Mata Traders News Today

Evanston resident Lois Hedman visited Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit fair trade chain retailer, on March 27 — the last day she would visit that location. She knew the store would be closed for two weeks as it relocates downtown. A regular customer, Hedman said she likes to buy her coffee there — but that...

In 2016, Laura Huron stepped away from a decades-long corporate career in visual merchandising to become a shopkeeper in Saugerties, bringing years of expertise and a finely honed aesthetic to the project. Bosco's Mercantile is a thriving bedding and home goods shop on Partition Street, stocking ethically and sustainably made products, from organic linens to indigo-dyed throw pillows and scented candles. And around the corner, the newly opened Bosco's Little Shop stocks artisan-made...