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Fishers artisan gift shop closing after 20 years

January 6, 2022
IBJ Staff

Owner Tracy Gritter opened Gallery 116 at 8597 E. 116th St. in 2002 inside a bungalow-styled building that had recently served as the Fishers Town Hall.

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Long-vacant Fountain Square space becomes new home for Howl & Hide

November 4, 2021
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Leather goods manufacturer Howl & Hide Supply Co. won’t be the only business setting up shop at 1046 Virginia Ave. Wild’s Barber Shop will join Howl & Hide at the site, which is across the street from the Murphy Art Center in the heart of Fountain Square.

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Claire’s, once a mall destination for tweens, files for bankruptcy

August 6, 2025 | The Washington Post

Claire’s has nine locations in the Indianapolis area, including mall stores in Castleton Square, Clay Terrace, the Shops at Perry Crossing, Greenwood Park Mall and Hamilton Town Center.

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Sports-team retailer Rally House expands into Indianapolis market

June 20, 2021 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Sports apparel retail chain Rally House has opened its first Indiana store and is planning to add three additional stores in the Indianapolis-area market by the end of the year.

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Christopher & Banks files bankruptcy, closing stores

January 14, 2021 | Bloomberg News

The publicly traded chain said in a statement that it expects to close “a significant portion, if not all” of its 449 physical stores. The retailer has three stores in the Indianapolis area.

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Sephora to take over cosmetics areas in Kohl’s stores

December 1, 2020 | Associated Press

The deal appears to upend Sephora’s 14-year exclusive relationship with J.C. Penney, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May.

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City’s last traditional costume shop closes permanently after 50 years in business

June 19, 2020 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Costumes by Margie, which opened in 1970, almost changed ownership last month, but the pandemic ruined those plans

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Art Van to close furniture stores in at least five states as part of liquidation

March 5, 2020 | Associated Press

The 61-year-old retailer operates in nine states under various brands. Stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio are expected to close.

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Original Circle Centre tenant New York & Co. set to close

January 6, 2020 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The closure will leave the downtown mall with only a handful of tenants who were part of the shopping center’s 1995 opening day store lineup.

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Walgreens to close in-store clinics, add Jenny Craig sites

October 28, 2019 | Associated Press

The company said Monday that it will close 150 Walgreens-run clinics by the end of the year, but it will keep open more than 200 that are run in partnership with health care providers.

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Minnesota-based tool retailer set to enter Indianapolis market

October 11, 2019 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Northern Tool + Equipment, a growing tool and equipment retailer with more than 100 stores in 21 states, is entering Indiana with two Indianapolis stores that are set to open Oct. 31.

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Walgreens to shut 200 U.S. stores as part of cost-cutting plan

August 7, 2019 | Associated Press

The Deerfield, Illinois-based company operates more than 18,000 stores worldwide, including 55 or so in the Indianapolis area.

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Fashion accessory retailer Charming Charlie going out of business

July 11, 2019

The 15-year-old chain, which has stores in Carmel, Noblesville and Greenwood, plans to close all 261 of its locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Toys ‘R’ Us, back from dead, plans to open U.S. stores in 2019

June 21, 2019

About a year after closing U.S. operations, the remnant of the defunct toy chain is set to return this holiday season by opening some U.S. stores and an e-commerce site, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Barnes & Noble going private in $476M sale to hedge fund

June 7, 2019

Barnes & Noble, which still has 627 stores in the United States, including five in the Indianapolis area, is being acquired by Elliott Management for $6.50 per share.

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South Bend Chocolate Co. to open location in Carmel

May 9, 2019

South Bend Chocolate Co. is set to open one of its Chocolate Cafes in space that formerly housed a tattoo parlor and a convenience store.

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Owner of fashion retailer with seven area stores considering sale

March 29, 2019

The parent of Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant is exploring options for its lower-priced women’s clothing chain, Dressbarn, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Stringtown fishing retailer calling it quits after seven decades

November 20, 2018

Westside Bait & Tackle, a family-owned fishing shop that opened in 1951, plans to close its doors for good on Dec. 31.

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National bridal retailer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

November 19, 2018

David’s Bridal, a 68-year-old retailer with more than 300 stores, including two Indianapolis-area shops, filed for bankruptcy Monday, with a plan to cut debt by more than $400 million.

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Geoffrey the Giraffe to make comeback in Kroger aisles

November 2, 2018

Meanwhile, the hedge funds that now own the Toys “R” Us brand plan to relaunch the toy retailer as a standalone operation next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Duo to open Hamilton County’s first CBD dispensary

October 25, 2018

Vape and Wellness is expected to open this month in a 1,400-square-foot store near Kroger on Logan Street in Noblesville.

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Retailers up their game to fill void left by Toys ‘R’ Us closures

October 12, 2018

Retailers including Walmart, Target and Party City are trying to grab a piece of the nearly $3 billion left on the table by Toys “R” Us, or 12 percent of the U.S. toy market.

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