The Fresh Market in Wilmington will now deliver groceries to customers’ homes, joining other grocery stores in the area, such as Whole Foods and Earth Fare, that have also introduced personal shopping and delivery service to provide convenience to customers, according to a Wednesday news release. The Greensboro-headquartered gourmet grocery store has partnered wit ...

Construction is underway for the new Lidl store opening at 1445 Eastwood Road, which is expected to be complete by the end of August, according to Zach Klassen, project engineer with EMJ Construction. EMJ Construction, the building company working on the Lidl structure, started the project in February, he said. While the opening date for the store, adjacent to Cambri ...

Women's clothing store and national chain Loft is scheduled to celebrate its grand opening at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mayfaire Town Center, shopping center officials said Tuesday. Loft will begin welcoming customers this weekend in the spot formerly occupied by another clothing retailer, Eddie Bauer, which closed in January. Loft is owned by Ascena Ret ...

Stanton Optical, an eye care center and retailer, has opened its first Wilmington location at 317 S. College Road, according to a news release. “We love the southeast region of the U.S. and specifically North Carolina,” said CEO Daniel Stanton. “It works perfectly for our growth strategy in the region. There is a demand for our service type in the mark ...

The owners of Independence Mall said Wednesday that the mall's transformation is still in the works, with some changes being made recently to the redevelopment plan and the demolition of the old Sears portion expected to take place this year. "We remain committed to this project and are looking forward to construction beginning in the near future," said of ...

Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced Wednesday that they have launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Wilmington and other towns across the U.S. The news comes as more grocery stores and delivery services are expanding their reach in the Cape Fear region and elsewhere to capture demand from shoppers for ...

Hendrick Automotive Group has again partnered with Stevenson Automotive Group to operate Stevenson Mazda, now known as Stevenson-Hendrick Mazda Wilmington, according to a news release Thursday. The Mazda dealership at 6115 Market St. will have a newly renovated facility scheduled to open by the end of 2021. Plans for the facility are expected to be submitted to the c ...

Two new boutiques are coming to the Landfall area this spring, while a locally owned artisan shop has found a new home in Mayfaire. Hilton Head Island-based boutique Spartina 449 has leased a 1,200-square-foot space in Lumina Station, 1900 Eastwood Road, Unit 30, with plans to open its retail shop sometime in April, according to Jessica Maples, marketing and c ...

More national retail chain stores have recently announced closures. Charlotte Russe, which has a retail store at Independence Mall, will close its remaining 416 stores and conduct going-out-of-business sales, according to a Thursday news release by SB360, a liquidation company that purchased Charlotte Russe’s inventory and other assets after the store filed for ba ...

A longtime Wilmington business has a new owner. Wilmington native Teddy Davis bought Farmers Supply Co., 2025 Oleander Drive, for an undisclosed amount from Les and Anne Turlington. The Turlingtons still own the property, which Davis is leasing and which includes an 18,000-square-foot store that sells lawn and garden supplies, plant and grass seeds, soils, pet and an ...