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Specialty stores
Hofmeister files bankruptcy reorganization plan
July 6, 2012
Dan HumanHofmeister Personal Jewelers Inc. plans to pay off its creditors over seven years as part of the well-known Indianapolis retailer’s
bankruptcy restructuring.
MoreBusiness Furniture expands into Ohio with acquisition
May 14, 2012
Indianapolis-based Business Furniture LLC, the city's largest office furniture dealer, has expanded into Ohio by acquiring
Everybody’s Workplace Solutions Inc. in Dayton.
MoreCastleton Square will get new stores catering to youth
April 21, 2012
Forever 21 is more than tripling its square footage at the north-side mall by taking the former Borders bookstore space.
MoreEarth Fare grocery replacing Borders at Hamilton Town Center
April 18, 2012
Cory SchoutenAn upscale supermarket chain focused on natural and organic products is taking the former Borders bookstore space at Hamilton
Town Center. The store will be the first in Indiana for the privately held chain.
MoreIndiana escapes Best Buy's closure plans
April 16, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana isn’t part of Best Buy’s plan to close 50 stores, the electronics retail chain announced over the weekend.
MoreAgency increases effort to help state's artisans sell wares
April 14, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisThree years after budget cuts threatened the state-run Indiana Artisan program, the newly independent organization is moving
ahead with ambitious plans to broaden its reach—and help artists and food producers build their businesses.
MorePolitical worries contribute to robust firearms sales
April 7, 2012
Sam StallThe presidential election is still a long way off, but large numbers of Indianapolis-area gun owners seem to think Barack
Obama is a surefire bet for a second term. Uneasiness over his re-election (and fear that he might push for strict gun control
laws) has sparked a run on weapons and ammunition.
MoreHofmeister seeks financing to emerge from bankruptcy
April 6, 2012
Scott OlsonDespite objections from unsecured creditors, a federal bankruptcy judge granted the jeweler's request to hire an outside
consultant to help it seek alternative financing to repay the balance of a PNC Bank loan.
MoreNew hardware store tries to carve out niche near downtown
March 27, 2012
Scott OlsonIn a city and industry dominated by big-box home-improvement chains, North Meridian Hardware owner Keith Payne hopes his independent
store can build a loyal following among downtown's denizens.
MorePopular barbershop gets makeover from community
March 18, 2012
Associated PressWhiteland residents have rallied around a beloved barber who has been cutting hair in the Johnson County community for more
than four decades by helping him remodel his shop.
MoreStout's Shoes expects website to become its largest 'store'
February 4, 2012
Sam StallAfter years of failed attempts to create a viable Web presence, Stout's Shoes has finally plunged into cyberspace using the
route experts say many small companies follow: giving the job to a young, tech-savvy family member with an aptitude for social
media.
MoreRetailer Lids strives for Super Bowl dominance
February 2, 2012
Cory SchoutenLids Sports Group is emerging as an early Super Bowl winner among local businesses after betting big that souvenir sales would
shine.
MorePet specialty retailer plans 135 jobs in Indiana
January 24, 2012
Pet Supplies Plus said it will add the positions by relocating its warehousing operations from Michigan to Seymour, 60 miles
south of Indianapolis.
MoreFirms of all kinds hope to benefit from Super Bowl spending
January 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWhile many of the local companies scoring a Super Bowl windfall predictably will be hotels, restaurants and retail outlets,
there will be a cadre of more unlikely winners from one of the world’s biggest sporting events.
MoreEdible Arrangements franchisee opens third location
January 7, 2012
Ann FinchRetha Parsley owns three franchises for Edible Arrangements, a fruit-bouquet-delivery business, including a new downtown location
that also sells in-store dipped fruit, fruit smoothies and fruit parfaits.
MoreBlakley Corp. hires first outsider CEO
January 3, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis-based Blakley Corp., a specialty contractor and home-flooring retailer, has hired the first outsider CEO in the
company's 114-year history.
MoreKrieg Bros. building sold to owner of nearby structure
December 22, 2011
Buyer Rick Coombes also owns the building at 111 S. Meridian St., the former home of Brenner Luggage, located just north of
where the religious store operated for decades.
MoreChristy's auctioning inventory of religious supply store
December 2, 2011
Krieg Bros. Religious Supply House is closing Saturday after nearly 120 years in business. Items worth an estimated total
of $400,000 are set to be sold by Christy's of Indiana.
MoreMartinsville Candy Kitchen hangs hopes on handmade canes
November 26, 2011
Andrea Muirragui Davis
Shop owners John and Pam Badger churn out more than 20,000 candy canes in November and December,
but they'd like to boost business the other 10 months of the year.
Shoe Carnival quarterly earnings rise 15 percent
November 18, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana-based footwear and accessories company reported Thursday that its earnings rose to $10.5 million for the period
ended Oct. 29, up from $9.1 million a year ago.
MoreMy Toy Garden wades into specialty retail business
November 12, 2011
IBJ StaffA teacher for 17 years, Carmel resident Janet Pillsbury opened her store in September to give shoppers more options.
MoreGuitar Center seeks abatement for new call center
October 31, 2011
The company plans to hire 246 employees to staff a call center on the northwest side of Indianapolis after announcing in August
that it would close its call center in South Bend and move operations here.
MoreJeweler plans massive sale in bid to escape bankruptcy
October 3, 2011
Scott OlsonHofmeister Personal Jewelers Inc., which sought Chapter 11 reorganization in April, is asking the court to let it bring in
a national consultant to oversee a huge sale that would begin next month and last until February.
MoreCity to welcome a host of new dining, entertainment venues
September 24, 2011
IBJ StaffLive music venue, late-night cookie shop are among new restaurants set to open.
MoreFinish Line acquires 18-store chain for $8.5M
September 1, 2011
The Indianapolis-based athletics retailer acquired the chain in order to enter the specialty running market. The stores are
located primarily in the eastern part of the country.
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Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
Does the buyer get to keep the recent Accu-Chek J.D. Power award? Be careful, those Swiss cannot be trusted. Last June they pimped Mayor Ballard and former Governor Daniels at a media op, announcing plans to invest "$300 million at its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2017," only to turn around and close the Roche Nutley, NJ facility and eliminate 1000 jobs there later the same week. It seems that healthcare can be innovated only as long as money is to be made. Right now Roche seems to have big eyes for China: there are many Chinese in China and potential billions in Swiss francs! Since Roche is having difficulty with US insurance companies swallowing the bill for overpriced cancer drugs (with debatable efficacy) why not sell insurance to the Chinese and market the drugs to them there? There is a name for these sort of business practices however proper decorum precludes it use in this forum.
Same kind of Luddites who oppose I-69. Guessing their 501(c)(4) application probably sailed right through the IRS.