Retail

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. today announced its comparable store sales were up 5.3 percent during the nine-week holiday shopping season that ended Jan. 3.

The Milwaukee Public Market announced that gross vendor sales increased from $11.7 million in 2013 to $12.0 million in in 2014.

With the start of a new year, the U.S. recreational boating industry is estimating 2014 saw a 5 to 7 percent increase in new powerboat sales, and sales are expected to continue growing an additional 5 percent in 2015, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).

The Bartolotta Restaurant Group is the 2014 BizTimes Small Business of the Year.

Milwaukee-based restaurant company Lowlands Group has sold its Trocadero Gastrobar on Milwaukee’s East Side for $1 million, according to state records.

Our Daily Salt, a locally-owned shop that handcrafts wooden housewares and kitchen wares, is ringing in the holiday season with a philanthropic push to raise funds for Hunger Task Force.

The Bartolotta Restaurants’ Downtown Kitchen, housed in the U.S. Bank Center, added Holey Moley doughnuts to its menu this week.

The Bartolotta Restaurants’ Downtown Kitchen, housed in the U.S. Bank Center, is adding Holey Moley doughnuts to its menu this week.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. plans to keep its department stores open for more than 100 hours straight to serve last-minute shoppers as Christmas approaches.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. plans to keep its department stores open for more than 100 hours straight to serve last-minute shoppers as Christmas approaches.