At area grocery stores, customer demand is high, and restocking depends on location and how products are delivered. 

What is keeping the Grizzlies in Memphis? Robert Pera. And that’s it. He’s still the best chance the city has to keep the team.

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FedEx executive Richard Smith said the family inquired about acquiring a majority interest in the team from owner Robert Pera. “But he knows of our possible interest if he ever changes his mind.”

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The Pop Spot Bar & Grill on Brookhaven Circle and Wild Beet Salad Co. in Cooper-Young are opening, and may be joined by a new restaurant on Mississippi Boulevard.

Nike officials announced almost 600 people would be laid off from two Memphis locations.

First Horizon and Saint Francis Healthcare announce promotions and additions. 

The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission will review The Station’s application for a liquor license Thursday. That board’s staff has recommended conditional approval.

It’s unclear how many employees at the Nike distribution center in Frayser are included in the layoffs. 

The numbers reflect what the National Association of Realtors is seeing nationwide.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville opened a brand-new ICU — doubling its capacity and enhancing comfort for patients and families.

FedEx officials said they issued a national service disruption, impacting operations at the Memphis and Indianapolis hubs. 

Bill Dunavant, a household name in the Memphis business community and sixth-generation Memphian, was recently elected to the St. Louis Fed’s Board of Directors. 

A sister restaurant to Red Koi has rolled into a two-story space in East Memphis, and it’s not your typical sushi bar. 

“It’s more of a buyer’s market, but I would not call it a full-on buyer’s market,” the Memphis Area Association of Realtors’ new president said.

Memphis International Airport is set to be open Sunday, Jan. 25, but passengers are strongly urged to contact airlines to make sure flights haven’t been canceled or delayed.

The 1.6 million-square-foot facility at 2753 Sprankel Ave. will handle a “state-of-the art automated sort system,” according to documents. 

It’s renovation time for a Whitehaven barbecue joint and a Downtown bakery. Also, a Highland Street restaurant is up for sale.

Airport officials provided highlights for 2025, including three new nonstop destinations and just more than 180,000 aircraft operations.

Online gift-basket retailer Memphis Gift Basket will open its first storefront and small fresh market this summer in Uptown.

Subleases approved at the International Port of Memphis that will create eight to 10 new jobs and tens of millions of dollars in investment, officials said.

Buster’s Liquor co-owner Josh Hammond and the owners of two other nearby liquor stories filed an appeal to the Memphis City Council seeking to negate the Alcohol Commission ruling that granted approval to The Station.

The policy changes, submitted by the DMC Policy Committee in December, align with the newly adopted Downtown Action Plan, which focuses resources on Main Street, invests in activation, infill and blight remediation and to maximize walkability. 

This is the second time Edwards Realty has hosted the contest. This time it chose five winners who will get six months rent-free at the shopping center.

Collierville funeral home plans to remove Brent Taylor’s name from the facility, saying that recent comments from Taylor “do not reflect the values, mission or beliefs of our current leadership.”

Saint Francis Medical Partners, Allen & Hoshall, and Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC announce additions.