The office supplies retailer will permanently close at the Shops at Stratford Hills but it will still have stores in the region.
Office Depot’s South Richmond store will be stapled shut in August
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Virginia creates cannabis agency to regulate budding industry
It is legal to possess and grow your own marijuana starting today, but retail sales of the plant won’t begin until Jan. 1, 2024 and licenses will be limited.
Avail Vapor growing new brand of marijuana cultivation supplies
The e-cigarette retailer launched a line of home-based growing kits in the runup to legalization in Virginia later this week. One catch: the kits don’t include seeds.
Local chemist launching online paint brand in Manchester
Niki Lowry started ChemCove Consulting in 2018, and it will supply the paint for her new direct-to-consumer Hound Paint Co.
Harrisonburg retailer bags vacant Ruth & Ollie space in Carytown
The owner of Lineage and his family are packing their bags for Richmond and moving the company’s headquarters to the River City.
Farmer’s market regulars to open shared retail and kitchen space in the Fan
Filipino food truck Auntie Ning’s, coffee shop Column 15 and Polpetti Catering, which sells Italian fare, are launching Market on Meadow.
Pleasants Hardware expanding with first New Kent County store
The local chain expects to debut its ninth location in the Richmond region in October. It will replace current tenants NAPA Auto Parts and Source Auto and Hardware Supply.
ABC relocating Shockoe Bottom store to new mixed-use development
The agency is moving up the street from 2026 E. Main St. to a bigger space at 2525 E. Main St. in a building that also houses 216 apartments.
New soap shop bubbles up in Bon Air
Operated as Bon Air Naturals for the last eight years, the company rebranded to Bon Air Soap Co. as part of its entry into the brick-and-mortar world.
Hatch unwraps packaged food how-to course for local restaurateurs
The food-and-beverage incubator’s nonprofit arm wants to help Richmond eateries land their wares on store shelves to give them an additional revenue source.