INSIDE DISH: ‘Edibles’ team returns with moveable feast
Becky Hostetter and her husband, David, are applying lessons learned from the implosion of Essential Edibles to their new health-conscious food trailer, Duos.
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Prospects bright for Borders replacements
Brokers expect strong demand from other retailers, in part because the failed bookstore chain carefully chose its real estate, opting for locations near concentrations of affluent and educated consumers.
Inspections find fewer Indiana underage alcohol sales
State inspections found Indiana's bars, restaurants and liquor stores doing a much better job of not selling alcohol to underaged Hoosiers.
Borders liquidation another blow to retail real estate
Borders Group Inc.’s proposed liquidation will increase available U.S. retail space by about 6.3 million square feet as the industry struggles with near-record vacancy rates and stagnant rents.
Borders turns the final page, will close all stores
The chain of bookstores will shutter its remaining 399 locations by September, including the few left in central Indiana. Company brass blame the changing book industry, eReader revolution, and turbulent economy.
Irvington scores Ossip, set for streetscape project
The Irvington retail trade area stands to get a big boost from two projects set to begin this fall: Ossip Optometry’s renovation of a historic building and a $2.9M makeover of East Washington Street designed to make the business district a draw for pedestrians.
Judge approves Borders auction, liquidators open bid
Borders Group, the nation's second-largest bookstore chain that once operated over 1,000 stores, appears headed for liquidation after a judge on Thursday approved its motion to auction itself off with an offer from a team of liquidators as its opening bid.
Massage franchise expanding Indiana presence
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Massage Envy plans to open nine new locations in Indiana in the next year. Five of those should be in the Indianapolis area.
McNamara moving from Broad Ripple after 57 years
The florist is moving from the Broad Ripple retail space it has occupied since 1954. Local developer Buckingham Cos., which purchased the property in 2000, is preparing for the redevelopment of Monon Place.
Retailers post strong June sales numbers
American consumers, enticed by warmer weather and deep discounts of up to 80 percent on summer merchandise, went on a buying binge in June, helping many retailers deliver robust revenue gains.
Mike’s unveils new design for new carwashes
Two new carwash facilities in Anderson and West Lafayette will bring the Indianapolis-based chain to 39 stores.
New Marsh exec hopes to grow market share
Marsh Supermarkets has hired grocery executive David C. Siegel to the new position of senior vice president of merchandising and marketing strategic initiatives. He follows new CEO Joseph M. Kelley from Price Chopper in New York.
Finish Line posts 20-percent jump in earnings
Athletic shoe and clothing retailer Finish Line Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter earnings and revenue rose, but revenue fell just short of Wall Street's expectations.
High court bars massive sex bias case against Wal-Mart
The Supreme Court blocked the largest sex-discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history on Monday, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that also makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the nation's other huge companies.
INSIDE DISH: Italian eatery tables expansion amid downturn
Aaron O'Mara, co-owner of Augustino's, expected to open several locales until the economic downturn and a dip in sales scuttled those plans. Now he hopes to hold the line.
Airport Borders store on bankrupt chain’s hit list
Indianapolis International Airport officials could know by next week whether the Borders bookstore inside the terminal will survive a third round of store closures tied to the chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Locally based Business Furniture expands into Illinois, Iowa
New markets to be added later this year are expected to double the company’s sales within five years.
R.Lynda clothing boutique pulls plug on venture before opening
Construction of the shop at Traders Point Shopping Center was already underway.
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.
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.