Monday, November 26, 2012
Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Richfield residents who didn’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Similar to the two other major shopping events, Cyber Monday differs in that consumers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes (or offices) to take advantage of some pretty big pre-holiday deals. All the bargains laid out for Cyber Monday are for online shoppers only. So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday? While most major retailers that have an online presence aren’t tipping their hats on their online deals just yet, many have splash pages set up …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Popeyes is attempting to take over more than two dozen bankrupt franchise locations, including the Richfield location.
Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter The lights have gone out for another HUB Shopping Center tenant. At least since Monday, Richfield's Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant has had its doors locked, fryers off and chairs put up on tables. However, the space may not be dark for long if AFC Enterprises, the Atlanta-based parent company of Popeyes, gets its way. As previously reported by Richfield Patch, AFC agreed to buy 14 Twin Cities KFC restaurants from a bankrupt franchisee and plans on turning the restaurants into Popeyes locations. KFC is fighting the restaurant conversions, hoping the restaurants will retain the KFC name under new management, according to Business Insider. …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The shop now features hundreds of old and new candy varieties.
Editor's Note: The following is a Cone Brothers Ice Cream press release. Just in time for Halloween and the upcoming holiday season, the 1950s-themed Cone Brothers Ice Cream Shop at Penn and 66th in Richfield announced the opening of “Candy Town”, which boasts the region's largest variety of penny candy and taffy, a perfect compliment the shop’s regular fare premium ice cream, blended fruit smoothies and vintage sodas. Now, visitors to Cone Brothers will find more than 100 varieties of “penny” candy; dozens of vintage and novelty brands; 70 flavors of premium taffy; and an array of gourmet licorice, toffee, chocolates and jelly beans. From homemade fudge to gummy worms and bubble-gum cigars, Candy Town’s variety is seemingly endless. …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Are you wondering what businesses are opening or closing in the west metro or otherwise making the news? Here’s your update for October 2012.
The following is a collection of business related articles that recently appeared on Patch sites in Edina, Eden Prairie, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story. Plans for New Golden Valley Gas Station, Retail Store Move Forward A BP Gas station upgrade and four new retail stores could come to Boone Avenue in Golden Valley if the City Council approves the final plans. Five Guys Burgers, Bruegger’s coming to Hopkins A Sprint store and a Fantastic Sams will also be moving into a retail center on the old BP site. Residents Respond To Walmart At Plymouth Meeting More than 50 people attended…
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The business will stay open after six employees died at the hands of a former co-worker, the Star Tribune reported.
The Minneapolis business where a fired employee killed six others and himself Sept. 27 will continue. That was the word Monday from family members of Accent Signage founder and owner Reuven Rahamim, the Star Tribune reported, in spite of the deaths: "Their loss has taken a tremendous toll on our company and had an unimaginable impact on our families," [Shereen Rahamim, wife of Reuvan Rahamim] said. "We take great comfort in the community's support during this troubled time. A fund established at Wells Fargo bank by the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association will help the victims' families. ... We would encourage people to donate to that fund and other similar victims' funds." A deal with an Eden Prairie firm, GreenMark Enterprises, remains in …
Caitlin Burgess
4:13 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
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