Retail

Taken Out: College bars, restaurants struggle with fanless games, new restrictions

Some have to reduce staff, shed inventory in current environment

November 19, 2020

This time last year, the Gonzaga University men's basketball team already had played four home games while the women's hoops team had played a pair of contests at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Goodwill moves e-commerce operations to old Ring &Things building

Jewelry supplies company moves to another Second Avenue location

November 5, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has purchased the former Rings & Things building at 303 E. Third, where the nonprofit has moved its e-commerce and administration departments.

Brews Bros to open in Wells Fargo Building

Restaurants & Retail

November 5, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Julie Katzer and her husband, Shalako 'Shakâ€ 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Retail

Taken Out: College bars, restaurants struggle with fanless games, new restrictions

Goodwill moves e-commerce operations to old Ring &Things building

Brews Bros to open in Wells Fargo Building

Cannabis sales surge in Spokane County

In contracting retail market, some surviving shops thrive

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

Amazon-like Valley facility boasts $105M price tag

Liberty Lake coffee shop to rebrand as Bocopop

Tin Roof owners open new furniture store on Sprague

URM grows west

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