Academy Sports + Outdoors to add Greenwood-area store in April
The Greenwood-area location will become Academy Sports + Outdoor’s seventh Indiana store, with five opening since 2022.
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10 Vicious Biscuit restaurants planned for central Indiana
Breakfast and brunch concept Vicious Biscuit launched in South Carolina and has expanded to North Carolina, Florida and Ohio.
Ambition drives CEO as Mexican restaurant group expands
Paul Arechiga is CEO of Fishers-based Arechiga Restaurant Group. The company has nine Mexican restaurants in the Indianapolis area and five more in suburban Chicago.
Big grocery stores profited from pandemic more than smaller rivals, FTC says
The report, which collected information confidentially from retail giants Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. as well as chains like Kroger Co., concluded the largest grocery stores gained a competitive advantage over small competitors.
Sandwich and brunch spot planned along border of Garfield Park
Parkside Public House is expected to open by mid-June in Yoke Pavilion, a recently renovated 108-year-old mixed-use building.
Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices
Prices in the grocery category have surged 25 percent over the past four years, outpacing the overall inflation rate of 20 percent during the same period. That opens the door for retailers like Aldi and Dollar General.
Downtown Thai restaurant and jazz bar closing after 10 years in operation
Bangkok Restaurant & Bar, which regularly featured live musicians, opened in late 2013, filling space previously occupied by former restaurant chain Charlie & Barney’s.
Italian restaurant Rosemary and Olive planned for former Mimi Blue location
The ownership group of Rosemary and Olive is made up of veteran restaurateurs George Stergiopoulous, Elif Ozdemir and Gino Pizzi.
Retailer Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The fabrics and crafts retailer, which has five Indianapolis-area stores, will become privately owned after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
The company said the outage was caused by a third-party technology provider and was not a cybersecurity issue.
Burlington plans department store at downtown’s Claypool Court
A 23,000-square-foot Burlington department store is expected to open this fall in the lower level of Claypool Court in space previously occupied by the Rhythm! Discovery Center.
Penn & Beech eyes summer opening of Bottleworks location
The new location along Massachusetts Avenue will feature a 1,200-square-foot store, with a separate space of 750 to 800 square feet that can fit larger gatherings, such as corporate groups or parties.
February retail sales up 0.6%, yet fissures emerge
Last month’s gain was weaker than expected, and January’s decline was revised even lower, suggesting that many are growing more cautious with their money.
His Place Eatery to open new location near intersection of 86th and Ditch
His Place Eatery, consistently ranked as a top soul food restaurant in the city, is expanding 15 years after it opened in March 2009.
Kroger Marketplace store, 98 homes planned on southern edge of Noblesville
Plans call for the Star Brick Village retail and residential development to be built on 72 acres along East 146th Street, just north of Fishers.
Former CEO of Carmel-based enVista returns to top job
EnVista co-founder Jim Barnes, who left the company in 2022 when a German tech company acquired a portion of the business, has returned as chief executive.
Breweries in Indiana strive to adapt as sales go flat
Craft beer, once the dynamic upstart of central Indiana’s food and beverage scene, is no longer a growth industry.
Lawmakers revive restaurant carry-out alcohol in finalized legislation
Expect to see happy hours and the option to add a cocktail to your carry-out restaurant order as soon as July, under finalized legislation approved Thursday by Indiana lawmakers.
Family Leisure planning small-format store at Merchants’ Square in Carmel
The store will be a pilot for a new, smaller-scale format that Family Leisure plans to roll out across central Indiana and potentially in other markets nationwide.
Target starts paid membership program to compete with Amazon, Walmart
The new program, Target Circle 360, launches April 7 at a promotional rate of $49 a year through May 18, when it rises to $99 for members without a Target credit or debit card.