U.S. retail sales grow for 5th straight month; industrial production falls
Much of last month’s growth came from clothing stores, where sales rose 11%. At auto dealerships and parts shops, sales were up 3.6%.
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Central Indiana existing-home sales, prices make huge jumps
The monthly sales increase was the third in a row after a three-month streak of declining sales in the market brought on by the pandemic.
Franklin Township retail project picking up steam, adding self-storage and medical space
The owner of a 60-acre commercial development that recently took shape on former farmland in Franklin Township is planning a few new components, with long-term plans for at least a dozen more buildings.
Design: Here’s how to think about decorating your living room
An open-concept room is seemingly free of convention or traditional discipline. It is for this reason that one should tread cautiously when decorating.
Memory Bank: Emmett Brown reopens the Brown Show Case photo studio in 1959
His second studio stood at Martindale and 19th streets, where Brown focused on portrait and freelance photography. He died just months after opening it.
After Biglari unleashes venom on Cracker Barrel, CEO fires back
Biglari Holdings’ Sardar Biglari is pushing for reforms at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store even as Biglari restaurant Steak n Shake teeters.
Namesake church in Holy Cross neighborhood looks for a savior
The massive Italian Renaissance edifice, with its 136-foot bell tower, in August landed for the second year in a row on Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered list.
Broad Ripple office project gets preliminary OK for $3.5M in bonds
A planned two-building office headquarters in Broad Ripple for staffing company Eight Eleven Group is another step closer to approval.
Ruby Tuesday files for bankruptcy, closes 185 more restaurants
Indianapolis is down to just one Ruby Tuesday’s location. The chain now operates 236 dining rooms in total, a decrease from more than 500 three years ago.
Survey: Companies to shrink offices as work stays remote
The poll, conducted for Cisco Systems by Dimensional Research, concluded that working from home is the “new normal.”
Returning to the office means wearing fancy clothes again. Or at least nicer leggings.
As much as people have reveled in their at-home informality, they also speak of a desire for normalcy, a condition marked by a return to the office – with all its bells and whistles. They want to wear the clothes that have gathered dust in their closet. They want to wear all those clothes that still have price tags on them because the restaurants closed, the theaters went dark and the parties were all canceled before they could be debuted. They want leggings, but a dressier version.
Here are the latest products the pandemic is making hard to find
Spices, yarn, fitness equipment and the Nintendo Switch are among the products that remain hard to find during the pandemic.
Senior housing project planned in Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood
Situated across from Douglass Park, the project would feature a 17,450-square-foot structure with 34 two-bedroom apartments and about 60 parking spaces.
Memory Bank: A double Slovenian funeral
The flu killed 20 parishioners within three months, including the two shown in this photo of a 1918 funeral at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Virus shifts focus for Westfield developer EdgeRock
The company is slowing its rollout of ambitious commercial projects while turning to residential development as a way to support those signature endeavors.
H&M’s new CEO gets tough with plan to eliminate 5% of stores
H&M is making its biggest retrenchment ever as the pandemic exacerbates its record inventory buildup. The retailer said Thursday it plans to permanently shut 250 stores on a net basis in 2021 after eliminating 50 this year.
Cold weather means new challenges for struggling restaurants
Restaurants are trying to figure out how to extend the outdoor dining season using space heaters, tents, temporary igloos and even blankets. Heat lamps are already in short supply.
Walmart looks to airports as inspiration for new store layout
Walmart says it was working on a new store layout a year ago. But the pandemic accelerated those efforts as customers are increasingly focused on contactless shopping amid safety concerns.
Consumer confidence posts better-than-expected monthly gain
Consumer confidence is closely watched for signals about consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of economic activity in the United States.
Downtown church still hoping to redevelop adjacent lot on Mass Ave
Roberts Park United Methodist Church, 401 N. Delaware St., has planned for more than a year to build a five-story building with a day-care facility, parking, health clinic and office space atop the parking lot directly east of the church.