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Retail


Westlake Ace Hardware to Acquire Four Stores in Austin, Texas

Posted July 30, 2024 Westlake Ace Hardware will be expanding its Austin presence after an acquisition deal with Breed & Co. closes later this year. Westlake Ace Hardware announced it has agreed to acquire four stores from Breed & Co.… more

Country Club Plaza to be Officially Sold Friday

Posted June 26, 2024 The Kansas City Country Club Plaza District Council has confirmed the Country Club Plaza will officially sold on Friday. The Plaza District Council confirmed Tuesday that the Dallas-based firm Highland Park Village Partners will finalize the… more

Westlake Ace Hardware Parent Expands Illinois Footprint, Acquires 13-Store Chain

Posted May 13, 2024 Westlake Ace Hardware's parent company announced it has agreed to acquire Bishop Ace Hardware, a 13-store chain in central Illinois. The acquisition is expected to be completed on July 28, 2024, according to the company. Ace… more

Westlake Ace Hardware Officially Opens Third Lee’s Summit Location

Posted February 12, 2024 Westlake Ace Hardware announced it will soon be hosting a grand opening event for its third location in Lee’s Summit. The new Westlake Ace Hardware in Lee’s Summit, located at 3511 S.W. Market Street near the… more

Ingram’s September 2023 Digital Edition

You can read all about the Ingram's 250 in the September Digital Edition here.   more

Recession Treats ‘Beef’ For Costco Customers

As the recession worsens and creeps deeper into our wallets shoppers are now more wary of what goes into their carts, mainly meats. In an investor call, Costco CFO Richard Galanti said customers are less interested in pricier beef products… more

July 2021 Digital Edition

Ingram’s July 2021 Digital Edition     more

Retail most competitive job sector in Missouri

A new study from CareerCloud shows that “retail salesperson” is the most common and competitive job in Missouri, at 1,359 jobs per 100,000 people.  Neighboring Kansas also shows retail as the most competitive job. The study uses recent data from the… more

New ownership will reopen Tiffany & Co. Plaza location

News of Tiffany & Co.'s permanent closure of its location on the County Club Plaza has been reversed. On Jan. 7, 2021, Paris-based LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE acquired Tiffany & Co. for $15.8 billion, stepping in as its… more

A Whole New World

Ingram's 2021 Historical Perspectives Series: Commercial Real Estate Everything you thought you knew about the history of commercial real estate in Kansas City? Put it on a shelf: That history is being rewritten right now. Various megatrends for years had… more