http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/21/short-pump-based-sk-announces-plans-to-liquidate-stores/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/21/short-pump-based-sk-announces-plans-to-liquidate-stores/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 11:00:22 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7715 Just like Circuit City before it, at the end of its corporate life no other company was interested in buying S&K Famous Menswear and trying to turn it around. The company was founded in 1967 by two brothers who found a niche selling quality men’s clothes at a good price, but that niche evaporated as fewer men bought suits and the lower-end marketplace became more cutthroat. Plus, a brief Q&A with former CEO Joseph Oliver. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/21/short-pump-based-sk-announces-plans-to-liquidate-stores/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/23/businesess-and-execs-funnel-to-campaigns/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/23/businesess-and-execs-funnel-to-campaigns/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:20:19 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6779 If campaign contributions are any indication, the Richmond business community is rallying behind Republican Bob McDonnell to become Virginia’s next governor. McDonnell has far surpassed his rivals in fundraising among Richmond business and trade associations by raising $99,472 from local private enterprise in the first quarter, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. He also ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/23/businesess-and-execs-funnel-to-campaigns/feed/ 1