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Times are tough and consumers might be holding onto their money tightly.
But on CarMax’s Web site, people are taking a closer look at sports cars. The Goochland County-based automotive retailer said online searches of sports cars were up 6 percent in September compared with same month a year ago.
“Consumers may now be feeling more comfortable with the idea of getting a ‘fun’ vehicle that has an enduring appeal,” said Craig Beiner, a CarMax purchasing manager in Virginia Beach.
The most-searched sports car on the site was the Ford Mustang, followed by the Chevrolet Corvette, Nissan 350Z, Chevrolet Camaro and the BMW M3.

QVC is dedicating three hours of airtime Tuesday night to raise money for breast cancer awareness.
The retailer will put up for sale more than 100,000 pairs of shoes from more than 100 brands. The shoes will be sold at half the suggested retail price, with proceeds donated to several breast cancer research groups and institutions. 
This is the 16th year QVC has conducted the sale. 
It partners with the Fashion Footwear Association of New York. The sales have raised more than $30 million for research. The sales is schedule from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. 

Shamin Hotels has opened a 136-room Residence Inn by Marriott in Chester.
It’s the 10th hotel the Chesterfield County-based innkeeper has opened in the past 12 months.
Shamin also is expected to open a long-awaited Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa near Short Pump Town Center in December. The Residence Inn in Chester has one- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens, 32-inch flat-screen TVs and workstations with high-speed Internet connections.
In all, Shamin manages 37 properties in three states.

Kitchen Art Inc. has leased a new space and will move in November.
It has been at its current location — 2337 W. Broad St. — since 1977.
The new building is at 7942 W. Broad St. in Henrico County. Kitchen Art, which does kitchen remodels and cabinet work, is scheduled to open in the new space Nov. 2.

Construction has begun on the new American Family Fitness gym at the corner of Midlothian Turnpike and Woolridge Road in Chesterfield County.

The 68,000-square foot center is expected to open next summer.

The gym will include training areas and classrooms, as well as an aquatic center with three separate pools and 8,000-square feet of retail space.

American Family Fitness operates six gyms in the Richmond area and one in Fredericksburg. The new center is about two miles from a new 45,000-square foot Gold’s Gym, which opened earlier this year in Westchester Commons.

American Family Fitness is now in a temporary location at the Stein Mart Festival Shopping Center on Midlothian Turnpike. It moved there late last year from the Shops at the Arboretum, where Gold’s Gym opened in January.