There are 41 article(s) tagged retail:

• March 2024

  • Local business contest adds 5 permanent tenants at Collierville mall

    The winning businesses were given marketing help, a stipend to decorate their space plus three months of free rent.

    By Abigail Warren March 14, 2024

• December 2023

  • Chickasaw Oaks revamp draws new retailers to retro shopping arcade

    Opened in 1976, Chickasaw Oaks was designed to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial. The shopping arcade has been refreshed with property upgrades and a host of new retailers. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 26, 2023

• August 2023

  • Save A Lot owner plans to keep stores full and fresh

    “Their inventory levels were really low,” said Richard Gunn, who recently took over four Memphis stores. “I’m extremely passionate about keeping my stores looking like a grand opening every day — really well stocked and not just clean but sparkling clean.”

    By Aisling Mäki August 10, 2023

• July 2023

  • Exclusive: Carriage Crossing launches contest to showcase local entrepreneurs

    The “Pop Local” contest allows local small businesses owners and entrepreneurs to apply for a spot in the popular retail center.

    By Abigail Warren July 17, 2023

• February 2023

  • Bartlett looking to fill vacant commercial retail spaces 

    While owners of the vacant bays aggressively try and market the vacancies, Bartlett officials are trying to come up with a strategy to help with the effort.

    By Michael Waddell February 17, 2023

• September 2022

  • New shops pack Saddle Creek full

    Shops of Saddle Creek is fully occupied with the additions of some unique-to-market tenants.

    By Abigail Warren September 19, 2022

• February 2022

  • Collierville experiences changing landscape of retail

    The way people shop is shifting, but it’s not necessarily due to an increase in online sales.

    By Abigail Warren February 27, 2022

• January 2022

  • Collierville planners move mixed-use proposal forward

    The Collierville Planning Commission endorsed an outline plan for The Parke at Houston Levee Thursday. In addition to residential space, two hotels, about 39 acres of retail and 78,500 square feet of medical professional office are planned.

    By Abigail Warren January 07, 2022

• September 2021

  • Collierville Planning Commission to review 134-acre development

    Collierville has received an application for a mixed-use development on 134 acres. The item will not be reviewed in Thursday’s special-called Planning Commission meeting.

    By Abigail Warren September 30, 2021

• May 2021

  • ‘Sputnik’ breaks orbit for repairs

    The city’s only Roto-Sphere business sign is in the shop for repairs. But fret not Memphis, says the management of Joe’s Wines & Liquor, “Sputnik” will return.

    By Tom Bailey May 12, 2021

• April 2021

  • Lovesac opening first area showroom in Germantown

    Lovesac will open its first Mid-South showroom at Shops of Saddle Creek South in Germantown later this month.

    By Abigail Warren April 06, 2021

• February 2021

  • Downtown’s Peanut Shoppe in a crunch to find new home

    The pandemic and dropping sales have challenged downtown’s Peanut Shoppe. But now the colorful shop that has operated in the same place for 72 years faces more adversity. It must move or close at the end of the year.

    By Tom Bailey February 22, 2021

• January 2021

  • Petland returning shopfront puppy sales to Memphis

    An online petition opposing the opening of a Petland shop in Memphis has drawn more than 21,000 digital signatures. But the daughter of Petland’s founder mounts a defense, complete with Shelby County statistics on dogs placed into homes by animal welfare organizations in Shelby County.

    By Tom Bailey January 23, 2021

  • Macy’s at Carriage Crossing closing

    The store’s location in Collierville is expected to close by the end of 2021.

    By Abigail Warren January 07, 2021

• August 2020

  • Stein Mart closings hit Memphis area, where 3 stores operate

    Stein Mart operates Memphis-area stores in East Memphis, Collierville and Cordova.

    By Tom Bailey August 13, 2020

• July 2020

  • 5.11 Tactical aims for Memphis

    The retail chain that serves civilian and professional gun shooters, law enforcement and other first responders has signed a lease in the Market at Wolfcreek, across from Wolfchase Galleria.

    By Tom Bailey July 06, 2020

• May 2020

  • Lululemon coming to Midtown

    The athletic-apparel chain will open its second, Memphis-area store at the southwest corner of Central and Cooper. The 111-year-old building last housed Toad Hall Antiques. 

    By Tom Bailey May 12, 2020

• February 2020

  • What’s the next step in evolution of Brookhaven Circle?

    Residences are returning to a commercialized Brookhaven Circle, sending an upscale designer-clothing consignment shop from the area as the landlord plans a $1.5 million, multifamily development.

    By Tom Bailey February 08, 2020

  • Same-day Amazon service speeds Memphis retail toward a new day

    The coming, same-day delivery by Amazon in Memphis will strengthen the changes already felt in Memphis shopping, retail owners, brokers and landlords say. 

    By Tom Bailey February 05, 2020

• November 2019

  • Public Storage will fill Cordova’s closed Target building

    The 176,000-square-foot building that housed Target at 475 N. Germantown Parkway until it closed in February will become 1,000 storage units for Public Storage.

    By Tom Bailey November 07, 2019

• September 2019

  • The Container Store set for Saturday opening in Germantown

    The Container Store will open in Germantown Sept. 14. Like its neighbor Trader Joe's, the store is unique to the Memphis market.

    By Abigail Warren September 12, 2019

• August 2019

  • The rise and fall of Coldwater’s pride, Fred’s Inc.

    Fred's Inc. grew from a single store in downtown Coldwater, Mississippi, in 1947 to a chain of 700 stores across the Southeast, but is it being downsized out of existence?

    By Wayne Risher August 12, 2019

• July 2019

  • Untuckit to open at Shops of Saddle Creek

    Untuckit, a casual clothing store, is opening its first Memphis-area location in Germantown’s shops of Saddle Creek.

    By Abigail Warren July 17, 2019

  • Eastgate Shopping Center to undergo renovation

    The space Burlington Coat Factory vacated, plus the T.J. Maxx store, will undergo a $2 million renovation.

    By Tom Bailey July 08, 2019

  • Jun Lee Trading Co. moving after three decades

    After 32 years at the same location, Jun Lee Trading Co. will move farther east on Summer Avenue.

    By Tom Bailey July 06, 2019