Archive of: Retail & Tourism

New collaboration says ‘bienvenue’ to French-Canadian visitors, companies

N.H. business community, Plymouth State effort reaches out to Francophone tourists and businesses

By Lori Ferguson

New England businesses, law enforcement join forces to battle organized retail crime

‘80 percent of ORC is committed by 20 percent of offenders’

By Jeff Feingold

Thanks to turkey pot pies, N.H. company becomes national brand

How a turkey pot pie recipe gave Blake’s All Natural Foods of Concord an entry into the national marketplace

By Melanie Plenda

Study measures beer distributors’ impact on N.H. economy

Proportionately, New Hampshire is chugging more than its fair share of suds

By Bob Sanders

Modest recovery seen in southern N.H. retail market

2.7% gain in retail space recorded; vacancy rate falls to 9.6%

By Kathleen Callahan

Tourism in the Lakes Region: a roundtable

NHBR’s editors met recently at the Church Landing at Mill Falls at the Lake in Meredith with area businesspeople to discuss the region’s economic engine: the hospitality industry

What’s the economic impact of a mostly empty vacation home?

Many owners of opulent houses in the Lakes Region aren't exactly itching to rent them out

By Bob Sanders

Small N.H. movie theaters turn to Kickstarter to ‘go digital’

The crowdfunding route is one that many New Hampshire theater owners are eyeing as they scramble to come up with the funds to buy digital projectors

By Kathleen Callahan

Live free and...brand

Travel and tourism campaign slogan attracts not only tourists, but also businesses

By Alexandra Pecci

Another N.H. restaurant achieves ‘local’ certification

12 restaurants have been recognized since the program began

By Kathleen Callahan