DENVER — Most of Bill and Mike Davis’ employees have never asked for a paycheck. They have never complained. Mostly, the just stand around quietly waiting for their next assignment. Sounds impossible.

Metro officers occasionally buy mannequins for use in car crash demonstrations or, in the case of one husband and wife pair of officers, as a model for a new, female-friendly bulletproof vest. Used ...

Editor’s note: This tour of small businesses across the country highlights the imagination, diversity, and resilience of American enterprise. “It ended up being a huge promotion,” she says. “People ...

NEW YORK - The mannequin is getting a much-needed makeover. Stores in the U.S. are using more realistic versions of the usually tall, thin, faceless mannequins in their windows and aisles. It's part ...

May Jaramilla, store manager for 2b bebe in the Westfield Culver City mall, loves the new mannequins that arrived in February. Just about everything is better: The translucent, pale pink forms are ...

The one-size-fits-all mannequin is getting a much-needed makeover. Wings Beachwear’s mannequins in Miami sport flower tattoos like some of the women who shop there. And at David’s Bridal, mannequins ...

By Amit Sethiya Mannequins — those life-like divinities that depict what your wear — trigger purchases and make for happy shoppers. Displays have to attract, engage and motivate the customer on merely ...