http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/10/kroger-ups-ante-in-grocery-fight/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/10/kroger-ups-ante-in-grocery-fight/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:42:53 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13142 There’s a food fight brewing in Carytown, where Kroger is taking dead aim at Ukrop’s. The chain is in negotiations to take over the lease of the CVS next-door and add around 18,000 square feet, which could mean an expanded prepared food section. And as of last week, Kroger now has beefier shopping carts, which bag-boys are using to shuttle bundles to patron’s cars in the parking lot. Where did they get that idea]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/10/kroger-ups-ante-in-grocery-fight/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/retail-vacancy-continues-to-rise/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/retail-vacancy-continues-to-rise/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:24:59 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10319 Vacancy for retail space in Richmond rose to almost 7 percent at the end of the second quarter. And that could mean banks might soon start taking back some retail properties if tenants don’t start signing leases soon. Meanwhile tenants who do sign leases are getting bigger discounts than six months ago. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/retail-vacancy-continues-to-rise/feed/ 2