When prescription orders dried up, Hope Pharmacy started leaving door hangars in the neighborhood to attract new customers.
Pandemic Pivot: Church Hill pharmacy turns to pet meds, door-to-door marketing
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Capital Trail 7-Eleven to be demolished, replaced with new store
The 50-year-old store at 1125 New Market Road, along with a neighboring building, will be razed so a new 3,000-square-foot store and an eight-pump fuel station can be built.
New-to-market appliance retailer to open near Chesterfield Towne Center
The Virginia Beach-based East Coast Appliance chain paid $2.5 million for the former Salvation Army thrift store building to locate its first Richmond-area store.
Penchant for putting plans on paper fuels startup’s growth
Richmond-based Cloth & Paper, which sells day planners and the paper inserts to fill them, has grown to 36 employees, 22 of which have been hired since March.
Pandemic pivot: Jackson Ward interior design firm opens retail showroom
“This feels like the next chapter, the next iteration, of our story,” Flourish Spaces founder Stevie McFadden said. “The pandemic has made a lot of us think differently about what we do.”
Lifestyle store for children stakes out space in the Fan
Ina, which sells strollers, baby carriers, clothing, gifts and toys, opened last month at 300 N. Robinson St.
Stella’s Grocery to open in former Starbucks space on Grove Avenue
The local chain of neighborhood markets run by restaurateurs Katrina and Johnny Giavos is extending its reach into the West End.
Vintage furniture store moves into former Baja Bean space
Boho To Go made the jump from Instagram to a brick-and-mortar spot at 1520 W. Main St.
Shockoe Espresso grinds to a halt
Roanoke-based Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea ran the Richmond coffee shop, which is now up for sale.
Pandemic hurts Ledbury’s dress shirt sales but its face mask business is booming
The company says it has sold 500,000 masks since March and that large corporate clients like Capital One are its biggest drivers.