Levi’s first home collection deepens Target relationship
The move is yet another blow to department stores, which have been struggling even more during the pandemic.
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Walgreens taps Starbucks exec Brewer as its new CEO
Roz Brewer will be the only Black woman leading a Fortune 500 company when she joins Walgreen’s on March 15.
16 Tech announces first round of food, retail vendors
The seven vendors, which include restaurants, a space for food entrepreneurs and a barber shop, will occupy 16 Tech’s 40,000-square-foot food and retail hall.
Airport’s retail-refresh timeline shifts with pandemic
Even amid dramatically reduced foot traffic, the facility’s work to refresh its slate of restaurants and shops is progressing—albeit more slowly than initially expected.
Petco goes public again as spending on dogs, cats soars
It’s the third time Petco has gone public since it was founded in 1965 as a mail-order veterinary supplies business. Both times Petco was bought and taken private, most recently in 2006.
Crumbl Cookies chain to open first Indiana store in Fishers
The Fishers shop opens this week, to be followed later this year by locations in Indianapolis, Greenwood, Carmel and Zionsville.
Staples seeks to buy Office Depot parent in $2.1 billion deal
Staples previously tried to buy Office Depot, but the $6.3 billion acquisition was called off in 2016 amid antitrust scrutiny.
Habig Garden Shop closes Meridian-Kessler store
The College Avenue store was the original location for the retailer, which was operated there since the 1950s. The family-owned company’s two other locations, in Nora and Carmel, remain in operation.
Family Video chain closing all locations, including three in Indianapolis market
The Illinois-based video rental chain, which opened its first store in 1978, outlasted competitors Blockbuster, Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video, but said it could not withstand the disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Eddie Bauer to close Circle Centre location
The closure is another hit to the struggling mall overseen by Simon Property Group. Last month, clothing retailer Express confirmed it also was closing its Circle Centre Location after 25 years there.
Krispy Kreme files plans for Indy doughnut store
The North Carolina-based retailer hasn’t had any stores in the Indianapolis market since at least 2011, but it recently filed plans for a store in Castleton.
Kroger to build $20 million store in Brownsburg
Kroger, which anchors one end of the Brownsburg Square shopping center, will tear down the former Kmart at the other end of the plaza and build a new grocery store there. Plans call for several small retailers to backfill the existing Kroger store once the grocer moves to the new spot.
Ross, Five Below planning to open stores at Glendale
Two growing national retail brands have filed permits with the state for construction on spaces at the shopping center at North Keystone Avenue and 62nd Street.
Market Tower owner sues CVS over lease dispute at downtown store
The owner of the Market Tower office building at 10 W. Market St. in downtown Indianapolis is suing CVS, alleging the retailer improperly terminated its lease and stopped paying rent after the store was damaged during downtown rioting this spring.
Clothing retailer Express leaving Circle Centre after 25-year run
The struggling national fashion retailer—an original tenant in the downtown mall—has four other stores in the Indianapolis area.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales disappoint amid uncertain economic recovery
Fewer Americans shopped during Black Friday weekend, and those who did spent less than they did a year ago. It’s the latest example of how the pandemic has upended consumer habits and created new challenges for retailers.
Sephora to take over cosmetics areas in Kohl’s stores
The deal appears to upend Sephora’s 14-year exclusive relationship with J.C. Penney, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May.
Left for dead twice, RadioShack getting another shot online
The big question: How much value does the RadioShack brand have when the prized target audience of younger consumers might have never owned a radio, let alone stepped inside a RadioShack store?
BoomBozz pizzeria closes in Fishers, making room for liquor store
BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse has called quits after four years in Fishers. A liquor store chain has acquired the building and is planning to open there in January.
What we’re loving: Wood block print by Carmel artist
The print of the heron stood out because it seemed so, well, Indiana. I know of so many places in the state that I can drive by or walk by and almost certainly see a heron standing tall.