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Aldi opening in Portland met with rush of superfans

The German supermarket chain’s latest location is a former Big Lots store on Brighton Avenue.

Here are some stories across the decades about R.H. Reny, the founder of the Renys department store chain, curated from our newspaper archives.

Its operator also runs a vintage mall in Fairfield and plans to purchase another in York this spring.

The outdoor apparel retailer filed for bankruptcy this month and is poised to shutter 175 stores across the U.S. and Canada.

Some Maine retailers and others who handle cash transactions are rounding change to the nearest nickel in the absence of pennies.

Some customers are buying smaller boxes of chocolate, or nothing at all, but the full picture of demand may not be clear until Sunday.

Many say they will give a portion of sales to groups helping immigrants and other community members.

Greg Elder, who joined the Freeport-based company in 2007, says he ‘believes in the power of the outdoors to bring people together.’

We reviewed the cost of groceries, vehicles and energy to see how they compare with the national inflation rate.

Resale shops, thrift stores and antiques malls across Maine make it possible to find unique vintage and handcrafted holiday gifts at bargain prices.