NEW ORLEANS - After receiving submissions from approximately 4,800 businesses, Walmart has selected nearly 850 "Open Call" applicants, including three from Louisiana, to pitch their U.S. manufactured products to its team of buyers for the chance to land their brand…
NEW ORLEANS - As they near their 200th birthdays, two town homes located on the 1600 block of Prytania Street are now housing a mix of residential and commercial units. Known as the Lizardi Townhomes, these two stucco-clad Greek Revival…
NEW ORLEANS - Rhiannon Enlil, Matt Ray and David Bock will host a cocktail-themed event titled Savor the Date from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 2. at the Sazerac House and online. The event will celebrate Sazerac House's…
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600 a week boost in their unemployment checks. Retail sales rose 0.6%…
COVINGTON, La. — PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans is excited to announce the opening of its newest store in Covington, La. Franchisee Barry Prendergast, who owns three additional PJ’s Coffee locations, will celebrate the grand opening from 11 a.m. to…
NEW ORLEANS – Atlanta-based firm Audubon Communities, which specializes in the acquisition and management of multifamily properties across the southeast, has announced the start of a $10 million renovation at the American Can building in Mid-City. The project comes after…
NEW ORLEANS – Urban Properties Real Estate, a local commercial brokerage firm, recently assisted in the acquisition of the two-story retail property at 4401 Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Urban Properties Head of Brokerage Timothy Thompson and Nicole Marullo of Axis Realty…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits has announced it will extend through the end of 2020 its temporary suspension of enforcement of off-street parking requirements for restaurants and bars with a Louisiana Department…
NEW ORLEANS - If what’s happened on Oak Street during the pandemic is representative of the New Orleans economy overall, then the prospect for the city’s recovery is good - although not all businesses will be along for the ride.…
METAIRIE, La. – Clearview City Center’s management team has kicked off construction of its $100 million mixed-use development with the announcement of its first new tenant, Regions Bank, which has a branch under construction at the corner of Clearview Parkway…
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a year, or $12.95 a month, and give members same-day delivery on 160,000 items, a…
NEW ORLEANS - Joe’s Café in Marrero officially reopened for dine-in, take-out, delivery and drive through in August after undergoing renovations and a change in management. The new manager is Troy Armand, who previously ran the local restaurant chain's Westwego…
NEW ORLEANS - A Biz New Orleans survey of area business owners has revealed extreme fatigue with the coronavirus pandemic overall and a lot of conflicting opinions about what’s taken place during the last five months and what needs to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported recorded-setting sales growth online and at established stores over the past three months, more evidence that big box retailers have become essential points of supply during the pandemic. Online sales surged 195% and same-store…
NEW YORK (AP) - I haven’t set foot in a grocery store in nearly four months. With a 10-month-old baby to think about, my husband and I have kept trips to the store to a minimum out of an abundance…
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans turned to Walmart’s online business as well as its stores for supplies and home goods as the virus surged in new regions, resulting in soaring sales for the fiscal second quarter. Walmart's online sales nearly…
NEW ORLEANS - Polo Ralph Lauren has opened a new, 10,000-square-foot store in the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk. It’s the second Polo Ralph Lauren in Louisiana and the first in the New Orleans metro area. Meanwhile, construction has begun on…
DALLAS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There will be no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on Saturday — July 11 — to hail a date that doubles as an abbreviation of the…
NEW ORLEANS – Walmart is inviting entrepreneurs dreaming of landing their U.S.-manufactured products on the store's shelves to apply for the opportunity to meet with Walmart buyers on Oct. 1 via virtual pitch meetings. The deadline to apply to participate…
NEW YORK (AP) — The storied Manhattan clothier Brooks Brothers is filing for bankruptcy protection. The company that says it's put 40 U.S. presidents in its suits survived two world wars and navigated through casual Fridays and a loosening of…
