On the Record

Physical Music Is More Popular Than Ever in Houston

Even in the digital age, independent record stores like Cactus Music and Vinal Edge are thriving thanks to music fans wanting to support their favorite artists.

02/28/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Property lines

Fort Bend Town Center Gets New Urban Development Plan

Spanning across 109 acres.

09/01/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Get In, We're Going Shopping

Retail Roundup: Luxury Is Bigger and Better in Houston This Spring

Plus, one local nonprofit is a Gucci Changemaker.

03/18/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Some retail therapy

Retail Roundup: What Opened This Summer and What’s Coming This Fall

Lots of shoes and lots of spas.

08/25/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Brick and Mortar Report

Retail Roundup: Hemline Heights Is Here; Hellos and Goodbyes at River Oaks District

Plus, a chic rebrand for a local textiles designer.

03/10/2020 By Abby Ledoux

Can Buy Me Love

Retail Roundup: New Tenants Bloom in Rice Village for Spring

Plus, Valentine's pop-ups, Cypress's first blow-dry bar, and crowdfunding for a unique Houston brand.

02/06/2020 By Abby Ledoux

So Fab

Retail Roundup: Kate Hudson Makes Her Houston Store Debut

Plus, Miron Crosby luxe cowboy boots stride into Rice Village and more Galleria tenants to come in 2020.

01/28/2020 By Abby Ledoux

Shop Til You Drop

Retail Roundup: Austin Activewear, Luxury Luggage, and Handmade Italian Shoes Hit Houston

Plus, new-and-improved digs for a local jeweler, luxury furniture showroom, and more.

12/17/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Retail Therapy

Retail Roundup: CBD, Luxury Denim, and (More) Cowboy Boots Arrive in H-Town

Welcome Frame, Tecovas, and The Apothecary.

11/29/2019 By Abby Ledoux

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Retail Roundup: Hemline, Kendra Scott, and More Headed for New Locations

Plus, national favorites find their Houston footing, holiday pop-ups abound, and the Galleria facilitates the triumphant return of Toys R Us.

11/15/2019 By Abby Ledoux

A Real Gem

Zadok Jewelers Is Doubling Down on Post Oak

A new mixed-use development will transform more than an acre of the boulevard, anchored by a new showroom twice the size of the family jewelers' current space.

05/31/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Try to Keep Up

Retail News: Beloved Brands at a New Hotel, Poppin' Pop-Ups, and Major Mall Moves

Stores are opening, moving, or otherwise making waves all across the city.

05/29/2019 By Abby Ledoux

What's Old is New Again

A Landmark River Oaks Property Gets a New Lease on Life

The former site of The Georgian will soon accommodate new apartments, townhomes, and retail and restaurant space.

01/25/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Sunrise, Sunset

Retail News: As One Store Shutters, Another Expands

Goodbye to Elaine Turner and Baanou; hello to Rejuvenation and, soon enough, another Lash Lounge and Bike Barn.

12/11/2018 By Abby Ledoux

They Grow Up So Fast

Saint Lo Celebrates First Birthday with Plans to Grow

The Heights Mercantile women's boutique has future plans for more locations and a children's store.

11/30/2018 By Najla Brown

Retail News

Elaine Turner Is Closing Her Last Remaining Store

Citing the "massive shift" from brick-and-mortar to digital sales, Turner announced she will close her CityCentre location on December 10 and move to e-tail only.

11/15/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Events

Social Graces Social Club Opens Clubhouse

The members-only philanthropic networking and friendship group celebrated its one-year anniversary by opening a retail, co-working, production and event space.

07/20/2018 With Laura Tracy

New Neighbor Alert

Heights Retail Boom Continues With New Development

18th Street Bungalows, a 3,000-square-foot project, would bring two new tenants to the neighborhood.

07/18/2018 By Abby Ledoux

I Don't Wanna Grow Up

It's the End of an Era: Toys R Us Shutters Its Last Stores

We'll always be Toys R Us kids.

06/29/2018 By Anna Lassmann

The Future of Retail

PopUp Shops, the Houston Startup That Connects Brands with Retail Space, Announces Nationwide Expansion

“Houston isn’t the only city where traditional brick-and-mortar retail is suffering and vacancies in malls and strip centers are prolific because of it. It’s happening in all 50 states," said co-founder Megan Silianoff.

06/28/2018 By Julia Davila