A West End storefront has completed its transformation from one ice cream shop to another, while the surviving brand is close to dishing out a location in Virginia Beach.
Boyer’s is out, Gelati Celesti is in on Grove Ave.
Retail
Former Hirsch Rugs storefront in Carytown reopens with national tenant
After an eight-year hiatus, a Brooklyn-based retailer has re-entered the Richmond market.
Dual-purpose shop adds to Westhampton retail scene
A home décor shop/interior design firm is the latest newcomer to the Libbie-Patterson retail corridor.
New coffee venture percolating in Scott’s Addition
An extra waft of roasting coffee beans soon will add to the buzz of the city’s most sought-after neighborhood.
Ice cream shop to join Veil Brewing in new Forest Hill development
Two years after opening its first location downtown, a local ice cream purveyor is serving up a second scoop on the Southside.
Chesterfield shopping center to get Publix-fueled overhaul
The Florida-based grocer is looking to build yet another new store in the county, which is slated to usher in a refresh for the surrounding retail property.
Ellwood Thompson’s closing sister store in Maryland
A Richmond-based grocer is closing its out-of-state outpost after a six-year run, but is keeping open the prospect of another Richmond location.
Brook Road grocer shuts down after less than 6 months
A grocery store that earlier this year replaced Martin’s in a Henrico shopping center has gone out of business.
‘That whole chunk of our business was gone’: Grove Ave. menswear shop unties 9-year trademark battle
In 2009, Dick Fowlkes and Kate Ackerly opened an envelope that would change the trajectory of their company for the better part of 10 years. After a winding path, untold amounts of lost online revenue and two sets of attorneys, they’ve finally emerged victorious.
Stella’s Grocery coming downtown
A rebrand is in store for a downtown neighborhood market in a move that will give Stella’s owners Johnny and Katrina Giavos a third location for their grocery brand.