Noble Roman’s new tack: a back-to-future strategy
If Noble Roman’s Craft Pizza & Pub takes off, the company might franchise dozens of restaurants across the state.
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Huge retail project along I-65 in Whitestown would be ‘game-changer’
The project, which could include nearly 1 million square feet of higher-end retail, would be developed by locally based Gershman Partners.
Plans finally catching fire for downtown cigar lounge
Burn by Rocky Patel announced last November that it had committed to taking space in Circle Centre mall. Nearly a year later, a city commission has approved design changes for the space.
Colts seeking to expand their training complex
The Indianapolis Colts are planning to expand their training complex by adding a 32,000-square-foot addition and two practice fields, according to plans filed with the city.
Leather goods retail company Coach changing its name
Coach Inc., the iconic New York-based leather goods maker that has several stores in Indiana, is changing its corporate name after 76 years in business.
Kroger investors cheer as grocer eyes sale of convenience stores
The supermarket giant kicked off its biggest rally in more than two years after saying it might sell its convenience-store business. The operation spans 18 states, including Indiana, and generates about $4 billion in sales.
Noblesville Italian restaurant plans north-side Indy location
The owners of Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano, which has been serving Italian food in downtown Noblesville for 14 years, plan to open another restaurant, in a spot in Indianapolis vacated last year by another longtime local Italian eatery.
High-end Cake Bake Shop has Carmel location in oven
Owner Gwendolyn Rogers says she’s been considering expansion for a while, with her Broad Ripple bakery regularly filled to capacity.
Video: Die-hard Ikea fans camp out before opening
The Swedish furniture store opens at 9 a.m. Wednesday but some customers have been camping out, in part to try to win a free couch or chair.
Furniture giant Ikea to use online retailers to move more products
International retailer Ikea—which is set to open its latest store Wednesday in Fishers at 9 a.m.—will start selling furniture through third-party websites next year as it tries to find new ways to reach customers in the digital age.
Walmart anticipates digital sales rise of 40 percent next year
The world's largest retailer continues to scale back new store growth in the United States as it invests in online growth.
Roundup: Starbucks snags tower’s remaining retail space; Mo’s closed for ‘remodeling’
The Mile Square is set to get another jolt of Seattle-based caffeine. Meanwhile, a sign on the door at Mo’s gives no indication as to when the steakhouse might reopen.
Byrd’s in hand: Former Greenwood restaurant converting to multitenant ‘Nest’
The new owner of a landmark south-side eatery is renovating and dividing the 40,000-square-foot space to land retail and commercial tenants.
Walmart plans to put merchandise return process in fast lane
Walmart is altering its policies to speed returns, even it means that nothing is returned at all in some cases.
Indiana lawmakers hear testimony for, against wind farms
Members of the Indiana Legislature's interim study committee on energy heard more than three hours of testimony from about a dozen people.
Angie’s List’s east-side corporate campus listed for sale
The 17.5-acre campus on East Washington Street is made up of 41 parcels with 25 buildings, 1,000 parking spaces and 190,000 square feet of office space. Parent company ANGI Homeservices would like to sell it to a single buyer if possible.
Battered Finish Line ripe for takeover
The Finish Line Inc. is highly vulnerable to being acquired, retail analysts say, thanks to a succession of challenges hitting it all at once.
Law firm plans federal suit on behalf of landowners along rail corridor
Attorneys have started talking to landowners along the Nickel Plate Railroad corridor about their property rights.
Portillo’s files plans for second Indy-area restaurant
After opening a restaurant in Fishers last week to great fanfare and huge crowds, the Chicago-based chain is eyeing a site farther south for its next location.
After overcoming abundance of obstacles, 360 Market Square nears completion
The $120 million building will become yet another signature structure in the new Market East district, a section of downtown that until recently featured a sea of parking lots and ramshackle buildings.