Business

Pic N Save Bargains, a reworking of the original Pic N Save discount retail chain, will locate in Victorville. The company has signed a 10-year lease on a 29,680-square-foot space at 7th Street and La Paz Drive, part of a shopping center anchored by Superior Grocers, according to Progressive Real Estate …

A plasma donation center has opened in Victorville. BioLife Plasma Services has leased 18,600 square feet in the Victorville Shopping Center at 12480 Amargosa Road, according to SharpLine, a boutique commercial real estate firm in Pasadena. SharpLine represented 99 Cents Only Stores, the property’s landlord and previous tenant, in the …

Palm Springs International Airport will begin offering new round-trip flights, one of them international, in December. Porter Airlines will provide thrice-weekly nonstop flights to Toronto starting Dec. 12, according to a statement on the airport’s website. “Adding Porter Airlines to our growing roster of carriers is a fantastic development for …

Big Lots, the discount retail chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to sell its assets and ongoing business operations to Nexus Capital Management, a private equity firm based in Santa Monica, according to multiple reports. High inflation and interest rates have hurt the …

Goodwill has refurbished,12 of its Southern California thrift stores, including three in the Inland Empire, and will reopen them this weekend. The re-openings are scheduled to be held Sept. 12-15, according to a company statement. The Inland stores are in Colton at 1330 E. Washington St., Corona at 1120 W. …

Apple Valley’s Walmart has reopened following a major renovation. The store at 20251 CA-18 held a grand reopening Sept. 6, after upgrades that include a new layout, improved departments, an expanded pharmacy, a new mother’s room, and a mural celebrating Apple Valley’s history and culture, according to a statement. Cost …