Amazon wastes little time slashing prices at Whole Foods
The internet juggernaut spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market as much as 43 percent.
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Bloomington could open more sites to adult businesses
Only about eight acres in Bloomington, accounting for less than 1 percent of the city, are available to adult bookstores, movie theaters, novelty stores and similar businesses.
Purdue turns to private apartments to house surplus of students
The university enrolled about 7,600 freshmen this fall, its largest first-year class in more than a decade. Almost 95 percent of them decided to live on campus.
Simon sues Starbucks in bid to block mass Teavana closings
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, the country’s largest shopping mall operator, says in the lawsuit that Starbucks is breaching its leases by closing the Teavana stores and “shirking its contractual obligations.”
Amazon plans warehouse on former Simon shopping mall site
E-commerce giant Amazon plans to build a massive warehouse outside Cleveland on the site of a closed shopping center that was once owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. The former mall was once billed as the world’s largest.
Auto dealers remain boys clubs when it comes to employment
Even as women make or influence the majority of auto purchases in the United States, retailers have failed to attract and retain female employees, according to CDK Global, which advises dealerships on sales strategies.
Rose-Hulman buying 1,100 acres of Hulman family land
Rose-Hulman President Jim Conwell said Thursday the acquisition will increase the size of the institute's property more than sixfold.
Amazon to slash prices on Whole Foods staples after acquisition
Amazon’s announcement comes a day after Whole Foods shareholders gave their approval and the Federal Trade Commission said it would not block the purchase. The deal is expected to close Monday.
Owner of Five Seasons sports club puts north-side property on market
Corporex, which announced earlier this month that the fitness club would close on Sept. 30, is shopping the site as an opportunity for an office redevelopment.
Sears preparing to close more stores after another poor quarter
The holding company for Sears and Kmart announced plans to close 28 more stores after it lost $251 million in the second quarter and revenue fell 23 percent.
HOME TOUR: Tiny house rental attracts guests seeking serenity
Visitors enjoy all the comforts of home, but on a very small scale. Indeed, the place looks like someone crammed an impeccably decorated, shabby-chic cottage into a phone booth.
Abundant building keeps home prices low
A new study shows that Indianapolis area home values have increased just 12.8 percent increase over a 15-year period. That’s less than in metro areas on the coasts and even some in the Midwest.
Residential Real Estate: Marketplace for August 28, 2017
Inventory remains tight at just about 8,600 active listings in July, continuing a slight uptick through the summer.
2016 All-Star Real Estate Agents
See which solo real estate agents and which teams rack up the most home sales in central Indiana.
Roundup: Chocolate maker returning to Indy; Fresh to Order opens second eatery
A Fort Wayne fixture is coming back to Indianapolis, with plans to open a craft chocolate shop and sundae bar in the Keystone at the Crossing area.
Walmart joins forces with Google on voice-activated shopping
The world's largest retailer said Wednesday it's working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items from laundry detergent to Legos for voice shopping through Google Assistant.
Whole Foods shareholders say yes to $13.7B Amazon deal
The approval is one step required to close the deal, which is a bold move into physical stores for Amazon, and has the possibility of making big changes to the supermarket industry and online grocery ordering.
Area home sales slip amid tight inventory, rising prices
The total number of active home listings in the 13-county area dropped 15.6 percent in July. New listings were down 3 percent.
Apartments planned for two former auto factory sites
A developer is working on a $13 million plan to build apartments where transmissions and automobiles were manufactured as far back as 1912 in Muncie.
Ivy Tech receives $1M land donation for training center
The community college will use the six-acre site on the city’s northwest side to build a new automotive technology center to help fill demand for auto technicians.