Eco-friendly downtown supply store closes
Green Way Supply, a pioneering green construction products store, has gone out of business, but one of its partners is planning a new building supply store with mix of green and traditional products.
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Magistrate reverses David Marsh deposition ruling
Citing new information, U.S. Magistrate Tim A. Baker now says lawyers for Marsh Supermarkets can depose David A. Marsh, son of the company’s former CEO, Don Marsh. Baker previously ruled that he couldn’t be deposed.
Inaugural Chowdown Midtown event set for launch
Mirroring the popular Devour Downtown event, Chowdown Midtown features 34 restaurants in the Broad Ripple area offering specific menu options for the set price of $30. The event runs through June 16.
Finish Line settles with former employee
The Indianapolis-based athletics retailer agreed to pay $38,000 to the worker after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed it violated federal law by firing her because of a physical disability.
Bull-themed Cadillac Ranch takes over Music Mill
Nightclub Cadillac Ranch plans to open a location in the former Music Mill restaurant and concert venue on 82nd Street.
HHGregg gets ‘Help’ from Beatles to sell big screens
The Indianapolis-based retailer launched its first national advertising campaign using the tagline “We Help” and the Beatles song “Help!” as its soundtrack.
Multiple tenants likely needed to plug Nordstrom hole
Nordstrom occupies a staggering 210,000 square feet spread across three floors—60 percent more space than the Seattle-based chain occupies at the Fashion Mall at Keystone and likely more than any single retailer would be willing to lease.
Circle Centre can survive Nordstrom exit, experts say
Anchor store Carson Pirie Scott negotiated a new lease in January, giving the downtown mall added stability at a key time.
Kanaan, Carpenter items boosting Indy 500 merchandise sales
Consumers open wallets for drivers who aren’t front-runners this year.
Lululemon Athletica, Five Below to open Indianapolis stores
Yoga apparel specialist, store geared toward teens plan local presence.
Nordstrom: Weak sales prompting closure of Circle Centre store
Company President Erik Nordstrom said sales have fallen by half at the Circle Centre mall store since Nordstrom opened a Keystone Crossing location in 2008. The downtown store will close July 31.
HHGregg’s profit, revenue rise, but same-store sales fall
Indianapolis-based HHGregg boosted its fourth-quarter profit thanks to 42 stores that opened during 2010, off-setting decreased sales at retail locations operating for more than a year.
Nordstrom closing Circle Centre store
Nordstrom plans to close its store at Circle Centre mall, dealing a substantial setback for downtown. The Seattle-based chain was scheduled to announce the closure to employees at a mandatory staff meeting Thursday morning, a person familiar with the plans told IBJ.
City Market set to oust 19-year tenant Enzo Pizza
Directors of the historic building have notified the pizza restaurant that it needs to have its equipment removed by the end of the day on Friday after the two sides could not agree on a new lease.
Simon Property to develop outlet center in Canada
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. said Monday that it will open an outlet shopping center in Ontario, the first of the shopping mall owner's line of Premium Outlets-brand shopping centers in Canada.
INSIDE DISH: Mexican mainstay puts second spot on front burner
After 25 years at La Margarita, stabilizing sales and surviving family tragedy, owner Lori Rangel-Grubbs is branching out to Fountain Square.
Lawyers for Marsh Supermarkets can’t depose David Marsh
A federal magistrate ruled in favor of David Marsh in an attempt by lawyers for Marsh Supermarkets to depose him in the company’s lawsuit against his father, ex-CEO Don Marsh.
Marsh Supermarkets settles IRS issue in suit against ex-CEO
A new brief in a lawsuit against former CEO Don Marsh alleges he had an affair with a Russian ice ballet director, bankrolled with company funds.
Lawsuit: Ex-Marsh chief defrauded grocery chain
Attorneys for Marsh Supermarkets say the grocery chain's former president defrauded the company of millions of dollars, using it as his "personal piggy bank" to fund extramarital relationships.
Indianapolis entrepreneurs rescue Choc-Ola from oblivion
The chocolate beverage Choc-Ola, launched in the 1940s and pitched to a generation of fans in the 1970s by Cowboy Bob on WTTV-4, is hitting store shelves again. South-side entrepreneurs Dan Iaria and Joe Wolfla are leading its comeback, landing an 18-state distribution deal.