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.
New Henrico location to join fleet of future local Royal Farms stores
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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.
New bakery Honey Baked Bee in the works in Church Hill
The bakery, which will have a gothic theme, is taking over the former Anthony’s on the Hill pizza parlor on East Broad.
Grocery chain Lidl to close Short Pump store
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.
U-Fab owner branches out with new furniture store concept on Patterson
Travis Hamilton’s second act, a furniture store called Curated Furnishings, will open this fall in Goochland County.
Walmart to shutter Northside grocery store; Christmas Tree Shops to close in Henrico
Two local big-box retail buildings are about to go dark as the two national retailers shutter locations in Northside and western Henrico.
Coins and collectibles store opens in Stony Point Fashion Park
Wisconsin-born Big Bear Coin & Collectible opened last month on the southern end of the mall, near the Eggspectation restaurant and empty anchor space once home to Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Kapeller Violins closing its doors at end of July after 45 years
The family-run business on Forest Hill Avenue, which sells, rents and repairs violins, cellos, violas and other string instruments, will be closing its doors at the end of July.
Former Bon Secours exec revives women’s clothing brand in Richmond
“One day you wake up and want to do something different,” Leigh Sewell said. “It seemed like a good time to make a change. I told my husband about it and he was like, ‘You mean in 10 years?’ and I was like ‘No, like in one year.’”
Manchester distillery taps into crowdfunding for latest capital raise
After raising more than $10 million from investors since its inception in 2013, Belle Isle Moonshine is attempting to raise the bar with a fundraising tactic it’s never tried before.
