Whole Foods Market will open a new 38,432-square-foot store at 1 Riverside Ave. in downtown Jacksonville on Thursday. The store will open at 8 a.m. on opening day; regular hours will be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

A new Walmart Supercenter opened Wednesday morning in Oakleaf.

A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over 70 years.

The state's largest medical marijuana provider is opening its 100th store on the city’s biggest college strip and it’s welcoming new competition.

The resurgent coronavirus slowed Coca-Colas recovery in the fourth quarter, and the company said the slump has continued into this year. (AP Photo/John Locher)A resurgent coronavirus slowed Coca-Cola’s recovery in the fourth quarter, and the company said the slump has continued into this year. Juice and dairy sales fell 2% and water and sports drink demand fell 9%. Coke’s net revenue fell 5% to $8.6 billion for the fourth quarter. It was a significant improvement from the second quarter, when revenue fell 29%, and the third quarter, when revenue fell 9%.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Sunday night concert to see rap artist Toosii perform ended in chaos before it began. We worked with the Sheriff’s Office to shut it down safely,” a spokesperson with Excelsior Security Agency told News4Jax. It’s time to go.”She and others took refuge in the Longhorn Steakhouse across the parking lot. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office incident report said officers were dispatched at 8:04 p.m. and officers heard shots fired and saw people running and screaming. “It can create chaos and it’s exactly what it did.”Not only were there concerns from the gunfire and chaos, but video of so many people in that parking lot -- a lot of them not wearing face masks -- also caused health concerns.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – A liquor store in Ponte Vedra Beach was left to pick up the pieces after an SUV crashed into the business on Thursday. Rolando Padrigan, an employee at AAW Wines & Liquor employee, told News4Jax a man driving a white BMW SUV rammed into the front door on Thursday afternoon. I screamed some profanities because I thought lightning hit the store -- that’s how loud it was,” Padrigan said. “I turn away for a second and I look again and he’s running into the store, so I’m, like, ‘Oh, God. Despite the damage, the liquor store stayed open until closing time and will be back open again on Friday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lowe’s Companies, Inc. announced that all stores and distribution centers in the United States and Canada will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 12. A release said this is a “thank you” to the associates who have worked tirelessly to support communities during COVID-19 pandemic. “Our ability to support communities with essential goods and services during this pandemic is thanks to our outstanding, dedicated associates,” said Marvin Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO. “We want to provide our teams with a much-deserved day off to spend Easter Sunday with their families and loved ones and recharge. I want to personally thank our 300,000 associates who have helped families stay safely at home.