The company, which leases storefronts and then carves out within them multiple small rentable art studios, opened last month at the South Richmond mall.
Retail
Sugar & Twine bringing back sit-down cafe with expansion into adjacent storefront
“I think we lost some of the hospitality that sets us apart from a drive-thru. There’s a necessity to bring people inside,” owner Beth Orcutt said of the expansion into the former Bits + Pixels space.
Sheetz looks to stake another claim in Midlothian
The Richmond-area turf war between convenience store giants Sheetz, Wawa and Royal Farms continues, this time with one of them making a move south of the James River. Sheetz last week filed plans with Chesterfield County for a new location at 14301 Midlothian Turnpike, across the street from the Aldi-anchored Winterfield Crossing shopping center. A… Read more »
Confections chain Kilwins planning second area store
The sweets shop’s location looks to be part of The Lake, a massive mixed-use development in the works in Chesterfield.
Virginia Book Co. turns the page with new store location
With the new space comes a pivot away from textbook sales for the nearly 40-year-old business and greater emphasis on VCU apparel, university merchandise and school supplies as it searches for better margins.
Stella’s Grocery to open new location at River Road Shopping Center
The new store would be the seventh Stella’s Grocery location of the chain in the region. It’s taking over a former Starbucks left empty when the coffee shop moved across the street.
West End saltwater aquarium shop spills into Hanover
“Instead of expanding on the retail side of things, because retail prices for rent are just kind of absurdly expensive, we decided to look into a warehouse space,” said Reefology RVA owner Caleb Kilgore said.
Former Carytown Bicycle Co. owner presses play on new Carytown Sound audio shop
“What I’ve tried to focus on is music reproduction in a home, in a real environment. Brands that satisfy the audiophile,” Tim Mullins said of his new shop.
New Henrico location to join fleet of future local Royal Farms stores
Not to be outdone by the ongoing Richmond-area expansions of competitors Wawa and Sheetz, Royal Farms has found the site for its next local store.
CBD shop Kultivate Wellness shutters Short Pump store, expands to N.C. as new Va. law takes effect
The other Kultivate outpost at 13140 Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield remains operational, as does owner Evan Somogyi’s four Kulture head shops.