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Retail

  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 15, 2026
Pasco County mall adding new retailers, restaurants — Lululemon among them

The Shops at Wiregrass is growing its tenant roster after undergoing upgrades last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 10, 2026
Ikea to open at UTC in Sarasota

The store will span 48,000 square feet off Cattlemen Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 4, 2026
Publix opens third local store in a month

Since early March, the Lakeland grocer has opened three stores across the Tampa region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2026
Babcock Ranch shopping center gets refinance

The community's developer borrowed nearly $18 million against the fully leased Publix-anchored center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • April 1, 2026
Tampa tire store franchisor rolls into new brands, buys a restaurant

RNR Tire Express has launched multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands and is now looking to expand Safety Harbor’s Gigglewaters ‘eatertainment’ restaurant.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 27, 2026
Furniture store closing Sarasota location

Leather Gallery and Bedding Center is shuttering its two remaining Florida locations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 27, 2026
Hulk Hogan's beer brand looks to grow — while moving beyond iconic pitchman

Real American Beer is grappling with a core business problem: how to evolve beyond an iconic founder without alienating its ride-or-die demographic.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 24, 2026
Saks changes its mind: Sarasota-UTC store will remain open

The parent company, going through bankruptcy, says it has renegotiated its lease terms at the mall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 20, 2026
Bentley dealership opens in downtown Sarasota

Florida, says Bentley’s top North American exec, is the No. 1 market for the uber-luxury brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 19, 2026
Hoffmann Family sets opening date for Naples boutique

The Augusta Clothing Co., the upscale shop, will have a soft opening March 20 and a grand opening the following day.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 18, 2026
Winn-Dixie, Amazon partner for grocery delivery in Tampa, Sarasota

Shoppers from Pasco to Manatee counties can now purchase Winn-Dixie groceries on Amazon and have them delivered the same day.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 17, 2026
Stationery boutique coming to Tampa's Hyde Park Village

The Winter Park-based stationery, home and gifts brand will open its second brick-and-mortar location in Hyde Park Village this fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 16, 2026
Two Lakeland Harveys to become Winn-Dixie stores

The Jacksonville grocer says the local changes are part of a larger companywide transformation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 16, 2026
Fort Myers car dealer buys former RV dealership property for $3.7M

The Lee Auto group's main retail location will be on the Tamiami Trail property.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 13, 2026
$5 million Sarasota-Manatee pet retail business starts franchising

The franchise market for retail dog food and toys is lucrative. Entrepreneurs — and passionate dog parents — Rob and Linda Emery enter it with a litter full of in-the-field experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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