In-store bank branches fall out of favor
The number of in-store bank branches—mostly at grocery stores—has been trending downward for years, and in the coming months they’ll be all but gone from Indianapolis.
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Record beef prices not expected to ease any time soon
After shrinking supply sent beef costs surging last year, the government still expects output to drop to a 22-year low in 2015.
House rejects changes to Sunday alcohol sales bill
An effort to dial back proposed restrictions on grocery, convenience and drug stores in a bill that would legalize Sunday carryout alcohol sales was narrowly defeated Thursday in the Indiana House.
House panel OKs much-revised Sunday alcohol sales bill
The proposal to legalize Sunday carry-out alcohol sales in Indiana now could force grocery stores and pharmacies to follow the same regulations as liquor stores.
Controversial Kroger expansion gets Fishers’ OK
Kroger Co.’s store at 116th Street and Olio Road in Fishers has a date with the wrecking ball—as soon as its super-sized replacement ready to open.
Purdue economist: Turkeys slightly more expensive this year
A Purdue University agricultural economist says Thanksgiving food shoppers will find adequate supplies of turkeys but possibly at slightly higher prices.
Meijer drops rezoning request for proposed Glendale store
The retailer had filed plans to rezone nearly an acre along East 56th Street and Keystone Avenue for a 200,000-square-foot store, which neighbors argued would bring too much traffic to the area.
Kroger dusts off plans for giant Fishers grocery
Kroger Co. is resurrecting plans to replace its busy Olio Road grocery in Fishers with a 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace store.
Kroger quarterly results beat market expectations
Kroger Co., the leading grocer in Indianapolis in terms of market share, on Thursday reported earnings of $347 million in its fiscal second quarter, exceeding analyst expectations.
Third specialty grocer eyes 146th Street corridor
The competition among specialty grocers is heating up along 146th Street, where startup Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is planning a store less than two miles from sector stalwarts Whole Foods and The Fresh Market.
Steak n Shake bringing menu fixtures to the freezer aisle
Officials of the 80-year-old chain believe selling steakburgers in groceries will further extend the Steak n Shake brand.
Convenience stores remount challenge to cold-beer laws
Convenience stores in Indiana are appealing a decision from a federal judge in June that continued to prohibit them from selling cold beer.
Peapod sees Indianapolis as big growth market
Peapod Inc. has discovered fertile ground in Indianapolis despite a crowded field of grocery competitors, said Scott DeGraeve, senior vice president at the country’s oldest and biggest online grocery-delivery service.
Judge dismisses wrongful death suit against Kroger
The mother of an Indianapolis man shot at a Kroger by a store manager in what police said was an attempted robbery filed the suit in 2012.
Whole Foods confirmed as Market Square anchor
The specialty grocery chain will occupy 40,000 square feet on the ground level of the $81 million development slated to be built on a portion of the former Market Square Arena site.
Shadeland Station shopping center bought for $9.5M
New York-based Time Equities Inc. acquired the northeast-side property that is anchored by a Marsh supermarket and 85-percent occupied.
Fresh idea: Specialty grocers finally eyeing south side
The south side is beginning to receive at least some attention from grocery players, including specialty ones that are much more prevalent to the north.
New grocery chain plans three local stores
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a Phoenix-based specialty grocery startup that plans to open its first eight stores this year, has decided on three locations in Indianapolis.
Giant Eagle store coming to The Bridges in Carmel
The Pittsburgh-based supermarket officially announced that it will build a Market District grocery store in the development, along with a GetGo convenience store and fuel station. The stores should open in 2015.
New grocer’s arrival adds to questions about Marsh
Because Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle wants to enter the Indianapolis market, you'd think it would initiate discussions to buy Marsh Supermarkets, which has been hanging a for-sale banner for years. But a Giant Eagle spokesman said there have been no discussions.