Supermarkets are hard. That is the tag line in every discussion about getting a supermarket or grocery store for a given part of town that doesn’t have one. And once a new supermarket goes up somewhere else, there is inevitably word that a competitor or two is going to build nearby. The discussion always includes the mandatory recitation of the 3 to 4 percent profit margin stores operate on, which even knowledgeable critics of the decisions about where to locate and not to locate stores acknowledge is accurate.

2. Trust Fund Mentioned as Possible $1.1B Solution on School Benefits Liability - Monday, February 8, 2016

A trust fund is one possibility that has surfaced early in the formal discussions of the Shelby County School system’s $1.1 billion benefits liability.

The first meeting of the ad hoc committee on the matter last week drew nine of the 13 Shelby County Commissioners, the administration of Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and two of nine Shelby County Schools board members.

3. The New Beale - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Over the last four years, the next chapter in the development of Beale Street has been a stop-and-go affair. First would come announcements followed by silence from official channels.

Along with that silence, though, was quiet activity on the side, a movement that culminated with the March announcement of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s strategic planning committee’s report, “A Framework for Beale Street.”

4. Beale District Future Mapped Out in Report - Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Whatever comes next for the Beale Street entertainment district, the city of Memphis isn’t likely to turn over the three blocks of real estate for several decades to a developer and the nonprofit middleman, Beale Street Development Corp.

5. South Main’s New Life - Saturday, March 2, 2013

The history of the South Main Historic Arts District is as colorful as its present-day users, an alternating rhythm of sorts in Memphis’ songbook.

The area has oscillated from its ritzy suburban roots of the 1800s to the industrial era ghost town of the 20th century and now to its current status as Downtown’s flourishing arts and boutique district and the subject of some $100 million in investment. And it’s all due to stakeholders who braved the status quo in distinguishing the southern end of the Central Business District as that funky place with an indescribable vibe.

6. Center City Board Grants Incentives - Friday, March 23, 2012

A new loft-style apartment development, a retail renovation and a new clothing store all got a helping hand from a Downtown development board this week.

The Center City Development Corp. approved an $85,000 development loan for what will be a roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development Downtown called Printer’s Alley Lofts that will be anchored by loft-style apartments. It’s in the works for the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Avenue.

7. Downtown Board Grants Incentives - Thursday, March 22, 2012

A new loft-style apartment development, a retail renovation and a new clothing store all got a helping hand from a Downtown development board Wednesday.

The Center City Development Corp. approved an $85,000 development loan for what will be a roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development Downtown called Printer’s Alley Lofts that will be anchored by loft-style apartments. It’s in the works for the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Avenue.

8. Preserving the Magic - Thursday, January 12, 2012

Decades ago, Abram Schwab had the idea of putting a blues singer with a guitar on a stool somewhere in his general store on Beale Street to help along what was becoming a robust demand for the blues records his store sold.

9. A. Schwab to Host Elvis Birthday Bash - Friday, January 6, 2012

The landmark A. Schwab general store at 163 Beale St. will mark its transition to new ownership Saturday, Jan. 7, as it also celebrates in advance what would have been the 77th birthday of Elvis Presley on Sunday, Jan. 8.

10. A. Schwab Under New Ownership - Monday, December 26, 2011

A. Schwab in Downtown Memphis is under new ownership.

A group of investors led by Terry Saunders and other Saunders family members of Piggly Wiggly heritage have acquired the A. Schwab business and the real estate at 163 Beale St. and 165 Beale St., which was handled by Adam Slovis of Slovis & Associates LLC.

11. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, January 31, 2003
Foot prints

Foot prints

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Ten years ago, Wendy Robson moved from New England to Memphis, where she discovered the one place that resembled the secluded, wooded parks of southern New Hampshire.

Soon, Lichter...

12. Archived Article: Great Neck (lead) - Wednesday, December 11, 2002
By STACEY WIEDOWER

Distribution center buy

secures Memphis presence

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Great Neck Saw Manufacturers Inc., which opened a 40,000-square-foot distribution center in Memphis in September 1997, has purchased...

13. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, September 30, 1997
Rosemarie Fair Stack was confirmed as the 1998 president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Rosemarie Fair Stack was confirmed as the 1998 president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. Robin Hyde and Doug Collins were chosen secret...

14. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 27, 1997
Gene Stone has been selected as the Chickasaw Councils new scout executive. He replaces Bob Salser, who has been named area director of the BSAs South Georgia/North Florida region. Stone has served as director of the Cub Scout Division at the nation...