Restaurants & Retail

Spanish Town’s Capitol Grocery expanding offerings under new owner 

Spanish Town’s long-standing market, Capitol Grocery, has a new owner who is planning to expand the business’s offerings and host community events starting with a caroling and hot chocolate event at 6 p.m.  

See which Baton Rouge restaurants are open on Christmas Day 

Give yourself a gift this Christmas: a break. These Baton Rouge restaurants are open to serve you and your family on Christmas Day. Just be sure to make reservations ahead of time, as many popular restaurants are already booked up. 

Much-anticipated Barracuda Taco Stand adds more alfresco options in Mid City 

Options for tacos in Baton Rouge continue to evolve with the much-anticipated opening of...

Ho, ho, hum: Which products are being humbugged by inflation

This time last year, soaring demand for goods in short supply fueled inflationary pressure...

Check out the newest bar under the Perkins Road overpass 

The new Zee Zee’s is the place you want to go where everybody knows...

After holiday rush ends, stores must focus on improving operations

After record holiday online sales, which hit over $20 billion from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, retailers will have to prepare for the inevitable return season, Inc.com reports.
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Retail sales fell in November even with the start of holiday shopping 

Americans cut back sharply on retail spending last month as the holiday shopping season began with high prices and rising interest rates forcing families, particularly lower income households, to make harder decisions about what they buy.

Downtown retailer plans to open bookstore in February

The owner of a downtown Baton Rouge plant shop and design studio plans to open a bookstore in his open space next door. 

Local retailers predicting ‘epic’ last week of sales before Christmas

Victoria’s Toy Station saw an “epic” number of shoppers last weekend, and is expecting more of the same during the last week before Christmas.

Burbank Drive gas station near LSU campus sells for $1.4M

A gas station on the corner of Burbank Drive and East Boyd Drive near the LSU campus was recently sold to a Georgia-based investment firm for $1.44 million, according to a report from Elifin Realty.