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The company said no financial data, such as saved credit and debit card information, had been compromised. → Read More
TRU Kids, a Parsippany, N.J.-based company helmed by former Toys R Us executives, aims to breathe new life into the beloved 62-year-old toy retailer. → Read More
Many Houstonians headed out early on Black Friday, some driven by family tradition, others lured by some of the deepest discounts of the year. Despite the rise of online shopping and year-round deals, plenty of consumers still headed out to the stores on one of the biggest shopping days of the year. → Read More
The relaunch of a beloved toy store is set to have its grand opening this Sunday in the Galleria, in perfect timing for Christmas shoppers. The refreshed, 6,473-square-foot Houston location will be the second Toys R Us store reopened since the toy retailer’s shocking news to file for bankruptcy in September 2017. The other location opens this weekend at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus,… → Read More
Walmart will donate $125,000 to the Houston Food Bank following an ammonia leak at the food bank that contaminated 1.8 million pounds of food the week before Thanksgiving. → Read More
IKEA has acquired 42,000 acres of forestland in East Texas to source wood for its furniture. → Read More
Kroger will donate $50,000 and a truckload of perishable food to the Houston Food Bank following an ammonia leak at the food bank that contaminated 1.8 million pounds of food the week before Thanksgiving. → Read More
In-N-Out enters a crowded Houston market that has seen several recent entrants eager to take a bite out of the city's growing population, encroaching on Texas favorite Whataburger's turf. → Read More
In-N-Out Burger, a popular California burger chain, will open its first Houston-area restaurant on Friday. → Read More
Charming Charlie, a women's fast-fashion retailer that went out of business earlier this year, plans to open 15 stores early next year, including three in the Houston area. → Read More
Retailers and manufacturers are looking to a wide range of toys — such as L.O.L. Surprise! dolls and merchandise from popular Frozen and Star Wars franchises — to drive toy sales this holiday season. They need it: Toy sales have slumped since the demise of Toys R Us. → Read More
Treating top employees to trips and prizes has helped propel Visible Changes to its seventh appearance of the Chronicle’s Top Workplaces list. The company ranked No. 4 among large companies on the list of Houston’s top places to work, up one spot from last year. → Read More
Buc-ee's, the popular Texas road stop institution known for its immaculate bathrooms, plans to break ground on its first store in Georgia next week. → Read More
Multi-level urban grocery stores built in conjunction with apartments, offices, shops and restaurants are starting to proliferate, propelled by inner-city population growth, rising land prices and changing consumer preferences. → Read More
The new gym features a rooftop pool deck with a bistro and bar, studio space, physical therapy space, two full-size basketball courts, indoor pool, a childcare center, coworking space, a restaurant and spa. → Read More
Prosecutors said Academy should not have sold Devin Patrick Kelley a Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic rifle with a 30-round magazine, which is illegal in the shooters' home state of Colorado. → Read More
The 6,473-square-foot store on the Houston mall's second floor, near Macy's, is one of two Toys R Us stores to reopen nationally after the iconic toy retailer filed for bankruptcy in September 2017 and went out of business early last year. → Read More
H-E-B on Wednesday opened its Buffalo Heights supermarket, the San Antonio-based grocer's first in a mixed-use development. → Read More
An oil spill at Intercontinental Terminals Co.'s Deer Park facility closed the Houston Ship Channel for nearly three hours on Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Two people were killed during a "reckless" shootout in front of a west Houston club early Sunday morning. → Read More