Retail

The store has been operating in the 8,000-square-foot building at the corner of Hull Street and Cowardin Avenue for years.

“The concept is you’re immersing yourself in the virtual world,” said Gene. “It’s about as cool as you can get. As cool as you can get in a geeky kind of way.”

After a couple years working on the corporate side of dog grooming franchise company Scenthound, a Richmond-area resident has jumped into the role of franchisee. 

The teen clothing store has more than 500 stores nationally, including one in White Oak in Henrico, Chesterfield Towne Center and Southpark Mall.

The company announced it would close its dozens of locations in more than 20 states, including its longtime, lone Virginia location in Tuckernuck Plaza on West Broad Street.

A familiar suitor is taking another crack at buying the publicly traded retailer, but this time it wants a discount.

The Midlothian store will into a relatively new retail strip at the Wegmans-anchored Stonehenge Village center. It will be the chain’s second outpost in the region.

After deciding the Richmond computer-repair scene is too crowded for a new location, a Shockoe Bottom shop is betting on a westward expansion to grow the business.

Mo Karnage, who runs Karnage Construction, is preparing to open By Any Beans Necessary at 3006 First Ave.

Lucks Lane Veterinary Clinic is in expansion mode after changing hands last summer and adding a new doctor who attracts new sorts of patients beyond cats and dogs.