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African American Expressions has had a great year. After being in business for 25 years, they are now the largest, and premier supplier for the minority retail market.read more...

Queen Latifah has once again expanded her repertoire with a groundbreaking floral line at Giant Food stores....

Michelle Timberlake has found big success with her company, Marjorie’s Beef Jerky Inc., which produces a delectable selection of beef jerky made from fine cuts of beef. For more than 25 years, her company has been marketing, distributing and selling a beef jerky brand that is savory, high in...

Kroger has expanded its commitment to locally sourced products by joining forces with local brand personality, Aundrea Dumas, to launch “Cutie Cakes – Cupcakes in…...

What’s the secret to great chocolate? Pam Eudaric-Amiri would know. The owner of Chocolate Secrets & Wine Gardens Inc. on Oak Lawn Avenue treats her customers to gourmet, hand-made chocolates daily with flavors from all around the world....

The District of Columbia (D.C.) was the first major American city to achieve a black majority.  And yet, gentrification, defined here as the arrival of wealthier residents in an existing urban district and the removal of poorer residents, has significantly altered the city’s racial demographics, character, and c...

Entertainment media mogul Oprah Winfrey is looking to expand her scope of business beyond OWN—and television and film production. She is looking to produce food and beverage items. In fact, she may even be lining up enough products to open her own retail outlet or gourmet food store, according to reports. Last month, Winfrey quietly filed d...

Sales in brick and mortar stores fell from $11.6 billion in 2014 to $10.4 billion in 2015. That's an overall 10 percent decrease in sales, a consequence of both stores offering sales days earlier and online sales that allowed consumers to shop from the comfort of their homes....

Tony Blair had nowhere to sell his wares at Saturday’s Million Man March. But he came anyway....

When it comes to participating in supplier programs, especially with Fortune 500 companies, understanding as much as possible about the businesses you are approaching can help separate your company from your competitors....