Retail

A new toy store is open on Columbia's Main Street. Perfect Storm Bear Factory is owned by Columbia residents Jenny and Allen Franklin and offers a wide selection of toys, games, puzzles and customizable plush animals. … Read More

A third popular national retailer is coming to Trenholm Plaza in Forest Acres. Bath & Body Works, known for its soaps, lotions, fragrances and candles, will be the third store to go into retail space vacated by Stein Mart in 2020 … Read More

A new Publix grocery store will be coming the Pontiac community in Northeast Columbia in the near future. The Florida-based grocery chain recently executed a lease for a site at the northwest corner of Spears Creek Church Road near … Read More

A downtown business has been permanently closed by the Columbia Police Department after being deemed a public nuisance. Main's Best LLC, a convenience and grocery store at 2132 Main St., was officially declared a public nuisance … Read More

The Whig, the iconic subterranean bar located at the intersection of Main and Gervais streets in downtown Columbia, will close later this year after a 17-year run. Owners Phill Blair and Will Green announced on Thursday that the bar … Read More