The electric carmaker’s plan to open a dealership in Richmond may be forced to a screeching halt.
Retail
Colorado firm to shutter Ashland facility
A publicly traded electronics distribution giant is closing its Richmond-area operations after less than a year, eliminating dozens of local jobs.
Broad Street shop for ‘sneakerheads’ thrives in nostalgia
The hip-hop and basketball-inspired posters lining the walls of the shop prepare newcomers for Round Two’s niche. Old is “in” here.
Nutrition shop beefs up with Henrico expansion
Less than a year after opening its first storefront on West Broad Street near VCU, a local nutrition supplement retailer is turning a profit and adding a location in the suburbs.
Old wares find new home in Scott’s Addition
After a banking giant’s plans pushed her out of Carytown, a longtime antiques dealer is re-opening her shop in a Scott’s Addition space where she says parking may be a bigger concern than the rent.
Gilt and Ash ready to test West End retail market
Two friends-turned-business-partners hope their new shop can corner part of the Libbie-Patterson retail scene.
CPA launches retail shop near Libbie-Grove
A local accountant has bought an office of her own where she’ll look to pedal health foods along with her number crunching services.
Home and body product line seduces national retailers
The local company’s handcrafted, natural products for the body, including lotions, house sprays, body washes and candles, have attracted orders from big-time national retailers.
E-cig chain lighting up again in Richmond
A North Carolina-based electronic cigarette brand is moving into Chesterfield County for its second retail location in the Richmond market.
Publix to buy 10 local Martin’s stores, pending FTC approval
Publix announced Wednesday plans to acquire 10 of the 19 Martin’s stores in Richmond as part of a deal arranged to help clear a path for a mega-merger between the parent companies of Martin’s and Food Lion.