Retail

The owner of Eastland Mall, which last month signaled it was in trouble as tenants struggled to pay rent during the pandemic, plans to file for bankruptcy…

It’s hard right now. Central Illinois residents have removed themselves from many of their friends and familiar activities to prevent the spread of the…

The owner of Eastland Mall says it has “substantial doubt” about its future as it’s unable to collect rent from most of its retail tenants that are…

People will be able to legally buy recreational cannabis in Normal for the first time starting Monday.The dispensary formerly known as The Green Solution…

Downtown Bloomington will soon be losing its CVS store.Calling it a "difficult business decision," CVSHealth confirmed Monday that the location at 210 N.…

Four years ago, the big story in the Bloomington-Normal economy was the closure of Mitsubishi’s manufacturing plant and the loss of 1,200 jobs. Some…

Weeks after another anchor-store closure at Eastland Mall, Bloomington-Normal business leaders are grappling with the future of retail.The changing retail…

As more retail chains shut down, cities across Illinois figure out what to do with millions of square feet of empty space.

When a big local retailer like JCPenney or Gordmans closes its doors, it becomes another chapter in the “retail apocalypse” storyline that predicts the…

The Hobby Lobby store in Normal is moving to a smaller location within the same shopping center.Hobby Lobby, one of the largest tenants at the Shoppes at…