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Retail

COURTESY OF BREWS BROS

Brews Bros to open in Wells Fargo Building

Restaurants & Retail
November 5, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Julie Katzer and her husband, Shalako 'Shak” Katzer, have targeted Dec. 1 as the day they will unveil their Brews Bros Coffee Bar & Bistro in the newly rebuilt lobby of the Wells Fargo Building, at 601 W. First.
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Cannabis sales surge in Spokane County

Increase in activity here outpaces state as whole
November 5, 2020
Virginia Thomas
Fiscal 2020 was a banner year for cannabis sales in Spokane County, and retailers here say behavior changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic was the main driver of the increase.
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KEVIN BLOCKER

In contracting retail market, some surviving shops thrive

Extended holiday shopping season benefits some here
November 5, 2020
Kevin Blocker
Despite the fact thousands of retail storefronts across the U.S. have struggled or gone away in recent years, some Spokane-based retailers say they could be on the verge of all-time holiday sales records in 2020.
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 Natasha Nellis

Downtown Spokane For Rent: Street-level vacancies stack up with fewer office workers in core

Property managers express optimism, but caution that vacancy rates may worsen before improving next year
November 5, 2020
Natasha Nellis
There was a time when one couldn't walk downtown without bumping into someone else, but now you can stand in the middle of the sidewalk with arms stretched wide and not touch another soul.
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Amazon-like Valley facility boasts $105M price tag

Warehouse to employ over 700 when open
November 5, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Updates to the massive facility being constructed in Spokane Valley show more markers of an Amazon project, which if true puts the e-commerce giant in the running to become one of Spokane County's largest employers.
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Liberty Lake coffee shop to rebrand as Bocopop

Restaurants & Retail
October 22, 2020
Staff Report
The Well Coffeehouse is being rebranded as Bocopop, says new owner Steven Kelly. Kelly bought the popular Liberty Lake coffee shop and eatery, located in nearly 1,000 square feet of space at 21980 E. Country Vista Drive, in July.
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LINN PARISH

Tin Roof owners open new furniture store on Sprague

Restaurants & Retail
October 22, 2020
Linn Parish
Longtime Spokane retailer Acme TV Home & Office Inc. has opened a new furniture store, Bide & Burgeon, in the Sprague Union District, east of downtown Spokane.
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URM grows west

Grocery purchases old Northwest Bedding facilities on West Plains, adds clients on coast
October 22, 2020
Natasha Nellis
Spokane-based wholesale cooperative URM Stores Inc. has purchased the former Northwest Bedding complex on the West Plains to accommodate ongoing growth, as the organization expands west of the Cascade Mountains.
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Journal of Business

Massive Amazon-like project pursued in Spokane Valley

Project Fireball to include 1.3M square feet, is similar to megaretailer's other projects
October 14, 2020
Virginia Thomas
The city of Spokane Valley today approved a permit for initial grading work for a 1.3 million-square-foot building. The company behind the development, characterized as Project Fireball, isn't listed in public documents, but the project has some of the
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Old Lowe's building to undergo overhaul

Delivery station project similar to those Amazon has in other markets
October 8, 2020
Natasha Nellis
The former Lowe's Home Improvement store on North Division Street could get a $15 million upgrade, according to pre-development documents on file with the city of Spokane.
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