Two office design firms are joining forces after 18 years as local competitors.
Office design firm gets Smarter with acquisition
Retail
Revamped farmers market reopens – ice skating included
After 16 months of construction, a Shockoe Bottom landmark is set to reopen, bringing with it a return of ice skating downtown.
Longtime barbershop moves ahead of Broad Street building sale
Not long after its tenant of 60 years moved out, a VCU-area building along West Broad Street has sold, with a new tenant possibly en route.
Grocery anchor open for business in new Cosby Village development
The store is Publix’s 10th store in the Richmond region and second in Chesterfield County, joining another outpost just under three miles east in the Harbour Pointe Shopping Center.
Colonial Downs group bets on Southside site for gambling facility
The in-the-works return of horse racing at Colonial Downs is improving the odds for a dormant retail property in Richmond’s Southside.
Longtime customer takes over West End plus-size consignment shop
A former CPA has found a new fit as an entrepreneur.
GoPuff’s delivery service hits Richmond
Another new on-demand model is making a run here, this time with the goal of peddling goods one would find at convenience stores.
Cupcake shop reopens in former Patterson Ave. toy store space
A West End bakery has completed its move around the corner.
Local furniture restorers score new ride with impromptu entry in national contest
Two Richmond women specializing in furniture restoration are planning to convert their new sprinter van into a mobile workshop and use it to broaden their delivery schedule.
Local juice bar chain squeezing into third store location
Ginger Juice, which has locations in Richmond’s Village Shopping Center and Henrico’s Greengate, plans to add a third store in Chesterfield – while its owner is also considering franchising.