Restaurants & Retail

While the pandemic did not decimate the retail sector as much as one might have predicted last year at this time, it hastened trends that were underway before the onset of COVID-19: Vacancy rates in local shopping centers increased to more than 10% for the first time since 2014, and the growth of online shopping exploded at an unprecedented pace.

Vaccinated shoppers are heading back to the mall, offering hope that the worst of...

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As Baton Rouge’s food truck scene has quietly grown throughout the pandemic, a food truck park is being proposed for the University Terrace subdivision.

3Tails Wine & Cheese has permanently closed its Square 46 shop after two-and-a-half years of business.

Cards and Culture, a retailer that sells sports cards and memorabilia, is joining Perkins Rowe in June. 

Diners got used to delivery during the pandemic, and the habit may stick around for the foreseeable future. But restaurants and delivery companies remain uneasy partners, haggling over fees and struggling to make the service profitable for each other, the Associated Press reports.

Picture this: You’re in your favorite bar, sipping a cocktail out of a beautiful...