marketing

Posted by Maria Novak Dugan on October 18, 2024

Imagine you are at a show or concert. You receive a simple text message. It’s from a nearby store offering a discount on show merchandise with your ticket stub. You glance at the text, smile, and decide to redeem the discount after the show. The message was quick, personal and timely. What Is SMS Marketing? SMS marketing, short for Short Message Service marketing, is a…

Future changes for CF Winery

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 1, 2024

The Chaddsford Winery is now under the ownership of the Vinton family of Delaware. The Vintons already own the White Horse Winery in New Jersey but the winery on Route 1 in Pennsbury Township will remain the Chaddsford Winery. Even though the other winery is in New Jersey, the Chadds Ford area is nothing new for the Vinton family. BJ Vinton lives in Greenville, Del.…

Chaddsford Winery sold

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 30, 2024

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It was announced in March that the Chaddsford Winery was up for sale and now the sale is a done deal. The winery announced on Sept. 30 that CFW was sold to the Vinton family who own the White Horse Winery in New Jersey. In a press release, Chaddsford Winery’s General Manager Corey Krejcik said of the sale, “When we began this process, our goal…

Boost Your Business: Google Business Profiles

Posted by Maria Novak Dugan on September 6, 2024

There are many businesses ignoring their Google Business Profile. Google is still the world’s most-visited website. The site currently holds more than 92 percent of the search engine market share. It’s the first place people go to find out information on your business. What type of message are you sending if all your info is outdated or just plain wrong? If you have a shop,…

Make your own at The Hangry Bear

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on August 1, 2024

Melinda Shaw says The Hangry Bear in Kennett Square is a family-friendly place for everyone to have a great experience making their own ice cream.

There are sandwich shops and there are ice cream shops. Some shops even combine the two, but Melinda Shaw’s The Hangry Bear Creamery goes a step further. At The Hangry Bear, people can make their own ice cream. “We’re definitely ice cream forward here," she said. The sandwiches and drinks are just to accommodate the ice cream studio so when we have an ice cream…

Boost Your Business: Workplace bullies

Posted by Maria Novak Dugan on July 12, 2024

Workplace bullying is harmful, targeted behavior that happens at work. It might be spiteful, offensive, mocking, or intimidating. It forms a pattern, and it tends to be directed at one person. Workplace bullying includes: targeted practical jokes being purposely misled about work duties continued denial of requests for time off without an appropriate or valid reason threats, humiliation, and other verbal abuse excessive performance monitoring…

A motel with artistic twist

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on July 11, 2024

This mural in Room 1 at Artelo is about the Underground Railroad. It’s called “Keep Going,” as was done by a group of anonymous black women who call themselves MISCAR, which is racism spelled backward.

Artelo is the new name for the former Birch Inn in Kennett Square, and it has an artistic twist to it. Artelo is the latest venture by Kennett Square’s Square Roots Collective, (SRC) which also owns The Creamery. Both are on Birch Street in Kennett Square and Artelo is part of the same property as Kennett’s Hank’s Place location. The name addresses Artelo’s connection with…