Local Safeway chain to reopen Marsh store in Beech Grove
The store was one of 18 of 44 remaining Marsh groceries that wasn’t acquired last month to either Kroger or Fresh Encounter, as part of Marsh Supermarket’s bankruptcy process.
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Walmart selling Zionsville site for $7.5M despite winning court fight
After battling the town of Zionsville for more than 10 years, Walmart has decided it won’t build a store on Michigan Road after all.
Greenwood preparing to pay $1M for vacant strip center
City officials want to demolish an aging and vacant retail property adjacent to Greenwood Park Mall to possibly make way for a park, since the property now sits in a floodplain and likely cannot be redeveloped.
Office360 continues rapid expansion, plans to add 30 jobs by 2022
The nine-year-old office supply firm, which currently has 91 full-time workers, said it will invest $764,500 to update equipment at its 80,000-square-foot headquarters on the northwest side.
National children’s retailer closing five Indiana stores
Children's clothing retailer Gymboree Corp. is closing 350 stores—including multiple shops in Indiana—as its works to restructure in bankruptcy. The Indianapolis area did not avoid the closure list.
Wine market, bar slated for Fountain Square space
The new retail and gathering place is leasing a high-visibility spot on Virginia Avenue where plans for a Japanese bistro recently were abandoned.
More Sears, Kmart stores set for closure in Indiana
Sears Holdings Corp. announced plans Friday to close 43 more stores, including three Sears department stores and one Kmart store in Indiana.
Former GM site provides bounty of opportunity for developer
Ambrose Property Group is proposing a massive $550 million mixed-use project that would transform downtown’s western edge from afterthought to urban gem.
Right to use HHGregg’s name and other intellectual property fetches just $400,000
A small, little-known company purchased at auction the company’s intellectual property rights, besting a bid by a large retailer with a household name.
Fieldhouse snags deli chain for former Dunkin Donuts space downtown
A spokeswoman for the Texas-based chain says a franchisee is set to open later this year in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Jeans retailer with local mall store files for bankruptcy
Retailer True Religion Brand Jeans filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and requested permission from the federal bankruptcy judge to close 27 of its 140 stores.
Sports Direct’s Ashley says serious deals not done while drunk
Mike Ashley, the billionaire owner of Sports Direct International—which owns a major stake in Indianapolis-based retailer The Finish Line Inc.—said a former employee’s claim that he made a $19 million bonus deal while in a London pub was “nonsense.”
Downtown Colts-themed restaurant abruptly closes
The eatery at 110 W. Washington St. opened in 2011 and was operated by a Florida-based food-service veteran.
Nike to start selling shoes directly through online giant Amazon
Nike said it will sell some of its footwear through e-commerce giant Amazon, part of a plan to make its swoosh-branded products available in more places online.
King Ribs keeps it in the family
Sherry and David Williams, both in their 50s, work seven days a week to keep their two restaurants and a catering business running.
Staples to be acquired by Sycamore Partners for $6.9 billion
Staples Inc. will be acquired by Sycamore Partners in one of the largest retail deals of the year, a wager that the office-supply chain is better off continuing its turnaround plan as a private company.
St. Louis-based barbecue joint to open downtown Indy location
A barbecue chain with six existing restaurants is set to take the downtown space last occupied by a Penn Station East Coast Subs. The restaurant, its first outside of Missouri, should open this fall.
Going fishing? Longtime owner of Indy boat dealership to retire, close business
The 40-year-old seller of recreational watercraft is staging a “going out of business sale” as its owner prepares for an active retirement.
British retailer boosts Finish Line stake to nearly 20 percent
Sports Direct International now controls nearly 8 million Finish Line shares worth about $107 million, raising speculation about a possible takeover of the Indianapolis-based retailer.
Novel layout complicated effort to find Marsh buyers for some stores
Rather than featuring long, tall aisles like traditional groceries, the new-format stores featured a courtyard in the center with a dozen “boutiques” around the perimeter, each selling a certain category of goods.