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Streetwear retailer Social Status announces move to Ybor City (RENDERINGS)

The Whitaker Group plans to relocate its Social Status retail store to a new, larger space in Tampa’s historic Ybor City neighborhood. The move from Hyde Park to Ybor City

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Sprouts Farmers Market opens Largo store this week

Sprouts Farmers Market is preparing to open a new store, at 2156 E. Bay Drive, Largo, this week. Doors are opening to customers at 7 a.m. on March 21. A

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Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods named No. 2 on Instacart’s Fastest-Growing Brands list

A Clearwater-based sauce and dressing brand has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing brands on Instacart. Instacart released its Fastest-Growing Brands list to highlight 75 companies that achieved significant

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Sarasota luxury handbag maker launches digital authentication technology for customers

BSWANKY has partnered with Proof-it and EM Microelectronic to bring digital authentication and product traceability to its luxury handbags.

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A woman holds a luxury BSWANKY handbag featuring an intricate blue and green design, highlighting the brand’s new digital authentication technology.
CASS Contemporary launches digital marketplace

CASS Contemporary, a global art consultancy with a strong presence in Tampa, plans to launch a new digital marketplace, CASS MRKT PLCE in February 2025, to connect emerging and established

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Still Brewing: ‘Espresso That You Care’ with Kahwa Coffee’s Hurricane Relief Efforts

Kahwa Coffee has launched a Florida Hurricane Relief Project, inviting the community to “Espresso that you care.” From now until Oct. 30, Kahwa Coffee is supporting hurricane relief efforts by

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EMOTO Supply Co. expands to Water Street Tampa

EMOTO Supply Co., a retailer of electric bikes and lifestyle apparel, has opened a new location at Water Street Tampa. The Water Street store sells electric bikes, mopeds and motorcycles,

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Foot Locker to move its global headquarters to St. Pete

Foot Locker will move its global headquarters from New York to St. Petersburg in 2025 as part of its strategic Lace Up Plan.

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Exterior of a Foot Locker retail store with the company’s red and white logo displayed above the entrance.
Luxury mattress retailer to open ‘viewing room’ at Water Street Tampa

Saatva, a privately held e-commerce company that specializes in luxury mattresses, will open what it calls a “viewing room,” at Water Street Tampa. “Tampa’s sophisticated consumer is a great fit

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Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s sauce named to 2024 SELF list of Pantry Awards

A Clearwater-made marinara sauce will “make your guests say ‘yes,’” according to a new list released by SELF magazine. SELF’s 2024 Pantry Awards named Yo Mama’s Foods’ marinara sauce as

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The Marker Locker securely stores golf markers in a creative way

For golf enthusiasts, markers are more than an important tool to use on the course. They can provide golfers a meaningful way to showcase their personality and they can be

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The CEO of Whitman Family Development shares the vision behind Bal Harbour Shops ‘retail carnival’ tour

Bal Harbour Shops, a luxury retail destination, is preparing for the launch of its Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-up Tour, in Sarasota. Or the “retail carnival,” as Matthew Whitman Lazenby

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