Local Business

A company boasting budget-friendly cosmetics has set its sights on a Johnson County mall. Texas-based Miss A plans to open a new store at the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park — its first in the Kansas City metro area. Miss...

A Florida-based pet retailer and groomer has expanded its Johnson County footprint. This summer, Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming opened a new store on the Overland Park side of the Mission Farms shopping center. Woof Gang Bakery opened at 4060 Indian...

A retailer that got its start on the East Coast has officially debuted in Johnson County. Last week, discount retailer Black Friday Outlet “soft opened” in Shawnee — its first store in the Kansas City metro area. Black Friday Outlet opened...

Roughly three years after leaving Johnson County, an outdoor retailer is heading back — this time to a growing Overland Park development. Maine-based L.L. Bean has a new store in the works at Overland Park’s Bluhawk development. L.L. Bean is coming...

Johnson Countians learning to play the bagpipes don’t exactly have a plethora of options when trying to buy one — or the attire typically worn when playing them. For multiple decades, one local shop has been trying to change that....

A Virginia-based retailer appears to be expanding its Johnson County footprint. Discount retailer Dollar Tree has filed plans for a new space at the Corbin Park shopping center in southern Overland Park. Dollar Tree is coming to 6403 W. 135th St. ...

In a space off Johnson Drive that previously housed an alterations shop, something new has arrived — bringing a dose of nostalgia with it. Rob Brinkley and Cody Joray have long had an affinity for all things retro. Now, as...

After the Painted Tree’s closure in southern Overland Park, two new multi-vendor spaces in Overland Park and Mission are giving local makers a chance to have their community back. One Johnson County city finally got something its residents have long...

At the beginning of last year's holiday season, locally owned book and plant shop Monstera’s had just reopened its doors after a fire next door forced them to temporarily close. The road to rebuilding the heavily smoke-damaged book shop space...

It’s been a busy few months at the southwest corner of 83rd Street and Mission Road in Prairie Village. Following a recent revamp, the Corinth Quarter shopping center has gained multiple new businesses lately. Healthy eatery Flower Child will open...

A local grocery chain will soon trade one Shawnee space for another. Mexican grocery chain Mi Pueblito Meat Market will soon leave its space at the redeveloping Westbrooke Green shopping center — heading instead to a new Shawnee home, in...

After roughly four years, a convenience store is closing one of its Johnson County locations. Iowa-based Casey’s will close its doors over the weekend in downtown Overland Park. Casey’s is at 8059 Metcalf Ave. The store occupied a space on the...