Indiana lawmakers push for Sunday alcohol sales
Lawmakers in the last state in the nation to bar retail alcohol sales on Sundays are making a push to lift the restriction, but strong opposition from liquor stores could hinder the effort.
Lawmakers in the last state in the nation to bar retail alcohol sales on Sundays are making a push to lift the restriction, but strong opposition from liquor stores could hinder the effort.
Old Carolina Barbecue also announces expansion to Indianapolis market.
The companies, newly appointed to handle merchandise sale for the mega-event, are bringing in talent from across the country to staff the game in New Orleans.
Five years after the Hamilton Town Center lifestyle mall opened at a sleepy interchange on Interstate 69 in Noblesville, the neighborhood is one of the hottest growth markets in the state for retail, residential and medical development.
HHGregg now has 228 stores in 20 states. So it has grown a great deal. But the “exceptional store economics” it used to promote are gone, thanks largely to a breathtaking collapse in sales of flat-screen televisions.
Hoosiers may be required to pay a 7-percent sales tax on top of their Amazon purchases starting July 1 if a proposed House bill is adopted.
Gordmans, an apparel and home decor retailer, said it will spend $37.5 million to construct and equip a 545,000-square-foot distribution center in Clayton.
Southern Bells Inc., an Indianapolis-based franchisee that operates 76 regional fast-food restaurants, has been acquired by the country’s largest franchisee of Applebee’s restaurants.
HHGregg shares fell 10 percent in early trading Monday after the Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer slashed its 2013 profit forecast almost 25 percent on a sharper-than-expected drop in television sales.
Arvey Paper & Office Products at 1021 N. Pennsylvania St. began serving customers again in December after closing for six months. A former executive of Arvey’s previous parent company bought the name and has reopened five stores nationwide.
Gun enthusiasts are snapping up weapons faster than they can be replenished. And applications for gun permits spiked sharply toward the end of 2012.
Hendricks Commercial Properties wants to build a five-story, L-shaped building with more than 36,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 130 high-end apartments on the upper floors.
The earnings fell short of predictions by analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, which recently forecast per-share earnings of 10 cents on revenue of $296 million.
A historic brick building long used as a restaurant and hotel suites next door to Circle Centre mall is going up for sale for the first time in almost a decade, with an expected asking price of $4 million.
Owner of real estate near 16th and Central says grocery chain showed little interest, but Kroger says it still wants property to make way for new downtown store.
Former husband and wife agree to end joint ownership of pizza restaurant, ending dispute that erupted with opening of Fountain Square sandwich shop.
The tastes of the reading public are turning digital, as the number of Americans owning an e-book device or tablet grows and the number of readers of traditional books drops.
In December, the Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust bought two shopping centers in Greenville, S.C., using proceeds from its recent $60 million stock sale.
Shoppers were buffeted this year by a string of events that made them less likely to spend. The numbers also show how Washington’s current budget impasse is trickling down to Main Street and unsettling consumers.
The owner of the restaurants, Fishers-based MSCB, switched to the new formats after terminating its contracts with the current operator, Indianapolis-based A Pots & Pans Production.