February 1, 2013
Scott OlsonThe owner of Castleton Square Mall is suing its former tenant for $471,031 following the restaurant's closing late last month.
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January 31, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer said profit fell 23 percent in its fiscal third quarter as slumping
demand for televisions caused same-store sales to drop.
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January 29, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers 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.
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January 19, 2013
Cory SchoutenFive 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.
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January 17, 2013
The Statehouse FileHoosiers 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.
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January 14, 2013
Cory SchoutenHHGregg 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.
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January 11, 2013
Scott OlsonArvey 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.
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January 8, 2013
Associated PressGun enthusiasts are snapping up weapons faster than they can be replenished. And applications for gun permits spiked sharply
toward the end of 2012.
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January 5, 2013
IBJ StaffOwner 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.
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January 4, 2013
IBJ StaffThe 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.
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December 21, 2012
IBJ StaffThe last remaining store for the family-owned business, which recently shuttered its Castleton location, will stage a liquidation
sale on Dec. 28.
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December 20, 2012
Associated PressWith sales during the holiday shopping season disappointing so far, the nation's retailers are depending even more on these
final days leading up to Christmas for a boost in business. Retailers are hoping the storm won't change shoppers' plans.
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December 20, 2012
Associated PressHoward Gwinn worked as a teacher and a Chicago-based pharmacist before opening shop at Fifth Street and Madison Avenue in
Anderson in 1932. The drugstore he founded was a neighborhood fixture until closing Wednesday night.
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December 8, 2012
Cory SchoutenIt seems as if all of Fishers is under construction—and not just the perpetual improvements to Interstate 69. Developers
have lined up a multitude of deals adding residential and commercial space, projects that are coinciding with the town’s
recent voter-approved transition to a city.
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December 1, 2012
Greg AndrewsAre Simon investors overlooking the potential fallout from trouble at two of the mall giant’s biggest tenants, Sears
and JCPenney?
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November 29, 2012
Associated PressMajor retailers such as Kohl's, Target and Macy's on Thursday reported slow sales in November as a strong start to
the holiday shopping season wasn't enough to fully offset a slow start to the month caused by Superstorm Sandy.
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November 27, 2012
IBJ StaffSpecialty grocery chain The Fresh Market is planning its third store in the Indianapolis area, this time at 116th Street and
Cumberland Road in Fishers.
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November 26, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThis year's Cyber Monday could be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row. Indianapolis-based
retailers The Finish Line and HHGregg are among those offering Cyber Monday specials.
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November 24, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisNational retailers are licking their chops over the $586 billion consumers are expected to spend during the holiday season,
and small-business owners also are bellying up to the buffet.
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November 24, 2012
Shoe Carnival, Rooms Express will bring Southport Plaza to full occupancy for the first time in four years.
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November 15, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe parent company of Marsh Supermarkets has picked a new CEO to lead the locally based grocery chain.
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November 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed placing the city of Martinsville on its Superfund priority list,
citing groundwater contamination traced to several former dry cleaning shops in the heart of town.
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November 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyOne of the region’s largest dry cleaning companies recently washed its hands of perchloroethylene, the dry cleaning
chemical at the heart of about 170 cleaner site cleanups statewide.
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November 2, 2012
Cory SchoutenHHGregg Inc. is looking for ways to boost sales at its 224 stores in coming months as the homegrown company fights to offset
a huge drop in TV sales. The retailer reported a big decline in quarterly revenue Friday, but its shares soared nearly 19
percent.
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November 1, 2012
The purchase includes nine FansEdge locations in the Chicago area and one in Oklahoma, in addition to two Football Fanatics
stores in Jacksonville, Fla.
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I'm sure there are others, but his name automatically came to my mind
Houdini
magician on the court
STEVE MARTIN - funny magic
It has to be Houdini!