Merchants in downtown Chandler plan to hire an offduty police officer in a further attempt to push the day labor trade away from their businesses.

Police arrested three suspects accused of robbing a Chandler jewelry and clothing store on Monday, two of whom were released from an Arizona Department of Corrections prison earlier this year, including one on an attempted first-degree murder conviction.

The hairstylists at Cielo salon in Chandler depend on walk-in traffic to make a living. Too bad for them the city’s massive renovation of a nearby intersection has reduced traffic to near nothing.

Some Chandler residents are concerned they may end up with empty buildings in their neighborhood after the City Council approved a development that may result in three grocery stores at one intersection.

About a half-dozen thrift and dollar stores dot Arizona Avenue from Ray Road to north of Warner Road.

A man has been arrested for allegedly selling stolen property at his mini-mart store in Phoenix.

Two Borders locations in the East Valley are among those being closed as the struggling bookseller files for bankruptcy protection.

Two Borders locations in the East Valley are among those being closed as the struggling bookseller files for bankruptcy protection.

Two Borders locations in the East Valley are among those being closed as the struggling bookseller files for bankruptcy protection.

Two Borders locations in the East Valley are among those being closed as the struggling bookseller files for bankruptcy protection.

Dollar Tree will open a new 7,989-square-foot store March 24 at 1070 E. Ray Road, Chandler.

Nerdvana: Chandler is about to get a new comic book store. Dave’s Comics, Cards & Games is planning a May 23 grand opening with a location on Eliott Road just east of Alma School Road.

An armed man attempting to rob a Chandler jewelry store Saturday died of a gunshot wound resulting from a gun battle between the robber and store workers, police said.

 A man suspected of robbing several East Valley pharmacies was arrested last month according to a report released Thursday by Chandler authorities.

Sharper Image stores in Scottsdale and Chandler, as well as 84 other U.S. stores that made the original cut when the upscale gadget chain slipped into bankruptcy, are now liquidating merchandise as the brand tries to resuscitate itself as a Internet- and catalog-only retailer.

Phoenix artist Joe Willie Smith pulls open the large door of his backyard studio, light falling on mounds of junk — a chaos of books, records, old amplifiers, tools, overtaking the room.

The new Phoenix Premium Outlets, located in Chandler adjacent to the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, opened its doors Thursday with 90 stores ready to offer discounts of 25 to 65 percent off retail prices.