“Pet Valus were for us quick and easy move-ins. All we have to do is paint it our colors, stock the shelves and we’re ready to go.”
Pet store chain Dog Krazy taking over former Pet Valu spot in Gayton Crossing
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Avail Vapor wants to take its battle with the FDA to the U.S. Supreme Court
Two years after it ceased operations in the face of an unfavorable FDA decision, Richmond-based Avail Vapor – or at least what’s left of it – is renewing a legal battle to right what its founder sees as a regulatory wrong.
Criterion Cinemas at Movieland to be converted into restaurant, retail space
Amid a changing market for how art house and independent films are viewed, the owner of Movieland at Boulevard Square is looking to convert the complex’s Criterion Cinemas building into a new use.
Whisk bakery reopens Henrico outpost as neighborhood market selling old-school Thalhimers cakes
For Whisk owner Billy Bryan, childhood shopping trips to the downtown Thalhimers department store were defined by two things — dressing up and eating cake.
Women’s dress shop trades Hampton for Stony Point
Travian Vann, which is named for its owner, makes and sells custom women’s clothing for special occasions, such as weddings and formal events. It’s one of two new retailers to open in Stony Point in recent weeks.
Local jewelry business ensnared in family’s ‘nanny cam’ video voyeurism lawsuit
Lustre, born out of Adolf Jewelers, is fighting to be let free from a $5 million lawsuit filed against one of its owners and her husband, claiming the couple’s nanny was sexually harassed on the job and discovered a hidden camera in the bathroom of the family’s home.
Car dealership looks to roll into Mechanicsville spot once eyed for Lidl store
With a planned Lidl store off the drawing board, an auto dealership is in the works for a former church property in Mechanicsville. Atlanta-based EH Automotive Group is seeking a rezoning approval that would set the stage for a new Kia dealership at 6395 Mechanicsville Turnpike. The auto group’s COO Amr Hallaba said in an… Read more »
New restrictions on vape and CBD shops approved in Chesterfield
“There are some responsible vape shops that are operating in the county and of course they should be able to continue to do so. This will put guardrails on any new shops coming into the county,” Supervisor Jim Ingle said of the new rules.
Local Bed Bath & Beyond stores to close by late June as part of bankruptcy liquidation
Among the company’s several hundred stores are two locations in the Richmond area: one at 10050 W. Broad St. near Innsbrook and the other in Chesterfield at 11609 Midlothian Turnpike.
Newly opened David’s Bridal in Short Pump could be on chopping block as retailer goes into bankruptcy
The future of a newly opened David’s Bridal store in Short Pump is uncertain, as the retail chain has gone into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while seeking a buyer and weighing liquidation.