Whole Foods Market has selected Memphis Tilth as a beneficiary of its 5% Community Support Day. On Thursday, Jan. 12, Whole Foods will donate 5 percent of net sales at both local Whole Foods locations, 7825 U.S. 72 in Germantown (open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and 5014 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis (open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.), to Memphis Tilth. The organization will have team members on site at both locations from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss its work and how to get involved. Visit memphistilth.org.

2. The Week Ahead: Aug. 15-21 - Monday, August 15, 2016

Happy Monday, Memphis! If you’re looking for something to do this week, look no further. Here’s our weekly roundup of local events and other happenings you need to know about, from the Elvis Week candlelight vigil to a fun evening of craft beer and DIY art…

3. Events - Tuesday, June 3, 2014

The Germantown Charity Horse Show will be held Tuesday, June 3, through Saturday, June 7, at 7745 Poplar Pike. Visit gchs.org for a schedule.

4. Whole Foods to Open Poplar Store Jan. 14 - Saturday, January 11, 2014

Whole Foods Market will open its new store on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis Jan. 14, at 9 a.m.

The new store, 5014 Poplar Ave., opens next door to the current Poplar Avenue location, which closes for good Jan. 12 at 6 p.m.

5. Grocery Growth - Tuesday, January 7, 2014

By the end of this year, Kroger will have spent between $150 million and $200 million on upgrades, fixes and renovations at its Memphis-area stores.

That investment is one example among many in the Memphis area of how the stiff competition among grocers and similar retailers is playing out as they make grabs for bigger slices of the customer pie.

6. Whole Foods to Open Poplar Store Jan. 14 - Monday, January 6, 2014

Whole Foods Market will open its new store on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis Jan. 14 at 9 a.m.

The new store, 5014 Poplar Ave., opens next door to the current Poplar Avenue location, which closes for good Jan. 12 at 6 p.m.

7. Whole Foods Files Permit for Expansion - Tuesday, May 7, 2013

5014 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38117

Permit Cost: $3.1 million

Project Cost: TBA

Permit Date: Applied April 2013

8. Whole Foods Files Permit for Expansion - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market Inc. has filed a $3.1 million building permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to renovate its lone local store on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis.

9. Office Depot Relocates Poplar Avenue Store - Saturday, December 22, 2012

Office Depot opened its new Poplar Avenue store Monday, Dec. 17.

The Delray Beach, Fla.-based office products company relocated its East Memphis store from 5014 Poplar Ave. next to Whole Foods to 5510 Poplar Ave. near Yates Road. Office Depot took 18,666 square feet of the 22,000-square-foot space vacated by Samuel’s last year. The balance was filled by Hollywood Feed.

10. Office Depot Relocates Poplar Avenue Store - Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Office Depot opened its new Poplar Avenue store Monday, Dec. 17.

The Delray Beach, Fla.-based office products company relocated its East Memphis store from 5014 Poplar Ave. next to Whole Foods to 5510 Poplar Ave. near Yates Road. Office Depot took 18,666 square feet of the 22,000-square-foot space vacated by Samuel’s last year. The balance was filled by Hollywood Feed.

11. Poplar Transformation - Monday, July 9, 2012

Two big retail deals have recently been inked on the Poplar Avenue corridor, soon filling empty spaces on the city’s busiest street.

A new Family Dollar is going in the old Stringer’s Garden Center site at 2974 Poplar, while Office Depot and Hollywood Feed are going in the former Samuel’s Furniture space at 5502-5510 Poplar, near South Yates Road.

12. Loeb Buys Half-InterestIn E. Memphis Center - Thursday, December 13, 2007
     Loeb Properties, working as an entity called Pearlco LP, has bought a half-interest in a multi-tenant retail building on Poplar Avenue east of Mendenhall Road for $2.4 million. Rhodes College was the seller.
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13. Archived Article: Office Depot - Tuesday, August 17, 1999
Office Depot opens Southaven store Office Depot opens Southaven store By LAURIE JOHNSON Office Depot opened the doors last week to its new DeSoto County store, located at the corner of Interstate 55 and Goodman Road in Southaven. The 30,000-square-f...