Fishers artisan gift shop closing after 20 years
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.
Read MoreOwner 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.
Read MoreLeather 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.
Read MoreClaire’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.
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.
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.
The deal appears to upend Sephora’s 14-year exclusive relationship with J.C. Penney, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May.
Costumes by Margie, which opened in 1970, almost changed ownership last month, but the pandemic ruined those plans
The 61-year-old retailer operates in nine states under various brands. Stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio are expected to close.
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.
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.
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.
The Deerfield, Illinois-based company operates more than 18,000 stores worldwide, including 55 or so in the Indianapolis area.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Westside Bait & Tackle, a family-owned fishing shop that opened in 1951, plans to close its doors for good on Dec. 31.
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.
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.
Vape and Wellness is expected to open this month in a 1,400-square-foot store near Kroger on Logan Street in Noblesville.
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.