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Iowa’s largest five-and-dime store was in C.R. before closing after Christmas 1986.
Ken’s Magic Shop opened in March in Hiawatha, its modestly sized storefront filled with tricks, puzzles, games, instruction books and props.
When the pandemic brought many activities to a halt, Erika Christiansen started playing around with candle making.
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Coral Ridge Mall, a 24-year-old retail center near Interstate 80 in Coralville, welcomed new clothing stores and a candy shop this fall. Planet Fitness is under construction and expected to open in January.
Hy-Vee will close its more than 285 stores for Thanksgiving Day for the first time in its history, the West Des Moines-based retailer said
The Shop, carrying women’s clothing and accessories, opened at the end of September.
Managing online inventory is “almost a whole separate business” for the Haunted Bookshop owners.
Shop Iowa, a statewide e-commerce marketplace initiative of the Iowa Economic Development Authority with the support of the Iowa Small Business Development Center, has set the first Shop Iowa Day for Wednesday, Oct. 12.
In keeping with a broader approach to recruiting tenants --- including a farm implement dealer and a child care center — Outlets Williamsburg has changed its name to Outlets and Marketplace Williamsburg.
A Tennessee-based company bought Iowa City Marketplace for $14.3 million. Businesses in the shopping center have shifted over the years, particularly with the center’s anchor stores.
Pancheros Mexican Grill started 30 years ago, it served what the fast-casual restaurant chain’s founder and president, Rodney Anderson, called a Chicago-style burrito.
From the retail clothing chain that produced T-shirts proclaiming “Sex, drugs and Rockwell Collins” and the image of a cat on its hind legs holding a ray gun with the line “Pew pew pew” now comes “Davenport: More than just a great sofa.”
