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MAY 11, 2022

Please support Dairy Market and our amazing merchants by nominating us for the  Best of C-VILLE 2022 awards! Below are just some of the categories we determined were fit for ourselves, but feel free to nominate us in others. To make a nomination: head to this link. Click the “Start nominating” button to navigate through the entire ballot, or choose… DETAILS

APRIL 3, 2021

DAIRY MARKET BRINGS LOVE TO CHARLOTTESVILLE ~ Visitors encouraged to take pictures and share on social media with #LOVEVA ~ The Dairy Market will host Virginia Tourism’s life-sized LOVE artwork from Saturday, April 17 to Sunday, April 25 on the market’s spacious front patio as part of a state and local partnership to promote Virginia tourism. The artwork, which is… DETAILS

JUNE 1, 2020

Article by Lale Arikoglu discussing the promise of food halls in a COVID-19 world. “We’re optimistic that food halls will be a rebuilding mechanism for chefs and restaurateurs,” says Phil Colicchio, who co-founded Colicchio Consulting, a consulting firm that advises developers on operating food halls. Read the full article here.  

APRIL 11, 2019

Beyond a retailer’s shopping experience, the retail center and physical store design can captivate consumers and further a community. Shopping centers should seek attractive and accessible designs. As social media becomes further intertwined with the Millennial and Gen Z shopping experience, design elements such as artistic wall murals, open kitchens, or vertical gardens can garner the attention of a visitor who soaks in a unique design feature, snaps a photo, and shares it on their social accounts – organic and free online advertising for the restaurant, retailer or shopping center.