NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: The owners of Clearview City Center announced that the 160,000-square-foot Target store located there has begun a “major” renovation that will introduce several new in-store…
METAIRIE, La. – The owners of Clearview City Center announced that the 160,000-square-foot Target store located there has begun a “major” renovation that will introduce several new in-store concepts. Target is making these improvements as the shopping mall around it…
NEW ORLEAN – O’Connor Capital Partners has announced that international luxury fashion retailer Golden Goose is opening a store before the end of the year at Canal Place. Golden Goose, an Italian-based luxury fashion line known for its sneakers, will…
METAIRIE – Say goodbye to the Vieux Carre Shopping Center and hello to the Shops on Seventeenth. The owners of the 20,172-square-foot retail strip at the corner of Severn Avenue and 17th Street (across from La Madeleine) celebrated the new…
NEW ORLEANS – Success Space, a coworking concept developed under the umbrella of eXp Holdings, announced it has signed a franchise agreement with Michael and Rebecca Robb to open a Success Space location in New Orleans in the fall of…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — The Stride Shop, a physical therapy clinic on St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans, is excited to announce its expansion to Baton Rouge. The Stride Shop has a niche focus on running and was founded…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Legislation to wean the state off of a temporary 0.45% sales tax ahead of its expiration in 2025 cleared the House Committee on Ways and Means this week. Committee members unanimously approved House Bill…
NEW ORLEANS — The approximately $100 million redevelopment of Clearview Mall is progressing despite the supply chain delays affecting much of the construction industry. When all is said and done, the old shopping center at the corner of Veterans Boulevard…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Helen Brett’s International Jewelry and Merchandise Show will feature more than 400 booths May 12-15 at the New Orleans Convention Center. For the first time since the COVID pandemic, capacity for the world-renowned shopping show…
NEW ORLEANS — All three New Orleans-area Pinkberry frozen yogurt locations will close for good in September. Pinkberry’s local franchise partners — Rob Stumm, Courtney Stumm, Celie Howard, Sibyl Lapeyre and Lon Nichols — said their agreement with Pinkberry expires…
NEW ORLEANS — Langenstein's, which claims the title of New Orleans’ oldest, full-service grocery store, will celebrate its centennial year on Thursday, April 21 at its 1330 Arabella Street location. Scheduled from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the event will…
MANDEVILLE, La. — From the Old Mandeville Business Association: The OMBA will host its sixth annual Girod Street Stroll on Saturday, April 23 in Old Mandeville. The event is presented by the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency. The annual event will…
NEW ORLEANS – A day after New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jose Alvarado signed a new $6.5 million contract with the team, he inked a promotional deal with Louisiana-based food delivery app Waitr. Alvarado will promote the service through special…
NEW ORLEANS — On March 28, Popeyes officially reopened the doors to its Canal Street location and unveiled a new store design with “tech-forward, digital innovations that will help create fast, convenient service for guests,” according to a spokesperson. The…
MANDEVILLE (press release) – Old Mandeville Shop Local Saturday is back! The event, which is hosted by the Old Mandeville Business Association and its member businesses, will feature dozens of artist pop-ups, food vendors, live music, and more at local…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts has announced that the third location of its Boulevard American Bistro is now open in Covington. Boulevard opened its Highway 21 location on Thursday, March 17. “We are thrilled to bring…
NEW ORLEANS — The St. Roch Market has two new vendors joining its cadre of restaurant upstarts in the month of March. Hype Eatz, from Delgado Community College graduate and New Orleans native Brandon…
NEW ORLEANS — Food & Wine magazine selected Mammoth Espresso (821 Baronne Street) to represent Louisiana on its list of the best coffee shops in every state in America. "What began as a pint-sized, perfectly formed coffee bar, the sharpest…
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — Tony Chachere’s Famous Creole Cuisine is celebrating its golden anniversary, marking 50 years since the launch of one of Louisiana’s most recognizable food brands. Based in Opelousas, Tony Chachere’s began as a retirement hobby for the…
BATON ROUGE — After nearly five years of serving the Baton Rouge community, District Donuts Sliders Brew will be closing its location at 7415 Corporate Boulevard. The restaurant will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. until its last…
NEW ORLEANS – Spencer Maxwell Shilstone, son of New Orleans fitness icon Mackie Shilstone, has launched health, wellness and nutritional supplement company MaxWell Nutrition in a 500-square-foot location at the Rink on Prytania (2727 Prytania Street). Customers can also shop…
NEW ORLEANS — From Camellia Brand: Camellia Brand has announced the launch of the Camellia Bean Krewe subscription box: a quarterly, automatic shipment of curated items. “Here in Louisiana, we are proud of our historic culinary dishes, many of which…
NEW ORLEANS – Rush Bowls – a Colorado-based, fast-casual concept known for “fresh and healthy meals-in-a-bowl” – will open its first Louisiana location on March 5 at 800 Metairie Road in Metairie. “New Orleans is the perfect community for Rush…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Gulf South Index: Inflation and supply chain disruptions were key factors weighing on consumer sentiment around economic outlook and overall optimism at the end of 2021, and they persist today. High demand for goods combined…
LAFAYETTE — As part of a Gulf Coast expansion, discount grocery chain Aldi is opening its first Louisiana location on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 4518 Ambassador Caffery Parkway in Lafayette. The 22,000-square-foot store is one of several locations that the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When the ABC reality show “Shark Tank” follows up with entrepreneurs who’ve managed to hook one of the investors, it’s usually after a couple of years — not so for Nita Gassen of New Orleans and…
HOUSTON — Urban South Brewery has named Anna Jensen the new general manager of its Houston brewery and taproom. Jensen has 15 years of experience in hospitality and has spent the last eight years working in the craft beer industry.…
NEW ORLEANS – Audubon, an Atlanta-based real estate firm, has announced the groundbreaking of The Metro at Clearview in Metairie. The 270-unit multifamily community is one component of a $250 million redevelopment of the 50-year-old Clearview Mall into a mixed-use…
NEW ORLEANS — Wetlands Sake will celebrate the grand opening of its new taproom on Feb. 3 at 634 Orange Street in the Lower Garden District. The event, featuring a crawfish boil, food trucks and live music, will take place…
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Wolverine, the boot and clothing brand, has launched a new boot design in partnership with unCommon Construction, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that works with high school apprentices to build houses. Sales of the footwear will benefit high…
