As a new owner revamps the Ritter’s business plan, at least four of the frozen custard stands in the area have either opened or are set to reopen in the same locations where they previously operated.
A second Harry & Izzi’s location is set to open on the stretch between Castleton Square and the Fashion Mall.
An Indiana law that requires all people—regardless of age—to show identification when buying alcohol has caused headaches for some shoppers, but liquor store representatives are urging lawmakers not to repeal it.
A $70 million investment in a new distribution center by the North Carolina-based discount retailer is expected to create up to 350 jobs. The facility should be operational by spring 2012.
Daniel Blanco took a serious shot at the restaurant biz, working 19-hour days as both a truck driver and owner of a South American eatery, with more on the way.
The roughly 1,200-square-foot shop is scheduled to open in late March or early April.
National Labor Relations Board accuses supermarket chain of intimidating employees at its Beech Grove store for supporting an attempt to unionize. The charges follow a similar complaint NLRB made in November involving Marsh’s Georgetown Road store.
Fishers-based furniture dealer and office space designer is purchasing the assets of Columbus, Ohio-based Continental Office Environment’s Indianapolis location on East 33rd Street. Both companies are Herman Miller dealers.
The chain’s growth got a boost last year when it landed a deal to operate 164 cellular shops inside HHGregg stores.
The former owners of Arturo’s have opened another eatery, this time in Carmel’s Arts & Design District.
The Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer attributed its lower outlook to weak demand for new video technology products. Sales of LED and 3-D televisions were less than expected while sales of lower-priced TVs were higher than anticipated.
The supermarket chain has closed a store in Rushville and will shut others in Shelbyville and Connersville by the end of February. The closures will leave Marsh with 97 stores, about half of which are in Indianapolis.
Americans spent more on clothes, shoes, luxury goods and electronics in December than a year earlier, according to data released Wednesday.
After initial trepidation over its chef-centric concept and urban location, Recess' Greg Hardesty plans to open another school-themed eatery.
The recovering, yet-still-weak economy puts charity retailer Goodwill in a sweet position. Consumer spending is up, so more old stuff makes its way to thrift stores. At the same time, high unemployment means the bargain hunters are still out in force.
People hit the stores after Christmas to buy, indulging the rediscovered retail appetite that may have made 2010’s holiday shopping season the biggest ever.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will close its design-centered gift shop next year to make way for a display about the Miller house and gardens in Columbus, Ind.
A strong Christmas Eve would round out a surprisingly successful holiday season for retailers. The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales will reach $451.5 billion this year, up 3.3 percent over last year.
The company said on Tuesday sales at stores open more than a year rose 4.5 percent from Nov. 28 through Dec. 19 compared to the same period a year ago.
Athletic shoe store chain The Finish Line Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter profit skidded 37 percent as a one-time leg up from a tax windfall last year was not repeated. Revenue rose 9 percent.
