Retail

Grapetree Village owners mull expansion

Recent leases fill all retail space at South Hill center

April 24, 2014

Retail space at Grapetree Village is all leased up, and the owners are considering developing two new buildings at the South Hill commercial center on the 2000 block of east 29th Avenue, says a real estate broker involved in the leases. Recently signed t

Nothing Bundt Cakes: Let them eat â€¦ bundlets

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April 24, 2014

Judith Spitzer

Samuel Canty, 25, and his family were on their way to brunch with friends one Sunday when his mom, Jolyn, realized she had forgotten to bring the coffee cake she'd promised the host. Earle, Sam's father, offered that he had eaten ''the best thing

Rosauers Supermarkets plans store in Suncrest area

$3.1 million project to have company's first fuel station

April 24, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane-based grocery chain Rosauers Supermarkets Inc. plans to construct a new $3.1 million, 32,000-square-foot grocery store in the Suncrest area in Stevens County, northwest of Spokane. Rosauers President Jeff Philipps says the new store will be const

Coldwater Creek files for bankruptcy

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April 11, 2014

Staff Report

Coldwater Creek Inc., the Sandpoint-based women's clothing retailer, announced this morning that the company and all of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company said in a press release that its stores and website are open for bus

Cip Paulsen plans marijuana production operation in former Costco building

Building owner joins forces with former state senator

March 27, 2014

Mike McLean

Clarence 'Cipâ€ Paulsen III, of Spokane, says he plans to convert the former Costco building at 800 E. Third, east of downtown Spokane, into a 131,500-square-foot marijuana growing and processing facility. Paulsen says he and business partner Brian Mu

Titan Truck forms new unit to outfit police cruisers

Work so far split between unmarked cars, cruisers

March 13, 2014

Mike McLean

Titan Truck Equipment Co., the Spokane Valley supplier of commercial and performance truck equipment and accessories, has launched a new division that outfits emergency vehicles, says Dave Masinter, vice president and general manager of the company. The

Downtown Business Improvement District attracts outliers

Southwest area near I-90 seeks safety, cleanup help

March 13, 2014

Treva Lind

A group of businesspeople in southwest downtown Spokane plans to move forward with a proposal to join the city's Business Improvement District, citing a need for graffiti cleanup, safety patrols, and beautification. The only caveat is a majority of pro

Francesca's adds second women's clothing store in Spokane

Outlet opens downtown in River Park Square mall

February 27, 2014

Treva Lind

A women's clothing outlet of Houston-based retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp. has opened in River Park Square as the company's second store in the Spokane area. The downtown store's manager, Toni Burke, says the Francesca's outlet opened there

URM Stores investigation ending; ripple effects continue

Credit unions increase fraud monitoring in wake of attack

February 13, 2014

Katie Ross

Spokane wholesaler URM Stores Inc. announced recently that it's nearing the end of its investigation into the cyber-attacks last fall that compromised an unknown number of debit and credit cards, but some aftereffects of that breach still are being felt

Catholic Charities opens retail furnishings store

Business located in former Stewart's hardware space

February 13, 2014

Katie Ross

Catholic Charities of Spokane, a 100-year-old nonprofit that offers social services through Eastern Washington, has opened a retail store called Furnishings for Hope in the historic Stewart's True Value Hardware building, located at 1905 N. Monroe. Th