Pennsylvania-based Yapple Yogurt made its Carytown debut Wednesday but got a frosty reception from its next-door neighbor: Sweet Frog.
Fro-yo shop gives the cold shoulder
Retail
Banking on the bubble (tea)
Bobalicious, which opened its first store in Mechanicsville about a year ago, will open a location this weekend in Hampton Roads.
Steep discounts, steep competition
Watch out, Groupon and LivingSocial: A giant has entered the local daily deal market.
Silver lining in store’s closing
A Carytown fixture is calling it quits after five decades, but it’s “a good time to be a property owner.”
Tailor-made jeans from a tailor’s genes
A new Shockoe Slip shop will let customers design their own jeans.
Richmond’s mercado nuevo
A new kind of farmer’s market has set up shop on the Southside.
Car dealer moves into a wider lane
Capital Automotive is expanding its business and opening a Jeep dealership.
Time to rewind
The credits are rolling for one of Richmond’s last independently owned video rental stores.
Sweet Frog’s newest flavor: Dough
Richmond’s biggest and fastest growing frozen yogurt chain has received an investment from Shockoe Slip-based private equity firm.
Will the fro-yo market soften?
With 11 frozen yogurt competitors operating 20 locations in the area, grumblings are getting louder about how long the soft serve machines can keep pumping.
