Retail

Virginia Book Co. turns the page with new store location

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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.

West End saltwater aquarium shop spills into Hanover

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“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.

Grocery chain Lidl to close Short Pump store

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The German grocer is closing its store in the GreenGate development. It’ll be the second grocery store in the region to close this month, joining the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Northside.