Babies in dispensaries, ID checks at registers and free samples: Businesses say a new law will improve the 'weird' cannabis shopping experience, reduce the stigma and make it akin to buying alcohol.

For lots of shopping fun under one roof, it’s hard to beat the Maine Mall in South Portland. The mall itself hosts a variety of activities, including photos with Santa (you can book online).

Retailers on a Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce panel say COVID-19 regulations mean holiday shopping will be different this year, and Portland extends outdoor shopping and dining until Jan. 4.

The 2019 holiday shopping season in Maine appears to be off to a running start amid strong Black Friday and Small Business Saturday retail sales this past weekend across the state.

The moose may be Maine's state animal, but a more appropriate symbol of the coastal town of Freeport is the shopping bag. But unlike the shopping at a typical outlet mall, bargain hunting in ...