Whole Foods sees 25 percent jump in shoppers after Amazon cuts
Amazon.com Inc.’s splashy takeover of Whole Foods, complete with deep price cuts, did more than bring a surge of publicity to the chain: It boosted customer traffic.
Amazon.com Inc.’s splashy takeover of Whole Foods, complete with deep price cuts, did more than bring a surge of publicity to the chain: It boosted customer traffic.
The restaurant had been open for 10 years, moving in 2011 from Westfield Boulevard to Broad Ripple Avenue, where it served up its signature patties.
One eatery is set to take 10,000 square feet in the city’s oldest skyscraper and the other will fill the spot vacated by the Colts Grille.
Tech leaders, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, think Indianapolis would be a great location for Amazon’s second headquarters. And, like other cities in the running, it has some strengths and weaknesses.
Andrew Brake build his first coop to house chickens in his own backyard. But he’s turned his hobby into a new career and how builds coops worth thousands of dollars.
No particular industry sector appears safe from the impact, as the county’s unemployment rate falls below 3 percent. Companies in health care, information technology, advanced manufacturing and construction are all struggling to find workers.
Sisters Carly Swift and Mandy Selke of Just Pop In are expanding the business in a 5,000-square-foot building under construction on Cornell Avenue.
The company said Wednesday that it wants to shift focus to its growing brands Old Navy and Athleta while jettisoning hundreds of stores under the Gap and Banana Republic flags.
The Spanish-inspired eatery opened in 2007 and weathered the recession. It leaves a high-profile location at the northeast corner of Ohio and Delaware streets.
The local office of Lee & Associates plans to more than double the number of brokers it devotes to the sector, as industrial vacancy remains solidly in the single digits.
The family-owned meat shop and full-service caterer has been operating in the northern suburbs since 1966. It moved from Zionsville to Fishers in 1969.
20/20 Custom Molded Plastics says it will start operations Tuesday at the Wells County facility, formerly occupied by Buckhorn Inc., and hire 100 workers by the end of the year.
Members of the Madison County Council have asked the county administrator about the cost of shutting down the center in Anderson during the seven-month process.
City officials are turning to the not-for-profit Renew Indianapolis to market and sell industrial sites, adding to its responsibilities reaching far beyond residential properties and vacant lots.
Simon Property Group Inc., the nation’s largest mall owner, is getting a big assist from an unlikely source in its bid to backfill wide swaths of space left by failed or struggling clothing chains.
The tech entrepreneur officially has put his 24,400-square-foot mansion on the market while also planning to unload its contents at an estate sale next month.
Zionsville-based Lids Sports Group posted disappointing sales in its second quarter, mirroring recent results from other athletic apparel retailers. Its parent company is trying to dampen expectations for the overall firm.
Sugarfire Smoke House won’t begin serving customers in early fall, as it had previously announced. Meanwhile, there’s turnover at another prime retail spot on Washington Street.
The $20 million, 120-room hotel is expected to open in mid-September, when guests can bask in decor that pays homage to the nation’s industrial roots.
The 27,000-square-foot home is expected to go on the market soon. But its furnishings and some of the tech guru’s belongings will be available at a September estate sale.