Retail

Parting Thoughts with Leo's Photography's Bill Robertson

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April 9, 2020

If you grew up in Spokane between 1978 and 2010, Bill Robertson probably took at least one of your school photos. Robertson doesn't know exactly how many students and teachers he's photographed over the years, but he's made each one of them smile.

Etailz lands additional $5 million in capital

Co-founder Simpson joins director's board

April 9, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Spokane Valley-based online retailer etailz Inc. has secured a round of investment funding for the second time this year, says the company CEO Kunal Chopra. The newly raised capital, just more than $5 million, comes from a group of investors

Silver linings emerge amid coronavirus storm

Some companies report sales growth, while others adapt

April 9, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Shannon Myers never thought she'd be talking about toilet paper so much, even though she's the spokeswoman for a company that makes it. Though Spokane-based Clearwater Paper Corp. doesn't have hard revenue figures yet for the first quarter of 2020

Two retail projects planned on West Plains

Spring start expected for new North 40

March 26, 2020

Mike McLean

Plans are expected to go forward this spring for a North 40 Outfitters farm store on the west edge of Spokane, near where a retail development to be anchored by a Bush Car Wash also is planned. The $6.5 million North 40 farm and ranch store will be

2020 Icons: Larry Brown

Fixture of INW restaurant scene re-invented eateries to stay current

March 26, 2020

Virginia Thomas

Spokane restaurateur Larry Brown, 75, got his entrepreneurial start early in life. At age 12, his mother said to him, 'You're old enough to start paying your own way.â€

Cash flow concerns rise early in coronavirus era

Restaurateurs, retailers work to stay afloat amid mandated restrictions

March 26, 2020

Natasha Nellis

The wooden tables are polished and gleaming, lined with red metal chairs waiting for customers that aren't allowed to stay. The lights are dimmed, but the doors are open for take-out business at Brick West Brewery, in downtown Spokane.

Losses due to event cancellations, postponements surpass $35M

Some organizers expected bustling second-half rally

March 26, 2020

Virginia Thomas

By Friday, March 20, Spokane had lost more than $35 million in anticipated economic impacts as events that had been scheduled to take place in the Spokane area were canceled or postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19 hits big West Plains employers

Fairchild reports first case; Kalispels shutter most operations

March 17, 2020

Linn Parish

Coronavirus has affected two of the Spokane area's largest employers, both based on the West Plains. Fairchild Air Force Base disclosed last night that one of its active-duty airmen had tested positive for COVID-19, and Col. Derek Salmi, the base com

Arabesque Bakery gets new home in Medical Lake

Restaurants & Retail

March 12, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Louise Tuffin has owned and operated her baking business out of her Spokane home for going on 20 years. 'It's been a farmer's market business for all these years,â€ says the 69-year-old Tuffin of Arabesque Bakery. That will all change next month.

CBD retailer moves to Spokane Valley

Restaurants & Retail

March 12, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Bluegrass Hemp Oil, a family-owned CBD product company, has moved its retail store from northeast Spokane to Spokane Valley. The company, with a staff of three employees, had planned to host a grand opening today, March 12