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All 650 Dressbarn locations will be shuttered by Ascena Retail Group, including one in Summerville's Azalea Square and three in Myrtle Beach.
A Tennessee-based discount chain is closing more stores after announcing last month it would shutter its last remaining Charleston-area location.
A new fast-casual restaurant will replace a prominent downtown Charleston dining establishment that closed in March after saying it couldn't find enough workers.
Retail centers continue to morph into a mix of uses as shopping habits change, and a North Charleston property is adding a new entertainment offering to lure in more foot traffic.
A convenience store newcomer is sweeping into the Charleston region in a big way.
The split between the owner of two dozen South Carolina shopping centers and its ousted founder is becoming more litigious — and more complicated.
WASHINGTON — Walmart will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products to shoppers younger than 21, making it the latest retailer to raise the minimum buying age amid government pressure.
WD-I Associates sought legal shelter from its creditors Tuesday in Columbia. It owns Sea Turtle Marketplace on Hilton Head Island.
A flurry of new shops are opening across the Charleston region ahead of Mothers's Day, when spending is expected to hit a record $25 billion this year.
Chick-fil-A continues to upgrade its existing roosts throughout the Charleston region, and another is now open again after being shut down more than two months for a makeover.
A new retailer offering $245 pairs of bridal shoes and a restaurant with sweet treats are launching Wednesday across the Charleston region while a burger business will celebrate new ownership.
Five Burger King locations across the Charleston region have been closed by the franchisee, a company that's being sued for allegedly failing to repay a loan from the previous operator of the …
A former grocery-anchored shopping center in Summerville is getting a makeover and will likely see several new tenants by the fall.
A foldable shoe provider based in Mount Pleasant will get a leg up during a segment on the ABC news show "Good Morning America" Wednesday.
Note: Publix originally announced the opening date of its new GreenWise Market store in Mount Pleasant as May 22 but has pushed it back one day to May 23. This story has been updated to reflec…
A longtime locally owned sporting goods business in North Charleston is now part of a new team.
Another Charleston-area restaurant is turning off the burners.
Before you can finish off those jelly beans and candy eggs from Easter, it's time to turn your attention to another all-important holiday.
A former downtown Charleston five-and-dime store that was the site of a civil rights protest nearly 60 years ago has changed hands in a $19.5 million sale.
The hunt is over for a Mount Pleasant outdoor sporting goods shop while a billiards bar in West Ashley has landed a corner pocket to relocate and expand.
Walmart's switch to paper bags didn't last long in Mount Pleasant.
Charleston-area diners can soon savor a new helping of restaurants.
A Tennessee-based discount retailer is shuttering 159 stores across the Southeast, including its last location in the Charleston area.
An iconic building in a high-traffic area of West Ashley could soon get a makeover and a slew of new tenants.
An upscale outdoor sporting goods shop will lead a parade of new businesses launching on upper King Street in downtown Charleston soon.
The world's largest retailer is pumping some big bucks into store upgrades across South Carolina.
For shoppers weary of waiting in line at the drug store checkout counter or drive-thru window, prescriptions can now be delivered the same day through a national chain.
Mount Pleasant's plastic bag ban starts April 16, but one large grocery chain has already ditched the ubiquitous disposable sacks and at least one other will follow suit by next week.
New restaurants set sights on booming Charleston market.
Retail sales across the U.S. dropped in February as consumers pulled back on spending.
A new movie theater could be in the works near four massive housing developments in Berkeley County.
The North Carolina supermarket chain is second of at least three grocers that will be competing for shoppers near S.C. Highway 41 and Clements Ferry Road.
A Charleston-area craft soda maker with plans to expand is getting some help from one of the country's top food brands.
A restaurant chain new to the Charleston area is ready to serve its first ButterBurgers between Goose Creek and Summerville, and at least two more locations are planned for the region.
Another new grocery store is ready to welcome customers in the Charleston area.
For the first time in three years, the Charleston peninsula will have three full-service supermarkets when the new Publix opens Wednesday in the developing WestEdge building at Lockwood Drive and Spring Street.
A North Carolina grocery store chain is beefing up many of its South Carolina supermarkets, including 15 in the Charleston area.
A few feet away from where HBO is filming a new comedy series at Citadel Mall, a different kind of production group is setting up shop.
Ninety-one years and several moves later, the family-owned Fox Music House continues to flourish, celebrating its grand opening in a 22,000-square-foot former Salvation Army building at 4248 Dorchester Road in North Charleston.
The Charleston region's second Krispy Kreme restaurant looks more like a reality.
On the heels of J.C. Penney's latest retrenchment, three other national chains announced plans to darken nearly 450 locations as the shakeout of the brick-and-mortar retail business continues.
More closings are expected next year, a company executive said Thursday.
Another Charleston-area Chick-fil-A is redoing its roost, driving chicken sandwich lovers to other already-busy locations during the makeover.
Charleston has lots of national merchants setting up shop in the downtown area, and soon it will have an affiliate of an international retailer.
Holland Williams walked out of the preview party for the annual Junior League of Charleston's Whale of a Sale in the late 1990s and noticed people camping out.
The Charleston peninsula's third supermarket will make its debut next month.
A 161-year-old New England lifestyle-brand retailer known for its upper-crust outdoors sporting gear is looking at downtown Charleston for its third signature store in South Carolina.
Struggling supermarket chain Southeastern Grocers confirmed a new round of closings Thursday, including its last Bi-Lo store in Mount Pleasant and nine others across South Carolina.
A Florida-based supermarket chain is adding three more organic stores, including a second one in South Carolina.