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Video: Windsor Jewelry owner details damage done by protesters at his store
Greg Bires, who purchased Windsor Jewelry in 1996 after working there for a dozen years, talks about cleaning up after protests on Friday led to damage across downtown Indianapolis.
BBQ joint, Books & Brews site join long list of area restaurants to call it quits during pandemic
While numerous Indianapolis-area restaurants are looking forward to reopening their dining rooms this week, many others are no longer around to get the chance.
Memory Bank: Baby carriages, chairs and more at People’s Outfitting
People’s Outfitting Co. was a department store founded in 1893 in Detroit that opened in Indianapolis around 1899 at 133-135 W. Washington St., where it sold furniture, carpet, cameras, jewelry and household items.
J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy, plans to close some stores
The 118-year-old retailer was struggling long before the public health crisis forced it to temporarily shutter all of its stores.
U.S. retail sales plunged record 16% in April amid shutdowns
A long-standing migration of consumers toward online purchases is accelerating, with that segment posting a 8.4% monthly gain.
Quack Daddy Donuts expanding with franchised store
The seller of customizable doughnuts that started in Pendleton will be joined later this year by a second store in a new Westfield retail center.
Restaurants reopen for dine-in service with restrictions but cautious optimism
Restaurateurs didn’t know what to expect early Monday, but patrons likely will see staff members in masks, tables spread at least six feet apart and rigorous cleaning protocols.
Some restaurants in no rush to resume dine-in service
With capacity restricted, the smallest restaurants say it’s not feasible to reopen. Others are proceeding cautiously and changing how they’ll operate.
Return of retail in Indy area far from business as usual
A smattering of shoppers found a mixed bag of offerings on the first day that nonessential stores were allowed to open, with many retailers remaining closed or still providing pickup-only service.
Fashion retailer J. Crew files for bankruptcy protection
Even before COVID-19 spread, the company was struggling because shoppers were defecting to online merchants and consumer tastes were changing.
Retailers outside Marion County have green light to reopen
The reopening of shops—at no more than 50% of capacity—is part of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s plan to gradually relax social distancing rules over the next nine weeks.
Companies must create customer, employee safety plans as part of reopening
The state is launching a marketplace for small businesses to help them acquire the face masks, sanitizer and other supplies they might need to reopen.
Self-storage firm installing solar panels at some local sites
Utah-based Extra Space Storage, the nation’s second-largest self-storage operator, plans to add the solar panels to five Indianapolis sites this year, and additional sites after that.
COVID-19 pushes small retailers toward e-commerce
Pedcor Cos. is promoting an e-commerce web site for its Carmel City Center retail tenants, some of whom had sold little or no merchandise online until COVID-19 came along.
Kite Realty Group to launch small-tenant COVID-19 loan program
The loan program, geared toward Kite tenants that operate fewer than five retail locations, will accept applications beginning Friday. Industry experts say many mall tenants weren’t able to pay April rent.
Gamers may have a cure for distressed American shopping malls
With store vacancies at an eight-year high, retail landlords see the potential of gamers someday pouring out of their basements and into their shopping meccas as a kind of lifeline.
Q&A with Rico Elmore, Fatheadz CEO
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Indianapolis-based Fatheadz Eyewear and its production partners have started making personal protective equipment for front-line health care workers. Fatheadz CEO Rico Elmore said he shifted the company’s work to safety goggles, safety glasses and splash shields for many reasons, including keeping his employees working. The company is one of […]
Coronavirus restrictions delay local retail openings
Most business owners say they’ll be ready to open as soon as—or shortly after—coronavirus-related restrictions are lifted.
U.S. retail sales saw unprecedented 8.7% plunge in March
Automobile and clothing store sales collapsed during the month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Sales at restaurants and bars also plummeted. But grocery store business soared.