Whether you need a new couch or a new outfit, or if you want to thrift for treasure, Ames added some great locations in 2025.

It's official. Raygun in Ames is open, despite Ames City Council's concerns about the store's signage on Main Street. During the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, council member Gloria Betcher asked ...

After 70 years in business, Jax Outdoor Gear in Ames is closing The popular sporting goods announced the “end of an era” in a May 13 Facebook post, revealing the store will close by the end of August.

After 70 years in business, JAX Outdoor Gear in Ames closed in late August. The popular sporting goods store was located at ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A long-defunct discount department store chain could be making a comeback next year, according to an online announcement, though details remain scarce. A notice posted ...

Outlet Marketplace, which combines a group of outlets in one store, is the next wave in the business, according to Steve Lehmann, vice president of real estate for VF Outlet. VF, owner of Vanity Fair, ...

On March 13, 1958, brothers Milton, Irving and Herbert Gilman, with a partner, opened a discount store in the old Ames Worsted Textile mill in Southbridge. The mill had been part of a yarn empire ...