Retail

September 27, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.

It was not selling rabbits on a wide scale but it announced the shift away...

Lolita’s Mexican Restaurant, with several locations in San Diego County, was founded in 1984. To celebrate its 40th anniversary it has several promotions through Oct. 6. (Lolita’s Mexican Restaurant)

This taco shop and record store both opened in 1984. While many businesses have come and gone, these held on.

September 26, 2024 at 6:28 a.m.

Both Nickelodeon Records and Lolita's Mexican Food are turning 40. Here's how they've lasted so...

The 22 most anticipated restaurants opening this fall in San Diego

September 20, 2024 at 1:54 p.m.

Two vegan restaurants, Asian and Mexican eateries, a downtown speakeasy, fine dining and fast casual...

The Yachtley Crew performed at a recent festival near Temecula in May. On Saturday, the band will perform at the ninth anniversary celebration of Music Box, a performance venue in Little Italy. (Anjali Sharif-Paul / SCNG)

Free artsy Padres T-shirts, Music Box anniversary party, 50 cent burgers, Blenders x Aztecs collab

September 12, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

The limited edition Padres inspired T-shirts are available at the county's 10 Cox stores. No...

Shopping carts are parked outside a Home Depot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Home Depot settles overcharging, false advertising claims for $2 million

By City News Service

September 12, 2024 at 1:40 p.m.

Prosecutors in San Diego and elsewhere allege Home Depot customers were charged more than the...

Enrico Busto owner of Busto and Sun Custom Hats at his shop Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Topanga, CA. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

California retailers trim staff as shoppers cool their spending

By Jonathan Lansner

September 8, 2024 at 8:52 a.m.

California retail spending in the year's first five months – minus online shopping -- rose...

Jamba is introducing two new blended drinks on Sept. 10, 2024. (Jamba)

Jamba ventures into blended coffee; Urban Plates adds seasonal, wallet-friendly surf and turf combo

September 6, 2024 at 1:35 p.m.

Jamba's new coffee drinks, deals from Urban Plates, plus a peek at a cafe and...

An aerial view of Hazard Center in Mission Valley.

Hazard Center in Mission Valley has a new owner and retail outlook

September 5, 2024 at 1:20 p.m.

Los Angeles-based BH Properties purchased the mixed-use complex that faces Friars Road at a deeply...

California consumer confidence plummets to 4-year low

By Jonathan Lansner

September 3, 2024 at 2:56 p.m.

One Golden State yardstick of shopper psyche is off 17% in two months, down 24%...

G. James Daichendt, right, has edited a new book — “Tribal and the Cultural Legacy of Streetwear” — featuring essays and personal reflections about Tribal Streetwear, the company Bobby Ruiz (left) started in 1989. PHOTO BY MARCELO OLVERA

San Diego’s Tribal Streetwear focus of new book that looks at its impact and legacy

By Michael James Rocha

September 1, 2024 at 5:59 a.m.

'Tribal and the Cultural Legacy of Streetwear,' edited by San Diegan G. James Daichendt, is...

A sampler platter of fresh-baked breads, croissants and pastries at the new Izola Bakery in San Diego’s East Village. (Pam Kragen – The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Izola Bakery has relaunched in East Village with fast-rising plans for the future

September 3, 2024 at 1:35 p.m.

Launched in 2020 as a tiny, home-based enterprise, Izola founders Jeffrey Brown and Jenny Chen...

REI Co-op is coming to Laguna Hills in late 2023, the third location for the retailer in Orange County. The store should open by next fall at Oakbrook Village. (File AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Labor Day sales: Top deals for San Diego shoppers

August 30, 2024 at 3:19 p.m.

San Diego stores have discounts on mattresses, furniture, camping gear, bikes and more.

The Costa Verde Center as seen on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Developer retooling plan for Costa Verde Center near UTC

August 23, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.

Life science real estate developer Alexandria has scrapped its plan for the shuttered strip mall...

New shops opened this month at Westfield UTC, and two — Faherty and BYLT Basics — are holding events on Aug. 23 and 24. (Westfield UTC)

San Diego’s first Uniqlo announces opening date, and other ‘save the dates’

August 27, 2024 at 1:11 p.m.

New stores just opened at Westfield UTC, Uniqlo and Nordstrom Rack announce opening dates, a...

FILE – Signange marks the entrance to a Birkenstock store, Oct. 4, 2023, in Frankfurt, . Birkenstock said Tuesday, Oct. 10, that it had priced its IPO at $46 a share, in the middle of its expected price range of $44 to $49 per share. It is due to start trading Wednesday, Oct. 11, on the New York Stock Exchange under the “BIRK” ticker symbol. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Birkenstock opening boutique in Del Mar Highlands mall with shoe and gift card giveaway

August 19, 2024 at 4:18 p.m.

Birkenstock of San Diego is opening a new store at Del Mar Highlands mall Saturday....

Drew Deckman pose for photo at 31THIRTYONE in North Park. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Michelin-starred culinary star Drew Deckman opens the doors of his North Park restaurant

August 16, 2024 at 8:41 a.m.

Named 31THIRTYONE by Deckman's, the long-awaited, Baja-inspired prix-fixe eatery racked up 3,000 reservations within 96...

Abalone ceviche, a dish on a recent Chef’s Counter menu at Fort Oak restaurant in San Diego’s Mission Hills. (Trust Restaurant Group)

Mission Hills’ Fort Oak revives popular Chef’s Counter dinner series

August 14, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

Relaunched in May after a four-year break, reservations for the tasting-menu service sell out as...

Big Lots has announced the closure of many stores across the country, including 75 stores in California. Four are in San Diego County. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Capital Gazette)

Big Lots closing 75 stores in California. See the list

By Samantha Gowen

August 8, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

California is taking the biggest hit. By the time the latest 75 stores close, it...

An egg salad sandwich, part of 7-Eleven’s new food menu, at its Fern Street store in the South Park area of San DIego in early August. The Japanese-owned chain said it plans to add new food items (Phillip Molnar/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Can 7-Eleven change its U.S. image and become more like the stores in Japan?

By Phillip Molnar

August 13, 2024 at 9:48 a.m.

7-Eleven in Japan is known for its high-quality food items. Now, they are trying it...

L&L Hawaiin Barbecue is offering free Spam musabe on August 8. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

It’s National Spam Musubi Day, and that means one thing. Free Spam musubi.

August 6, 2024 at 10:31 p.m.

In honor of National Spam Musubi Day, which falls on Thursday this year, L&L Hawaiian...

Karl Strauss Brewing has announced it will close its open-air beer garden in San Marcos, The Outpost, on Aug. 11. It opened in Nov. 2023. (Karl Strauss Brewing)

Karl Strauss Brewing to close its Outpost beer garden in San Marcos

August 6, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.

The company opened the outdoor venue on Armorlite Drive last November as a test concept....

An icy Aperol Spritz cocktail from The Amalfi Llama. (Roxana Popescu/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Nordstrom Rack hiring, $3 oysters at The Amalfi Llama and Pop Mart collectibles opens at UTC

August 2, 2024 at 2:29 p.m.

The Amalfi Llama has some seasonal specials, a new Pop Mart boutique at Westfield UTC,...

A Raising Cane’s Box Combo include chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, sauce, Texas Toast, coleslaw and a large drink. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County /SCNG)

National Chicken Finger Day means one thing: free chicken fingers

July 22, 2024 at 2:35 p.m.

Kohl's launches back-to-school promos and a San Diego health food brand sneaks vegetables into cookies...

Petco Health and Wellness Company is headquartered in Rancho Bernardo. (Howard Lipin /U-T File)

Petco taps former Five Below, Walmart exec as CEO of the San Diego company

July 17, 2024 at 6:28 p.m.

Petco chose the former CEO of a discount retailer as its new leader.

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Californians rank 5th-best in US at bill paying

By Jonathan Lansner

July 8, 2024 at 9:06 a.m.

Between 2014 and 2023, an average 1.71% of California's combined debts were 90 days or...

Fashionphile, a reseller of high-end handbags and accessories, opened Saturday, Nov. 11 at Irvine Spectrum Center. The retailer touts high-end handbags and wallets for up to 70% off. (Photo courtesy of Fashionphile)

Fashionphile’s luxe handbags coming to Coronado for July pop-up shop

July 1, 2024 at 4:06 p.m.

Carlsbad luxury startup Fashionphile has something for everyone (with cash to spare). It is stopping...

Clay, one of the unusually named flavors from San Diego’s An’s gelato chain, which was named the No. 1 Ice Cream Shop in America Wednesday in a USA Today 10Best competition. (An’s Dry Cleaning)

San Diego’s An’s Gelato named the No. 1 ice cream shop in America

June 23, 2024 at 8:57 a.m.

An's Dry Cleaning gelato chain earned first place in USA Today's 10Best contest, up from...

Austin-based Tecovas is opening its first retail location in California in Rancho Cucamonga. The retailer’s boots are handmade in León, Mexico. (Courtesy of Tecovas)

Austin’s favorite cowboy boot boutique, Tecovas, opens this week in Fashion Valley

June 19, 2024 at 2:20 p.m.

Plus a new ice cream and treat shop coming soon to Convoy and a car...

Los Angeles-based real estate firm Decron Properties purchased Mira Mesa Marketplace West from Stockbridge Capital. Just west of Westview Parkway, the 20.2-acre shopping center is anchored by Home Depot, Smart & Final and CVS.

Mira Mesa shopping center anchored by Home Depot sells for $99M

June 7, 2024 at 12:33 a.m.

A Los Angeles-based real estate firm that has spent the past 15 years focused on...

San Diego, CA - May 21: A person walks by Jenney at Fashion Valley Mall on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Fashion Valley mall to replace Jenney with 850 apartments

June 16, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

Simon Property Group plans to redo the west end of the mall with 850 luxury...

San Diego stores: Moonshine Flats marks birthday, new chocolate subscription, local portable wine

May 16, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

Three days and three nightsDancing for three days and three nights. It's the stuff of...

San Diego, CA - May 04:

At Nuclear Comics in North Park on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in San Diego, CA, store manager, Summer Lemire (r) helped retrieve an action figure for Ysaai Osornio (l) and Daina Syshchenko (m). (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diegans grab freebies at the ‘Super Bowl’ of sales for comic book shops

May 5, 2024 at 2:22 a.m.

Carla Culebro hugged a plastic bag of comic books, thick as a ream of paper....

Sky Deck, a 26,000-square-foot upscale food hall, was built above the Jimbo's market at Del Mar Highlands Town Center.

San Diego stores: Jimbo’s adds DoorDash, and one man’s digital nightmare leads to free jazz in May

May 1, 2024 at 8:50 p.m.

On demand groceries, plus discount codesIf you shop at Jimbo's and Vallarta Supermarkets in San...

The Captain Crunch soft serve from Mr. Trustee Creamery.

San Diego stores: Curacao opens, 99 Cents Only stores to close, ice cream arrives

April 23, 2024 at 9:47 p.m.

Big store opens doors in Chula VistaSan Diegans have a new megastore for all their...

Pirch home decor and design store in Costa Mesa. Additional Information: pirch.11xx 10/9/14 Photo by Nick Koon / Staff Photographer. Pirch store for interior design and appliances located in Costa Mesa.

American Express sues Pirch for $33M over disputed transactions

April 19, 2024 at 5:41 a.m.

American Express and Worldpay, a credit and debit card processor, have each sued Pirch, alleging...

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is expanding Westfield UTC with a new wing of shops and restaurants designed to complete the north-central section of the mall that faces La Jolla Village Drive.

Westfield UTC is expanding with a new wing of luxury shops and destination restaurants

April 18, 2024 at 12:31 p.m.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has started construction on an all-new wing of luxury shops and destination eateries designed...

San Diego stores: Blackmarket lands in Oceanside, pizza promo and artisanal bread

April 16, 2024 at 3:27 p.m.

Nomming in University CityA new Vietnamese eatery recently opened in University City, at Renaissance Towne...

Just inside the front door of the home decor and design store Pirch in Costa Mesa. Additional Information: pirch.11xx 10/9/14 Photo by Nick Koon / Staff Photographer. Pirch store for interior design and appliances located in Costa Mesa.

Pirch files layoff notice after abruptly closing stores and ghosting customers

April 13, 2024 at 9:31 p.m.

Pirch, the shuttered Carlsbad-based luxury retailer that operated about a half-dozen showrooms throughout Southern California...

Sydney Chasin, CEO and founder of Chasin' Dreams Farms holds bags of her snacks outside of Sprouts Farmers Market. In April, the local company's gluten-free puff snacks are launching nationally in Sprouts.

San Diego snack company pivots to gluten-free puffs, launches nationwide in Sprouts

April 11, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

Local snack entrepreneur Sydney Chasin doesn’t know how to take no for an answer.She received...

Venchi, a gourmet Italian chocolate and gelato shop, plans to open soon at Westfield UTC.

San Diego stores: Uniqlo and Venchi gourmet chocolates and gelato head to UTC

April 9, 2024 at 12:52 a.m.

Global fashion giant lands at UTC Some have called Uniqlo Japan's answer to Gap, but the...

Pirch's shuttered front door on March 29.

They handed San Diego luxury retailer Pirch their money and their trust. Now they want a refund.

April 2, 2024 at 12:13 a.m.

For years, Gretchen Pelletier planned her kitchen remodel and dreamed of a roomy sink where...

Interior designer Bobby Smith peers through the window of the temporarily shuttered PIRCH store at Westfield UTC. He's worried now about what will happend to his clients’ open orders.

Pirch, luxury kitchen retailer, is sued for unpaid rent and inventory, totaling $5 million

March 29, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

Pirch, the kitchen and bath merchant based in San Diego County that halted operations last...

FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, file photo shows the exterior of a McDonald's restaurant in Mebane, N.C. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled in McDonald's favor in a long-running case filed by 20 workers who faced retaliation for trying to unionize. The board says it favors a settlement that will require McDonald's franchisees to pay back wages to the affected workers. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

San Diego stores: spicy specials from McDonald’s and Angry Chickz, Coop’s BBQ is back

March 26, 2024 at 9:44 p.m.

Cool cars, hot nuggetsMcDonald's is bringing back a grown-up take on a kid classic: spicy...

Chula Vista, CA - March 25: On Friday, March 25, 2022 in Chula Vista, CA., at Sesame Place San Diego, engers on board Abby's Fairy Flight enjoy their flight above the park. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Hiring in San Diego’s high wage jobs, tourism helps keep unemployment rate flat

March 22, 2024 at 11:50 p.m.

San Diego’s unemployment rate held steady in February with modest job gains in the region’s...

Pirch, Oceanside-based luxury home appliance merchant, abruptly ‘pauses’ operations

March 22, 2024 at 1:15 a.m.

Pirch, the Oceanside-based purveyor of high-end appliances, has abruptly paused operations, according to an email...

La Jolla eatery unveils new weekly menu and happy hour.

San Diego stores: New ethical marketplace, one-day Starbucks discount, La Jolla eatery’s rotating menu

March 20, 2024 at 11:31 a.m.

Shopping local and with ethics in mind A new ethical online marketplace called Purposer is...

Sign on the exterior of a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store.

San Diego stores: Free Krispy Kreme if you follow the dress code, Chuck E. Cheese’s new club

March 16, 2024 at 12:57 a.m.

Shamrock-themed doughnuts Friday through Sunday, Krispy Kreme will give a free green glazed doughnut to...

Sweetfin Poke's signage at its Westfield UTC location shows it has closed for business as of early March, 2024.

San Diego stores: Downtown’s new champagne bar, gymnastics in Rancho Bernardo, Jerome’s new home

March 8, 2024 at 1:04 a.m.

Bubbles for allSan Diego needs more sparkling wine. And sparkling wine needs more San Diegans.That's...

Party City in Encinitas is closing in April.

Party pooper: Party City closing North County store

February 28, 2024 at 6:26 a.m.

The party's over for Party City in Encinitas — the emporium of celebration decor and...

FILE - A sign at a Starbucks location in Havertown, Pa., is seen April 26, 2022. Starbucks says it will now offer employees enrolled in its health care plan reimbursement for eligible travel expenses when accessing abortion or gender-affirming procedures, when those services are not available within 100 miles of a worker’s home. The Seattle coffee chain said Monday, May 16, 2022 that the benefit will also be available to dependents of employees enrolled in its health care coverage. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Starbucks in National City votes to unionize, becoming third union shop in San Diego County

By Phillip Molnar

February 23, 2024 at 7:05 p.m.

Workers at a National City Starbucks voted Thursday night 21-3 to unionize. The location, at...

Rendering of Carvana's new vehicle vending machine in Mission Valley.

San Diego County gets its second Carvana vending machine

February 23, 2024 at 1:31 p.m.

Back in the day, a silver quarter and the crank of a metal nob got...

Clothing bins at the new Goodwill Outlet in downtown San Diego. Customers can pay for items in these trays by weight at checkout.

This new thrift store is coming to downtown San Diego and it has free customer parking

February 22, 2024 at 2:04 p.m.

Downtown San Diego is getting a new Goodwill Outlet Center and it already promises a...

A rendering of Holland Partner Group's Front & A project at 201 West A St in downtown San Diego. The 34-story, 343-foot-tall high-rise will feature a Whole Foods Market on the ground floor as well as 450 residential units.

Whole Foods Market planned for Front & A skyscraper project in downtown San Diego

February 21, 2024 at 9:19 p.m.

Upscale supermarket chain Whole Foods Market will open a location in downtown San Diego at...

FILE - California Attorney General Rob Bonta fields questions during a press conference on Aug. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. A state appeals court ruled on Nov. 17, 2023, that the Department of Justice can share gun owners' personal information with researchers to study gun violence, overturning a lower court's decision that temporary halted the data sharing last year. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

San Diego County woman charged as ringleader of retail scheme involving millions in stolen beauty products

By Lyndsay Winkley

February 17, 2024 at 4:23 a.m.

A San Diego County woman is being charged with allegedly orchestrating a multimillion-dollar retail crime...

A customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif.,. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. "Best before” labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. But “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety, and some worry they encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

San Diego stores: Encinitas gets Grocery Outlet, East Village dessert shop adding cinnamon rolls

February 16, 2024 at 11:31 p.m.

Bargain shopping on El Camino RealGrocery Outlet is opening a store in Encinitas at 145...

Maria Stipp will become chief executive of Oceanside-based Suja Life.

Former Stone Brewing CEO to lead San Diego’s healthy juice company Suja Life

February 17, 2024 at 4:09 p.m.

Maria Stipp, the former CEO of Sapporo-Stone Brewing Co., will now lead another well-known, local...

Fashion Valley is empty since it closed due to the coronavirus on March 24, 2020.

San Diego stores: Mango heads to Fashion Valley, McDonald’s app s get freebies

February 12, 2024 at 8:08 p.m.

Mediterranean Chic, meet SoCal CasualMango is opening its first San Diego store at Fashion Valley.The...

Tortilla chips by Zack's Mighty, shown in Costco's exclusive flavor: Jalapeño Lime.

San Diego stores – Super Bowl LVIII: Costco’s exclusive Game Day chips, free Wendy’s cheeseburgers for days

February 10, 2024 at 8:59 p.m.

Limited time, limited release tortilla chips hit CostcoImagine a tortilla chip.But it's different. The color...

FILE - This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Ryan Gosling, left, and Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday, Aug. 4, 2023, that it has approved the release of the “Barbie” movie after a delay of over a month over possible content issues. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP, File)

San Diego stores: Barbie Dreamhouse heads to Chula Vista, Gaslamp taco contest, Soapy Joe’s launches game

February 6, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Barbie truck stopping byIf a Barbie-themed coaster, pet bowl or other pink merchandise would make...

Bagel sandwiches are back at McDonald's.

San Diego stores: Breakfast fave back at McDonald’s, Bird Rock bringing coffee and wood-fired pizza to La Jolla

February 1, 2024 at 10:51 p.m.

Espresso and Neapolitan pizza coming to La Jolla Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is opening its...

San Diego, CA - February 16: A Fish taco at the original Rubio's (Pacific Beach) on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego stores: 99-cent Rubio’s, Insomnia Cookies giveaway, and here’s why Hoboken Pizza is closing

January 25, 2024 at 1:39 a.m.

Fish tacos take a time machine to 1983Two things are afoot at Rubio's Coastal Grill:...

This area of Girard Avenue is zoned for 90-minute parking, and some drivers have faced multiple tickets for violating the posted time limit.

San Diego stores: Robotic smoothies debut in Escondido, Rove Concepts comes, OB Kebab goes

January 18, 2024 at 3:05 a.m.

The smoothie of the future is hereSmoothies crafted by robots may be the most 1994...

San Diego, CA - January 12:

At Architectural Salvage in Little Italy, shoppers make their way around the specialty shop. After 28 years of reselling specialty architectural items in Little Italy, Architectural Salvage is closing its doors. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Treasure hunters will have to look elsewhere as Architectural Salvage closes

January 16, 2024 at 10:14 p.m.

If Architectural Salvage felt like a window to another time, that’s because it was.Since 1996...

FILE - A Walmart employee helps a customer outside the Walmart store in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Walmart reported stronger sales for the fiscal first quarter, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, but its profits took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a still snarled global supply chain. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Walmart is closing 2 San Diego County stores

January 10, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.

Walmart announced Wednesday it is closing two stores in San Diego County next month.The big-box...

The Casbah will be closed for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19. May 14, 2020 in San Diego, California.

San Diego stores: Casbah x Shepard Fairey, Walmart adding poke, Arely celebration

January 10, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

Hoodies and tank tops with an artsy pedigree Two indie art icons have melded minds...

A rendering of the 40-story residential tower planned for the former Macy's store at Horton Plaza, which is now known as the Campus at Horton. As currently envisioned, the tower will include retail shops along Broadway Circle, podium parking and 518 residential units.

Horton Plaza developer wants to turn former Macy’s store, empty lot into 40-story apartment towers

January 5, 2024 at 11:28 p.m.

The developer remaking Horton Plaza mall into a mixed-use office campus has unveiled plans to...

San Diego stores: Juice It Up! arrives; Poppy bank opens; rotisserie and beer; French bakery with sassy signage

January 5, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.

Carnivores, add this spot to your meat mapBacked by a respected and ionate team —...

October 5, 2019, La Jolla, California_USA_| At Bird Rock Coffee Roasters customer Stephanie Brooks drinks a $35 cup of coffee brewed from coffee beans grown at the Oceanside farm of musician Jason Mraz. |_Photo Credit: Photo by Charlie Neuman

San Diego stores: Luxury MRIs coming in 2024, Sky Zone opens in Temecula, coffee map with a cause

December 27, 2023 at 10:08 p.m.

Parent fun zone opens in TemeculaA 30,000-square-foot parent paradise opened this month in Temecula, with...

San Diego CA - December 11: Dutch Bros Coffee in Oceanside has become one of the chain's most popular locations, shown here on Monday, December 11, 2023. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Not your mom’s Starbucks coffee: Dutch Bros expands into San Diego, attracts Gen Z with its trendy drinks

December 20, 2023 at 4:14 p.m.

Annihilator. Double Torture. Golden Eagle.Those aren’t the names of professional wrestlers. Those are classic drinks...

This is the Mostra coffee shop in Carmel Mountain area on January 2, 2020 in San Diego, California.

San Diego Stores: Mostra Coffee opening soon in Mira Mesa and Circle K discounting today

December 14, 2023 at 2:56 p.m.

Local roaster opening in Mira MesaA while back, Mostra Coffee announced it was opening a...

San Diego, California - September 26: Local shops and vendors. Inside The Book Catapult in South Park on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego stores: curated books, luxe linens and a new cafe headed for North County

December 8, 2023 at 10:52 p.m.

Indie bookshop pairing giftable books and coffee on Dec. 17An essay in The New York...

San Diego, CA - November 24:

On Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at the local Best Buy in Mission Valley, the check out lines moved quickly during Black Friday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Was the record $38 billion holiday spending a good sign for the U.S. economy?

By Phillip Molnar

December 9, 2023 at 2:10 a.m.

Retail spending on Black Friday and Cyber Monday shattered last year's totals despite many consumer...

The rebuilt Jack in the Box restaurant in North Park includes a drive-in window in apparent violation of neighborhood regulations, neighbrohood critics say.

San Diego stores: Insomnia Cookies opening, freebies from Jack in the Box

December 7, 2023 at 12:05 a.m.

Late-night snack source opening in the GaslampIt's 1 a.m. and you need carbs.If you live...

An aerial rendering of the Topgolf facility proposed for an East Harbor Island site opposite the airport that faces San Diego Bay.

Topgolf, Port of San Diego near agreement on lease for flagship venue on San Diego Bay

December 1, 2023 at 11:10 p.m.

Topgolf International and the Port of San Diego are close to reaching an agreement on...

San Diego, CA - November 27: Amazon receives, processes and ships orders on Cyber Monday at the SAN5 Sortation Centera. Blue Amazon robots move across the sorting floor in Otay Mesa on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 in San Diego, CA. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Whirring blue robots, automated arms: a first peek inside Amazon’s new San Diego center

December 1, 2023 at 5:05 p.m.

Every week 2 million packages enter and exit Amazon's sorting facility in Otay Mesa. Within...

San Diego, CA - November 24:

On Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at the Target store in Clairemont, shoppers look over Christmas decorating holiday items during Black Friday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Sleeping past dawn and still saving: A ‘not so crazy’ Black Friday takes shape in San Diego

November 24, 2023 at 11:03 p.m.

Shannon Gugins, a Santee mother of three, has been every kind of Black Friday shopper....

CHUZA snacks are made with spices from Mexico and come in a variety of flavors such as, pineapple, strawberry and nopal.

This San Diego company just won $100k from PepsiCo for its spicy snacks inspired by Mexican flavors

November 24, 2023 at 7:16 p.m.

Daniel Schwarz has a simple goal for his young food company, CHUZA — to be...

Fallbrook, CA - November 15: A person walks past shops along Main Street on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 in Fallbrook, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Gift cards, prizes, sales and Santa: How San Diego is observing Small Business Saturday

By Carlos Rico

November 21, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

There are several reasons to shop local this holiday season, whether it's to neighborhood...

Cars line up at the pumps on the morning of Friday, Oct. 25 at the Circle K gas station at Seventh and Main streets. Drivers took heed of heavy smoke coming from Old Julian Highway as the Sawday fire burned mostly vegetation near Sawday Truck Trail and Littlepage Road.

San Diego stores: 40 cents off gas today, free Salt & Straw, LEGOLAND Black Friday savings are live

November 21, 2023 at 9:51 p.m.

Get a big discount on gas, today only If you're looking to refuel before Thanksgiving...

Joanna Gutherie, left, and Sharon Freeman, right, shop in the Mission Valley Target store on Black Friday, November 29, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Thanksgiving Day 2023: What stores are open and closed in San Diego County

November 21, 2023 at 9:33 p.m.

Before you run out to the store for that last-minute ingredient for your Thanksgiving meal...

Alpine, CA - September 27: Merchandise for sale inside the cabin at Alpine Garden and Gifts on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 in Alpine, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Shop locally this holiday season at these 14 unique San Diego businesses

By Maura Fox

November 19, 2023 at 2:18 p.m.

With nearly 400,000 small businesses in San Diego County, it can be easy to shop...

San Diego, CA - November 18: San Diego FC's pop-up retail store, Eighteen Threads is located at Mission Valley Mall in San Diego on Saturday, November 18.

San Diego FC sets up retail shop at Mission Valley mall

November 20, 2023 at 10:33 p.m.

MISSION VALLEY — A month after more than 5,000 people showed up at Snapdragon Stadium for the...

FILE - Customers walk into an Aldi supermarket in Bensalem, Pa., March 14, 2022. Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, that it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the southern U.S. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

San Diego stores: Treasure hunting at Aldi and World Market, Brazilian steakhouse lands downtown

November 14, 2023 at 1:15 p.m.

San Marcos gains discount groceries and global winesAldi, in a news release, announced it has...

National City, CA - October 25:

On Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 in National City, CA., Soapy Joe’s Manager, Pricilla Piekunka-Madrigal at the entrance to the car wash. Madrigal has worked for the company for the past three-years and is currently the onsite manager for the National City location. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego stores: Target’s Thanksgiving Day hours, IKEA slashes discount, Walmart chills out

November 9, 2023 at 3:39 a.m.

Target: closed on ThanksgivingTarget announced Wednesday that its stores will stay closed on Thanksgiving, repeating...

REDWOOD CITY, CA – JULY 29: (FILE PHOTO) Sergio Laua works the french fry counter at a McDonald's restaurant July 29, 2003 in Redwood City, California. McDonald's was hit with a lawsuit claiming that the company failed to reduce the level of fat in its cooking oil on July 8, 2004. The fast food chain pledged in 2002 to begin using healthier fry oil but has failed to do so citing product quality and customer satisfaction as reasons. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

San Diego stores: Free McDonald’s fries, Carlsbad gets Vuori, Momma Pots opens in El Cajon

November 1, 2023 at 4:55 a.m.

How to get more than 2 pounds of free French fries from McDonald'sIf you missed...

San Diego, California - October 17: Hugo Arellano 62, has a shoe repair shop that is due to be closed because his landlord cut his lease short in Point Loma on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune

Leather Magic, longtime Point Loma shoe and leather repair shop, hopes for a second life

October 23, 2023 at 6:18 p.m.

They stepped into his waiting area holding their precious charges and told the specialist, Hugo...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 14: Juan Camaney works on his computer while visiting Twiggs Bakery & Coffeehouse in University Heights, with a display of photos on the wall of cakes they have made, behind him. Dan Stringfield, the owner says he has seen about a 25 percent drop in business overall since the pandemic began. (Howard Lipin / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego stores: Twiggs to close, La Jolla adds dog shop, Big Lots gets early start to Black Friday

October 10, 2023 at 10:18 p.m.

Twiggs coffeeshop saying farewellTwiggs Bakery & Coffeehouse, the beloved San Diego coffeeshop and bakery founded...

Super Star Car Wash in Mission Valley is offering free car washes to celebrate its grand opening.

San Diego store news: Nordstrom Rack coming to Clairemont, Target adds Starbucks drive-up service, free car wash in Mission Valley

September 14, 2023 at 12:42 a.m.

Target adds Starbucks orders to its drive-up pickup serviceIf you've been craving one of those...

Construction progress at the Campus on Horton in San Diego on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Campus at Horton lands Sprouts, Shake Shack and Sweetgreen as first retail tenants

August 23, 2023 at 10:49 p.m.

Four years into a major remodel, the Campus at Horton is nearing a turning point...

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021 file photo, shoppers arrive at a Macy's in Charlotte, N.C. Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year by swinging to a profit and it upped its expectations for the year. The retailer on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, posted net income of $103 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

San Diego County gets its first Macy’s ‘small-format’ store

August 23, 2023 at 5:49 p.m.

Macy’s is opening a new store in San Diego County later this year, only this...

San Diego, California - July 19: A view of one of the vendor's sections dedicated to vintage clothing and accessories at Karen's Consignment Gallery on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Jessica Parga / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Desperately seeking sofas: How to make money in San Diego selling stuff on consignment

July 26, 2023 at 6:34 p.m.

Congratulations. You're the reluctant heir of your uncle's pheasant-themed crystal barware collection. Or maybe you've...

Westfield Mission Valley East, a 41-acre outdoor mall with 73 shops and restaurants, was sold to Lowe and Real Capital Solutions.

Westfield sells Mission Valley shopping centers for $290 million

July 24, 2023 at 6:02 p.m.

Paris-based Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has sold its two Mission Valley shopping centers, totaling 1.5 million square feet...

Carlsbad, CA - June 30: Business partners Christine Ong (left) and Stephanie Issa poses for photos at The Lullabar on Friday, June 30, 2023 in Carlsbad, CA. The new business offers onsite childcare as well as other business spaces for parents to relax all in one stop. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A place for parents to ‘feel a little bit more like yourself’ Carlsbad business opens a cafe, nail salon with child care

July 11, 2023 at 12:31 p.m.

Imagine a place with an Instagram-worthy aesthetic where you can sip a foamy matcha latte,...

A customer walks past styrofoam meat plates at the Restaurant Depot in Barrio Logan on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in San Diego, California.

San Diego’s new foam ban is going smoothly so far – partly because there’s so little enforcement

By David Garrick

June 10, 2023 at 2:16 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — Early enforcement of San Diego’s new ban on polystyrene foam food trays, pool toys...

Starbucks workers at the Leucadia Blvd. and Interstate 5 store voted to unionize, marking the 24th store to unionize in California, according to the Workers United labor union.

Encinitas Starbucks store first to unionize in San Diego County

May 22, 2023 at 9:50 p.m.

Seeking better working conditions at their high-volume store, employees at the Encinitas Starbucks location at...

Several vendors setup shop along the boardwalk at the foot of Newport Avenue at Abbott Street in Ocean Beach.

Is San Diego’s $4.5M street vendor crackdown still necessary? Despite debate, council decides yes

By David Garrick

May 16, 2023 at 3:08 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego is following through on controversial plans to strengthen its one-year-old crackdown on...

Artist’s rendering of the future Jimbo’s Naturally store in The Row at Civita in San Diego’s Mission Valley.

Jimbo’s Naturally will open a new grocery store in Mission Valley

May 11, 2023 at 9:57 p.m.

A new Jimbo’s Naturally grocery store is coming to Mission Valley.The San Diego-based grocer has...

FILE - Shoppers enter and exit a Bed Bath & Beyond in Schaumburg, Ill., Jan. 14, 2021. Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond warned on Thursday that there's substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a "going concern" even as it continues to look at options like refinancing its debt or restructuring its business in bankruptcy court. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy: Here’s what you need to know about store closing sales in San Diego County

April 25, 2023 at 12:56 p.m.

Bed Bath & Beyond, a retailer that supplied most items on college dorm checklists and...

Steven and Brittany Yeng co-founded Skrewball Whikey, a company that makes peanut butter whiskey, in 2018.

San Diego’s Skrewball Whiskey now owned by Pernod Ricard, the world’s 2nd largest alcohol maker