Retailers expect weak holiday for electronics sales
Retailers like Best Buy Co. and HHGregg Inc. expect weak demand for electronics during the holidays, although ultra-HD televisions might be an exception.
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Fishers aims to revitalize aging Allisonville Road corridor
City officials say they recognize the need to revitalize Allisonville Road, and the area is a priority as the city creates a framework for the future through its comprehensive plan, which looks as far ahead as 2040.
Battered retailers seek sales salvation in holiday season
Indiana’s publicly traded retailers are hoping a strong shopping season will allow them to finish with a flourish after a bruising 2015.
Salvage shop rescues industrial, medical antiques
Society of Salvage, a 2-year-old shop on downtown’s east side owned by Sandra Jarvis, has carved out an unusual niche in the salvage industry by unearthing industrial equipment and medical oddities from old buildings and factories.
UPDATE: Expert testifies Fogle frequented prostitutes
A psychiatrist said Thursday during the sentencing hearing for Jared Fogle that the former Subway pitchman suffers from hypersexuality, pedophilia, and alcohol abuse and dependency.
Target, Wal-Mart see online sales growth slow in ominous sign
Both retailers are investing heavily in e-commerce operations, but the deceleration in online sales growth underscores the challenge of competing with Amazon.com, the world’s largest Internet retailer.
Veteran jeweler Thrapp retiring, closing shop
Gary Thrapp will wind down operations at his north-side store at 56th and Illinois streets with a going-out-of-business sale starting Thursday.
U.S. retail sales crawl upward, led by online shopping
The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent last month, after being unchanged in September and August.
Hotels, retailers expected to follow Ikea to Fishers
Hundreds of acres of undeveloped land surround the 35-acre site the popular Swedish home furnishing company selected—land now ripe for new projects. And in other communities, hotels, restaurants, retailers and even tech companies have followed Ikea stores.
Kroger plans $178 million acquisition of Roundy’s
Kroger will add about 150 stores in Wisconsin and Illinois with acquisition, expanding its already sizable presence in the Midwest.
Toy sales on pace for best year in a decade
The growth is being fueled by increasing popularity of collectibles, toys based on Hollywood blockbuster films and better technology that allows toys to do things like talk back to children.
CBRE’s three-year courtship of Sitehawk pays off
After becoming managing director in 2010 of the local CBRE office, John Merrill knew he needed to do something to improve the firm’s retail services. He soon set his sights on market leader Sitehawk.
Retailers, restaurants struggle to find staff in north ‘burbs
Advertisements for traditionally low-wage jobs in hospitality and retail decorate major thoroughfares in the northern suburbs, offering management positions and higher pay as incentives.
HHGregg misses expectations with quarterly loss
The Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer on Thursday reported a loss of $10.1 million on shrinking sales.
CBRE expands local operations with acquisition of Sitehawk Retail
Sitehawk, whose roots date back to 1982 as The Linder Co., has been a leading retail brokerage in Indiana for several years. CBRE had been pursuing Sitehawk on and off for years, real estate sources said.
Wal-Mart, Target step up their holiday strategies
Wal-Mart and Target have a lot to prove this holiday season. Both are heading into the season with turnaround plans they launched after being battered by the economy and their own mistakes.
Massive Greenwood retail project in works on I-65
Developer Gershman Partners is planning a $90 million retail project in Greenwood that would include 700,000 square feet of space, putting it on par with central Indiana’s major shopping centers.
UPDATE: Walgreens to acquire Rite Aid for $9.4 billion
Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world.
Simon raises quarterly dividend, full-year forecast
A strong third quarter prompted Simon to boost its earnings forecast and raise its quarterly dividend to $1.60 per share, a 23.1 percent year-over-year increase.
Local restaurant offering discount to legal gun carriers
Restaurateur Art Bouvier announced the discount Saturday night on Facebook shortly after a robbery at his Cajun eatery, Papa Roux.