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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Gary Reses Still Bullish on Kings Highway, Even Though He's Leaving

The co-owner of Forever Young, the former Jamaican Me Crazy, ends 11-year run in the borough.

Gary Reses is still bullish on Kings Highway, even though he closed the door to his Haddonfield gift shop Sunday for the last time. Reses, 49, the co-owner of Forever Young, the former Jamaican Me Crazy, is reinventing his business from a gift shop to a young-adult home and apparel store on the campus of Rowan University in Glassboro. He and his wife, Nina, had run their Haddonfield shop for the past 11 years. Reses said his move says more about the opportunity at Rowan than the business climate in Haddonfield. "If it wasn't for this project and this opportunity, we wouldn't be leaving," he said. "We did very well here for 11 years. We just have this unique opportunity." Reses said Rowan and Glassboro are pouring $300 million into a new …

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Forever Young Emporium (in Haddonfield-Haddon Township Patch), Frank's Barber Shop Closes After 31 Years (in Haddonfield-Haddon Township Patch), A Tale of Two Kings Highways (in Haddonfield-Haddon Township Patch), and 2 more ›

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

On Kings Highway and Haddon Avenue, a Tale of Two Cities

Some businesses thrive and others die in the boom-or-bust cycle of Haddonfield storefronts. What lessons, if any, do these extremes hold for Collingswood retailers?

To borrow a well-worn phrase, these could be the best of times and the worst of times for Haddonfield businesses. Look no further than Kings Highway East to see why. Here, after 31 years, Wiseley Jewelers is closing its doors. Owner Stephen Wiseley—whose son, Jason, owns the Bread Board Plus on Haddon Avenue—plans to retire in Colorado. He called the closing a "lifestyle" choice, and said he'd love to sell the storefront, but hasn't yet. "We've had a strong year," Stephen Wiseley said. "A couple of years ago things were rough, but we're going out on top." Even so, Wiseley is the fourth jeweler on Kings Highway to close this year (the others are Yampell's, Cabnet Goldsmiths and Biefield's). Yampell's Jewelers had operated on Kings Highway …

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Wiseley W Jewelers (in Haddonfield-Haddon Township Patch), Sam Yampell Is Back in Business, More or Less (in Haddonfield-Haddon Township Patch), Chef's Choice: Bread Board Plus (in Haddonfield-Haddon Township Patch), and 13 more ›

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11:53 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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