Much like politics, Patrick Stewart believes all shopping should be local. The CEO of Apricot Lane Boutiques says that, despite a recent spate of national store clothing retailers shuttering many of their locations, their national brand of apparel and merchandise stores are doing well.
“Our comp-store sales were up 10% last month, and our sales were up, too, last year,” says Stewart, whose company has 75 locations across the U.S. and looking to add as many as 25....