The collapse of the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is good for jobs and monthly rates, but AT&T service in D.C. could become much spottier than it already is. more ›

The second piece of big Walmart-related news to be revealed in the last few days, courtesy of Michael Neibauer: the retailer and the District have come to terms on a citywide community benefits agreement which outlines several conditions regarding Walmart's six proposed D.C. stores. more ›

Well known for its inexpensive pitchers of beer and a very amphibian interior, the Froggy Bottom Pub will be displaced next year. more ›

Big retail and development news tonight from the Washington Post's Nikita Stewart, who reports that tomorrow, Walmart and Mayor Vince Gray will announce the retailer's plans to build two more stores in upcoming years, in addition to four already-planned outlets. more ›

It appears as if we were not the only ones who were intrigued by the little piece of retail rumor mongering in Steven Pearlstein's weekend column about the currently-under-construction CityCenterDC, in which "Apple, reportedly, is considering a flagship store for the project." more ›

Denizens of Mid City, barraged with sad business news over the last few weeks, finally were handed a shred of positivity on Saturday -- Pulp, the much-loved gift and card shop with the iconic purple exterior at 1803 14th Street NW, will not be closing in November. more ›

After what seemed like yet another scandal in-the-making for Mayor Vince Gray, the fight over grass-cutting contracts in the District seemed to largely fizzle late last week after a D.C. Council committee grilled city officials and two contractors that had bid to cut grass and clear snow in the city. more ›

You know, if you polled this editor and as to what the next big D.C. government scandal would be centered on, a landscaping contract wouldn't have been near the top of the list. But, alas, here we are. more ›

The small business exodus from the 14th Street corridor continues: last night, Borderstan reported that Pulp, the gift and card shop with the iconic purple exterior at 1803 14th Street NW, will be closing on November 23. more ›

You know times are really troubled when even a public-private partnership dedicated to drawing businesses to the District is threatening to shut down due to a cut in support from the D.C. government. more ›

Under a new law proposed by D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown last week, District-based employers could no longer discriminate against someone for having been unemployed than they could for being black, gay, Jewish, or a woman. more ›

Two of the four Walmarts planned inside the District's borders have cleared a major hurdle, clearing a review from the city's Office of Planning enabling them to move forward with construction as soon as permits from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs can be obtained. more ›

UPDATE (1:05 p.m.): The store's owner, Pixie Windsor, got in touch with us this afternoon -- and those of you in Adams Morgan and Bloomingdale could be the lucky recipients of a relocated Miss Pixie's. more ›

The District of Columbia has often experienced lengthy battles between communities and business owners over zoning. But to the city's credit, we don't recall there ever being a time when the city's political leadership went after a Girl Scout cookie stand. more ›

This morning, the District is expected to announce the donation of $3 million from the charitable arm of Walmart to establish job training programs around the city -- another in a series of donations which will serve to market the store as a stakeholder in the District. more ›

The problem: you are an organization selling a product that you'd like more people to purchase -- in this case, lottery tickets. more ›

Sarah Krouse of the Washington Business Journal provides an update on the plans for the southwest corner of the 14th and U Streets NW intersection, which will be the home to a as-yet-unnamed mixed-use project. more ›

Last month, news broke that Cathedral Pharmacy, a retail fixture along Connecticut Avenue NW, was facing a murky future due to a contract dispute with its medication distributor CVS Caremark. In response, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh has requested that the city's Attorney General investigate whether or not the dispute represents unfair trade practices and a violation of District antitrust law. more ›

Several District officials, including Mayor Vince Gray, were on hand yesterday as the developers of 360º H Street, the 290,000-square-foot mixed use development along H Street NE which will house hundreds of luxury apartments and a new Giant grocery store, broke ground. more ›

Apex Nightclub, the 18-and-over dance spot popular with the District's LGBT and college residents, closed its doors last weekend and has been sold. more ›

Some depressing news in today's Washington Post -- the future of Cathedral Pharmacy, which has been a fixture along Connecticut Avenue NW for over 80 years, is looking rather grim, due to a recent audit which will likely lead to CVS pulling its prescription contract with the pharmacy. more ›

You know it's a big deal when Mayor Vince Gray breaks out the TelePrompTer -- this morning, Gray talked up the specifics on the retail portion of the new Yards development along the Capitol Riverfront, which will include a new Harris Teeter, several restaurants and a craft brewery from Neighborhood Restaurant Group. more ›

I made a brief note of this Capital Business story in today's morning's roundup. But upon further consideration, I felt it necessary to highlight that the guy who runs Discovery Communications made $42.6 million last year. more ›

Remember when we wondered how Walmart would react to Mayor Vince Gray's "build at Skyland or don't build at all" ultimatum? Today, the Big Blue Box announced that it's planning on opening up a location near National Harbor in Prince George’s County, reports Jonathan O'Connell. more ›

The District government's trip to Vegas for this year's International Council of Shopping Centers annual conference is in the books -- but the city's leaders aren't holding to the overplayed maxim regarding what happens there. The Post's Jonathan O'Connell has the big scoop this morning: Mayor Vince Gray informed representatives from Walmart during the conference that if they won't build an anchor store at the long-vacant Skyland Town Center, they can forget about building the other four stores they've planned inside the District. more ›

On Friday, we took a quick peek at Peregrine Espresso's new digs at 1718 14th Street NW -- by far, the biggest question we got was "so, when will the place be open?" Soon, caffeine freaks! more ›

This week, some of the world's biggest retailers are meeting in Las Vegas for the International Council of Shopping Centers' annual meeting. Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmembers Harry Thomas Jr., Vincent Orange and Michael Brown, though, are putting several chips on one specific dot: Wegmans. more ›

The Post's Danielle Douglas provides an update on the leasing activity at DCUSA, and finds that space in and around it, like so many ripe bananas at the building's anchor Target, is going fast. Or at least it is when it comes to national food retailers. more ›

So reports the Associated Press, which notes that the retailer will not abandon the Bethesda branch where 30-year-old employee Jayna Murray was found dead one month ago. more ›