Simon expands availability of mall-wide online search tool
Simon Search, which is accessible via Simon’s website and app, and at in-mall digital directories, allows users to browse multiple stores’ inventories at once.
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Retail sales rise 0.3%, helped by stronger sales at auto dealers
Spending increased at online retailers and at restaurants and bars. Department stores, electronic stores, and furniture stores also posted increases.
Missouri-based Wally’s planning mega travel center off I-65 in Whitestown
Plans call for the business to feature a 45,000-square-foot store with a food court, gift shop, convenience store and restrooms; 80 gas pumps; and 15 to 20 electric vehicle charging stations.
Inside the massive new Walmart fulfillment center in McCordsville
Walmart on Thursday will host a ceremonial grand opening for the 2.2 million-square-foot, three-story facility, which will eventually employ up to 1,000 people.
Bud Light, top U.S. seller since 2001, loses sales crown after backlash
Mexican lager Modelo Especial overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail dollar sales in the month ending June 3.
Made in Indiana: Chocolate by South Bend Chocolate Co.
As a young boy working in his father’s candy store in the 1970s, Mark Tarner got an early taste of the sweet life.
Hotel Tango Distillery closing tasting rooms in Zionsville, Fort Wayne
Hotel Tango Distillery’s Fort Wayne location that opened in 2020 and a Zionsville location that opened in 2021 are closing.
Circle Centre adding new street-level restaurant, food-court tenant
A sushi restaurant plans to take over Circle Centre space at the southeast corner of Illinois Street and Maryland Street that was previously occupied by Primanti Bros. Meanwhile, a vegan eatery is slated for the food court.
Azzip Pizza to open in new retail center at former Caribbean Cove location
An Indiana-based restaurant chain that picked up top honors for menu innovation at this year’s International Pizza Expo, plans to open a location near the Pyramids office complex in Indianapolis.
New tenants bring new energy to historic Stutz complex
Known as the Stutz Business and Art Center from the 1990s until real estate developer Turner Woodard sold his majority stake in 2021, the complex is entering a new era by offering dining, shopping and personal fitness.
Macy’s cuts full-year outlook in latest sign of retail slowdown
Macy’s is being swept up in a broader pullback in retail spending as consumers feel squeezed by rising prices and higher interest rates.
North of 96th roundup: Dry Goods, Ross Dress for Less plan openings
Numerous retailers, restaurants and other businesses have recently opened or are planning new locations in the north suburbs of Indianapolis. Here’s a rundown.
RH, DSW stores on the move along 86th/82nd Street corridor
A former Bed Bath & Beyond location will become home to RH and DSW, two retailers familiar to shoppers along the north-side corridor.
Chicken Scratch plans downtown Indy location and one in Cincinnati
Known for chicken wings and gourmet smothered fries, Chicken Scratch scores high in Yelp user reviews for the restaurant’s blackened chicken alfredo and Buffalo chicken sandwich.
Indy moves ahead with pet sale restrictions, but will state lawmakers stop them?
Some state lawmakers tried and failed to pass legislation that would have prevented Indianapolis from enforcing its ordinance. But the legislator who authored the bill says he plans to try again next year.
Walmart shines in rough retail environment, ratchets up outlook
Walmart reported strong first-quarter sales results as the nation’s largest retailer’s pledge of lower prices continues to draw budget-conscious consumers.
Target see lower profit as theft, consumer caution grows
Target said theft is cutting into its bottom line and it expects related losses could top $1.2 billion this year after an estimated $700 to $800 million in losses from theft last year.
CBD store moves to Fountain Square neighborhood thick with smoke shops
Higher Life will be the sixth CBD retailer within a half-mile radius of the intersection of Virginia Avenue, Shelby and Prospect streets.
Retail sales up modest 0.4%, buoyed by online, dining spending
Consumers are facing plenty of challenges heading into the second half of the year from tightening credit to a weaker job market.
Graham Rahal to open local Piaggio motorcycle dealership
Rahal Piaggio Indianapolis will sell motorcycles, scooters and mopeds under Italy-based Piaggio Group’s brands Piaggio, Vespa, Aprilla and Moto Guzzi.