Retail

Carhartt to open store downtown

Workwear apparel company to anchor Bennett Block

January 12, 2016

Hieber Properties, the Spokane-based development company that's renovating the historic Bennett Block in downtown Spokane, says it has signed Carhartt Inc., the Dearborn, Mich.-based maker of durable workwear apparel, as the anchor tenant for that prope

NorthTown remodel results in store shuffle

Redeveloped north wing leaves room for new stores

December 17, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

NorthTown Mall's $8.5 million redevelopment of its north entrance has resulted in a shuffling of retailers and restaurants, with some new stores opening in the shopping center. 'Basically we've given our Queen Avenue entrance a facelift,â€ says

Inland Northwest retail sales to keep rising, for now

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December 17, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Following the trend of recent years, retailers here are again predicting sales growth for 2016. However, not all of those interviewed are confident this period of gains will last.

Dutch Bros. franchisee buys building for its headquarters

Two-story structure also has nonprofit 'incubator'

December 3, 2015

Mike McLean

Kevin Parker, co-owner GTG Ventures LLC, which operates the Spokane-area Dutch Bros. Coffee franchise, says an affiliated company has bought a 6,600-square-foot building north of downtown and has set up a central office for the franchise there. A handful

Yoke's buys former Haggen store in Liberty Lake

Supermarket shuttered on Nov. 30, after purchase

December 3, 2015

Yoke's Foods Inc., of Spokane Valley, has purchased the recently shuttered Haggen grocery store at 1233 N. Liberty Lake Road, in Liberty Lake. A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the sale Nov. 24 as part of the sale of a large block of Haggen stores, incl

Business-as-usual blown away

Windstorm leaves many companies scramblingâ€”in different directions

December 3, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Following the Nov. 17 windstorm that rocked the Spokane area, many Inland Northwest businesses found themselves struggling in different ways. Those with power, and even some of those without, strived to stay open, both in an effort to help customers and t

Habitat For Humanity buys building for offices, store

East Trent location could boost donations, CEO says

November 19, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Habitat for Humanity-Spokane is working on remodeling a new location to house both its offices and Habitat Store.

Sex shop violated Spokane Valley city code, court rules

Citizen complaint started inquiry at Erotic Boutique

November 19, 2015

The Washington State Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that viewing rooms in a sex shop don't conform to Spokane Valley municipal regulations.

Restaurateurs plans second Fieldhouse eatery

Project in Liberty Lake adds to group's growing portfolio

November 19, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane-based Nelson+Phelps Hospitality Inc. plans to open a Fieldhouse Pizza & Tap House in Liberty Lake, its second such outlet. Last summer, the company began remodeling a 5,000-square-foot space for that restaurant. That space, located at 1235 N. Li

Inland Northwest retailers expect strong holiday sales

Many said to be hiring seasonal workers

November 19, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

The National Retail Federation is predicting holiday spending will be comparable to last year, with national retail sales increasing by 3.7 percent this year to $630.5 billion. Retailers here agree with those predictions, saying they too anticipate strong