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Retail Fix

by | Jun 29, 2023 | July/August 2023, Stuff

Ring in summer via books, swag and spa treatments at these latest retail picks.

A cut above the rest (get it?), the new Boardroom Styling Lounge in Fenton offers a relaxing experience—think leather chairs, oversize flat-screen TV and cold beer, natch—for guys getting groomed. Hey, fortune favors the shave! @boardroomstylinglounge

In need of some Z’s? Cut down your morning makeup routine with an appointment at Arch & Edge, DTR’s new permanent makeup and esthetics studio offering lash lifts, microblading, tooth charms (literally jewelry for your teeth!) and more. @archandedge

Feather your nest with stylish home goods from NEST Decor’s newly opened location in Crabtree Valley Mall, which offers specialty brands, custom options and ever-changing galleries. Make yourself at home! @nest_decor

You’ll be in haven at the new The Shoppe at Haven Farm touting local gifts, garden accessories and a seed bar (!)—NTM local foods, snacks and beverages to enjoy while perusing the grounds. You grow, girl! @haven_farm

Take it easel-y and go check out 12 emerging and nationally acclaimed artists all creating under the same roof at Glenwood Fine Art workspace and gallery. @glenwoodfineartgallery

Need a lift? Synergy Face + Body’s newest location in Wake Forest offers surgical cosmetic procedures as well as spa treatments, laser hair removal and nonsurgical sculpting. @feelsynergy

Following her March release of Good Luck Cafe, NC-based author Annie Rains is back with a new novel on self-discovery, Through the Snow Globe. Happy reading! @annierainsbooks

Having a rough time? Green and bear it at the new 29,000-square-foot PGA Tour Superstore on East Six Forks Road, featuring a custom fitting studio, golf simulators and a 1,000-square-foot putting green. Fore! @pgatoursuperstore

Board Room Styling Lounge photo by Raleigh Midtown East, courtesy of Board Room Styling; Glenwood Fine Art photo by artist Nicole White Kennedy, courtesy of Glenwood Fine Art; remaining photos courtesy of brands

Say Blue!

Say Blue!

by | Jun 5, 2023 | Buzz, June 2023

Raleigh Founded and Cary Founded’s CEO launches co-warehousing concept centered around service-based businesses.

Feeling blue? From the mind of Jason Widen—you might recognize him from his longtime work with Raleigh Founded, Cary Founded and an array of other ventures—comes a new endeavor backed with a mission to “empower service-based entrepreneurs,” thus filling a need Widen identified in the market: providing additional resources for service-based orgs (think: companies and tradespeople, makers and food/beverage entrepreneurs). 

Enter Blue Co., Widen’s newest endeavor with the goal to provide easy and beneficial warehousing ops via shared workspaces, commercial vehicle parking and a slew of other specialized resources. … And it’s sliding onto the scene hot with two Raleigh locations coming this summer—situated on 510 and 517 Pylon Drive—with plans in the works to launch more spots around the Southeast soon.

“The past few years I’ve been contemplating what’s next in shared space and landed on a co-warehousing concept for service-based companies, tradespeople, makers, food and beverage entrepreneurs, and more,” says Widen, Blue Co.’s founder and CEO. “Shared spaces have been a valuable tool for high-growth tech startups, offering flexible lease terms, business resources and collaborative communities—yet few similar resources exist for service-based industries. Through my experience, I see a tremendous unmet need and scalable opportunity with co-warehousing.”

Essentially, Blue Co. is amping up to help service-based businesses succeed—and that’s anything but blue. Let’s get to work! bluecowarehousing.com