Restaurants & Retail

Pickup isn’t only for restaurants: How local retail startups are adapting to COVID-19

Local retail startups are adapting to COVID-19 by utilizing curbside pickup, taking a page...

How do you enforce social distancing? Restaurant owners say it’s not easy

Nearly one week into the phased reopening that has allowed restaurants to resume limited...

Alcohol sales still flowing for Baton Rouge grocers

With the bars still closed and many people continuing to practice social distancing measures,...

Baton Rouge businesses, entities figuring out how to reopen public restrooms

Americans are making it clear that they won't be ready to go out to...

Short on staff and space, Baton Rouge restaurants make the most out of reopening 

After a brief rainstorm, Baton Rouge restaurant owners were relieved to find sunny weather...

DiGiulio Brothers owners buy former Rama property 

The owners of DiGiulio Brothers near the Perkins Road overpass have purchased the neighboring...
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Virus roundup …  

• Gov. John Bel Edwards yesterday announced changes to his rules for businesses reopening...

Local landlords angered by wording in Starbucks’ letter seeking concessions

Some local landlords are seething about a letter they received earlier this week from...

Keeping it real: How CEOs can effectively implement the ‘Blue Ocean’ strategy

The “Blue Ocean” strategy—which focuses on creating new market spaces out of existing industries—requires...

Nearly two dozen downtown events canceled due to COVID-19; organizers look to fall

Some 23 outdoor downtown events have been canceled since the emergence of the novel...