Around Town 2-6

In business, time is money. (OPEN) In this weeks edition of Around Town, andamp;lt;a href=...  More »

In business, time is money. (OPEN) In this weeks edition of Around Town, andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/brad-feldmanandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Brad Feldmanandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; takes you to a couple local businesses keeping prices low by making you wait. It may be the hippest shop in town... but Lillian's has a handle on attracting shoppers. (Susan Schwieters/ Lillians) andamp;quot;The idea behind that was more just to gather woman together to be encouraged to have fun to share stories with one another.andamp;quot; However, the time you spend with friends here is limited. Just like many businesses in the past year have considered a four day work andamp;quot;weekandamp;quot;...Lillians is putting all its business in four days. The first Thursday through Sunday of each month. (Susan Schwieters/ Lillians) andamp;quot;If woman can stop anytime at a store they are going to drive by if they can find a parking space they might stop. If they cant find a parking space they wont stop. If they only have four days out of the month they can stop they will drive around the block three times if they need to try to find a place to park. Cause they want to get there that month.andamp;quot; This kind of business philosophy is catching on. (April Blotske/ Real Deals on Home Decor) andamp;quot;I will walk around here and a woman on her cell phone will be saying ok its at 2000 Lovett Avenue. You have to get down here right away.andamp;quot; Blotske is one of the owners of andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/bismarck-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Bismarckandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;'s Real Deals on Home Decor. She says it's the cheap alternative to the big box retailers. The reason, they only open their doors two days a week...Thursday and Saturday. (April Blotske/ Real Deals on Home Decor) andamp;quot;We don't have to pay the utilities, the employees the extra days and it makes those other two days a fun event.andamp;quot; They have been having so much fun, this store, located in a warehouse part of Bismarck, was recently named the store of the year for 2008 among all sixty stores in the Real Deals Corporation. (April Blotske/ Real Deals on Home Decor) andamp;quot;When you find something great when you find a treasure you want to tell everyone and that is how we have been doing it.andamp;quot; Two days a week or four days in the entire month.. having to wait is what makes these two businesses a little more exciting for you. {Transition} In other business news, the next generation of jewelry is now available at the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/kirkwood-mallandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Kirkwood Mallandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;. Bico Takota is a new kiosk near the north courtyard. It's an Australian kind of jewelry...each piece has a meaning. Taking You Around Town, I'm Brad Feldman.  « Less