Welcome to South Asian Gen Z’s ‘auntie’ era, with hair oiling, cups of tea and mom’s beauty secrets

Before Kaaviya Sambasivam left for elementary school each morning, her mother performed a ritual that generations of South Asian women had done before. In familiar rhythmic motions, she massaged her…

Part of south Fort Myers shopping center sells for $13.2M –

The southeast chunk of the Market Square shopping center in south Fort Myers sold for $13.2 million. The stretch of four mid-sized retail stores combines 65,688 square feet of space,…

What it’s like to be a woman in South Korea, where anti-feminism is rampant : NPR

South Korean women take part in a march supporting feminism during a protest to mark International Women’s Day in Seoul on March 8, 2019. Anti-feminism has been on the rise,…

What are the traditional malls like Beachwood Place, South, Great Northern doing to keep customers?

BEACHWOOD, Ohio — With the holiday shopping season underway, the few remaining indoor malls in Cuyahoga County like many across the country are fighting to bring in customers as online…

Marshfield Plaza shopping center on Chicago’s South Side sold to New York investor

The deal adds to what has been a busy year for local shopping center sales, even as rising inflation and interest rates and turbulent financial markets have disrupted commercial real…

‘Muscles look cooler’: South Korean women reshape idea of beauty | South Korea

When Yoo Wonhee was younger, she had a frail body and didn’t think of herself as strong. She says in the past, many Koreans would starve themselves to be skinny.…

‘Fashion has no age’: the stylish senior citizens of Seoul | South Korea

Pots and pans, piles of shirts and shoes, jewellery-laden tables, and boxes brimming with bric-a-brac. In the tangle of streets near exit 3 of Seoul’s Dongmyo station, hundreds of vendors…

Trilogy skin care company completes south Fort Myers expansion

Kristen Flaharty founded her Trilogy brand of skin care and cosmetics product line eight years ago with 2,500 square feet of space and no idea how fast it would grow.…

South St. Louis County shopping center gets new tenants

The plaza will get three big-box stores: one new to the area and two that are moving from other locations. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A South County shopping center…