The local chain expects to debut its ninth location in the Richmond region in October. It will replace current tenants NAPA Auto Parts and Source Auto and Hardware Supply.
Pleasants Hardware expanding with first New Kent County store
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ABC relocating Shockoe Bottom store to new mixed-use development
The agency is moving up the street from 2026 E. Main St. to a bigger space at 2525 E. Main St. in a building that also houses 216 apartments.
Richmond-based gene therapy device maker gets $18M infusion
The funding round will help GPB Scientific roll out its Curate cell processing system, which it markets as being more efficient and cost-effective than existing methods.
New soap shop bubbles up in Bon Air
Operated as Bon Air Naturals for the last eight years, the company rebranded to Bon Air Soap Co. as part of its entry into the brick-and-mortar world.
Hatch unwraps packaged food how-to course for local restaurateurs
The food-and-beverage incubator’s nonprofit arm wants to help Richmond eateries land their wares on store shelves to give them an additional revenue source.
J.Crew Factory outlet store to open at Willow Lawn this summer
The national retailer, which has a J.Crew store in Short Pump Town Center, came to Richmond last year to file for bankruptcy protection.
Event supplier Party Perfect acquires Scott’s Addition competitor
The industry was decimated by the pandemic but “it has come roaring back in the last six weeks,” the new owner of Prop Shop Party Rentals said, and he needed more labor.
EAT cooking up second Wong’s Tacos at Winterfield Crossing in Midlothian
The restaurant group plans to open in a to-be-built, 4,000-square-foot space at the mixed-use development by early spring 2022.
Bon Secours breaks ground on $30M emergency center in Chester
The one-story, 24,000-square-foot building at 12021 Jefferson Davis Highway will be the health system’s fourth such facility in the Richmond market.
Local startup takes aim at automated stock trading market with new app
Ayrro acts as an add-on to guide transactions made on Robinhood and users can pay a fee to access another user’s algorithm.