Retail

The greater Richmond region will soon be down to just two Macy’s stores as its location in Colonial Heights is on the chopping block along with dozens of others nationwide.

The national headlines reporting the closure of all of Party City’s 700 U.S. stores missed one important fact: the chain’s two Richmond-area stores are independently owned by a franchisee who has no intention of going out of business.

Don’t miss this recap of a busy year in the local retail scene, as some of Richmond’s longer-tenured retailers passed the torch to new leaders, shifted focus on other lines of business and expanded their footprints. 

Projects ranged from tweaks to the sales floor to cosmetic changes at the market, which sells a variety of prepared foods, fried chicken and pizza, baked goods and other items.

Where the pharmacy dispensed medicines and other remedies, Thnk aims to promote personal health through a concoction of self-help services, AI tech and retail products.

Owner Shan Habbas is planning to relocate Little Wish next month to 319 Brook Road from Chesterfield Towne Center, where the toy shop has been based in PopUp RVA’s vendor market.

Nightingale currently makes 50,000 ice cream sandwiches per day in South Richmond and plans to double its production next year.

Owner Cody Jones is betting he can catch more attention for his shop on Broad Street, where he has his bright-pink logo hanging on a black building to which he’s adding murals.

Behind the new location is Maggie Mereand, the local franchisee who has two other Uptown Cheapskate outposts in Chesterfield County.

“We really want to give someone a private experience where they feel like they’re getting the full attention of the team,” said co-owner Nick DeRosa.